Glasgow. Comfortable night at Dalnacardoch. Grounds of Taymouth Castle (but not inside, due to the imminent arrival of Lord Bradalbane and his bride). Killin and the burial ground of the Lairds of MacNab (the current Laird, while wooing a lady, promised her the grandest burial place in Scotland - she refused him). Night at Tyndrum - inns in Scotland inferior to the English, but far superior in terms of wine, rum and brandy (inns in Yorkshire an exception to this). Loveliness of the Vale of Glenorchy and of Loch Awe. Splendours of Inverary Castle...but the town a paltry deception. Description of journey from Inverary to Arrochar. Visited Inchtavannach. Night at Dumbarton (a dirty town, with one dirty inn), and castle before church the next day. Finally to a splendid inn in Glasgow (whose coffee room alone is larger than the assembly room in Ramsgate).
Glasgow. Inn at Dunkeld the best in the town, but filthy. However, they met with moorfowl for the first time (= red grouse). Better to stay in Inver. Veysie more pleased with the Duke of Atholl's grounds than PE. View of the cascade of the Braan (Black Linn Falls?) spoiled by the Hermitage. From Dunkeld to Blair Atholl via pass of Killicrankie. Blair Castle without regularity or beauty, but with some fine rooms and wonderful grounds. Tomb of Dundee and Claverhouse's Stone. On to Dalnacardoch.
Dunkeld. Prevented from writing of Edinburgh by the attentive hospitality of the MacKnights. Barnbougle Castle far superior to Hopetoun House. Left Edinburgh yesterday and spent the night in Kinross (the trout not much larger than a Ramsgate whiting). Strath earn a lovely and rich valley. Perth today - disappointing. Dunkeld similar to the suburbs of Canterbury. To see Blair Atholl the next day. Veysie is PE's travelling companion (Daniel, Bampton Lecturer 1795?).
Wynnstay (the family home in Denbighshire). Apparently giving advice to PE on how to woo and propose to a woman (PE described as 'naturally shy'). Dated 'Sunday'.
Perhaps 1812 - reference to Southey's article on Bell and Lancaster being amplified into a duodecimo volume (article in Quarterly Review of October 1811 republished as a pamphlet in 1812). Some\ obscure political manoeuvrings, involving the 3rd Baron Holland and the 3rd Baron Foley
