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wood’. Then there is A’ Chlais Fheàrna, ‘ the aldergrove’, through which flows An t-Allt Feàrna, ‘thealder burn’.The prominence north of Rubha Allt na Brachdis called Tòrr a’ Phrionnsa, ‘hill of the prince’. Thisis the place where it is said Bonnie Prince Charliestopped for a short while on his way to Glen Finnan.Returning back to Glen Finnan we travel upAbhainn Shlatach, and crossing another watershed,we traverse Loch Eilt and come to Inverailort knownin Gaelic as Inbhir Ailleart or Ceann a’ Chreagain.Just past here are Coire Dhùghaill and AlltDhùghaill which have a tradition associated withthem. Dùghall or Dougall was the sixth Chief of ClanRanald; he was assassinated in 1520 in Lochailortby a man who has been given various names: Aileannan Corc, Ailean a’ Choirce or Aonghas nan Corc.Dougall was chased up Loch Ailort, and got out ofthe boat down at the shore at Polnish and took tothe hill above to An Camas Driseach. Up by whereAllt Dhùghaill runs down through Coire Dhùghaillhe was caught and killed. In one version 5 the killingwas done with an arrow and it was not Aonghas nanCorc that did the deed, but he ordered one of hismen to do it. In another version 6 he was also shotwith an arrow, but Ailean nan Corc finished him offwith his dirk.The gamekeeper’s house was up above thebay on Loch Nan Uamh and was called Bàgh a’Gheamair. When the railway was built through thearea in the 1900s, the track was put right throughthe walls of the house. There is still part of the houseremaining with the railway running right through it.5 H. C. Dieckhoff., unpublished papers.6 C. MacDonald, pp. 30-35.InverailortCeann a’ Chreagain2223