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The O.S. [Ordnance Survey] marks a number of cairns on the
slope of the hill to the N. [North] of the Allt Ard Achaidh
in fact on the Ard Achaidh. These appeared
to me to be only the ruins of crofts or sheilings or
heaps of stones gathered off fields.
From the time we reached Langwell our
work was conducted in pouring rain and
a sultry atmosphere. The brackens and heather
showered water on us below and the rain
washed the pages of my note book. The
Berriedale valley is very wild in comparison
with that of the Langwell. Its sides are steep
and rugged clothed with heather and
in places with stunted birch.

22nd July 1910
With the glass still low we set out for a
25 mile run in the car up to the head of the
Berriedale water five or six miles above
Braemore & at the base of Morven.
The rain came on almost as we started
and we toiled over sticky roads up and
up to an elevation of nearly 1000 ft. [feet].
When we reached Gobernuisgeach the
rain was falling heavily, the burns were
running full & the Berriedale water
quite unfordable. Our plans had therefore
to be altered. The O.S. [Ordnance Survey] have marked

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