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  • Loch of Trool which I also photographed despite the poor weather. Buchan Hill is an historic spot where Bruce defeated an English force by rolling rocks down on them. It was a memorable day. In all directions the land was rough + desolate with outcroppings of bare rock much in evidence, steep corries + small cliffs. No house was to be seen in any direction but everywhere were the stone dykes built about 1760 by the Lairds of Scotland to enclose the sheep range. The fencing lead to a peasants revolt + many of the dykes were torn down in 1763 but were later rebuilt. There were no trees above the valley floor. Deer. The Red deer here are an overflow from the Duke of Bedfords deer forest not far away + perhaps only a 100 or so are on the entire area. The annual take is confined to stags + only about 8 are shot each year. Leases are based upon the market value of the deer - about L [pounds] 20 per head of the expected take. Similarly grouse moors are leased on a L [pounds] 1 per brace rate. We saw about 24 deer including 4 stags big dark fellows with darker necks, about 7 calves + the rest hinds + yearlings.
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