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intersect the shires of Edinburgh, Peebles, Lanark, Dumfries ,Kirkcudbright, and Wigton. From Edinburgh to Ayr , there aretwo roads; and thence one proceeds along the Frith of Clyde toPort Patrick, on the Irish Channel, 129 miles from Edinburgh .Three roads go from Edinburgh to Glasgow ;—the first by Holy-town, 44 miles—the second by Airdrie, 43 miles—and the thirdby Falkirk, 48 miles. These roads intersect the shires of Lin-lithgow, Lanark, and the western counties of Scotland .
2d, Roads from Glasgotv to England , and the Western Coast ofScotland. —From Glasgow , a road passes through Hamilton andMoffat to Gretna, 88 miles; and thence to Carlisle. Two roadsalso extend to Dumfries ;—the one by Kilbride, Strathaven, andSanquhar, 72 miles—and the other, by Kingswells, Mauchline,and Sanquhar, 80 miles. A road goes from Glasgow by Kilmar-nock to Ayr , 34 miles—and thence to Portpatrick, 53 miles—inall from Glasgow , 87 miles. It also goes in another directionfrom Ayr to Whithorn, 63 miles from Ayr . These roads inter-sect the shires of Lanark, Renfrew, Ayr, Wigton, Kirkcudbright ,and Dumfries .
3d, Roads from Edinburgh to the Eastern and Northern Dis-tricts <f Scotland. —From Edinburgh , a road extends throughFife, by' Kinghorn Ferry' and Cupar, to Dundee—thence, by Ar-broath , Montrose, Bervie, and Stonehaven, to Aberdeen, 108miles. A road goes to Stirling from Edinburgh by North Queens-fierry, Culross, and Alloa , 37 miles ; and another road passesthrough North Qucensferry and Kinross to Perth , 40 miles—andthence to Dundee , 23 miles. These roads intersect the countiesof Fife, Clackmannan, Stirling, Kinross, Perth , Angus, andMearns.
4fA, Roadsfrom Glasgotv to the Eastern and Northern Districtsof Scotla?id. —From Glasgow, a road passes through Stirling toPerth, 65 miles—and thence to Dundee , where it unites with thegreat post-road to Aberdeen. Another road extends from Glas-gow by Dumbarton, Luss, Inverary, and Tyndrum, to Fort-Wil-liam—and thence by Fort-Augustus to Inverness , 191 miles.These roads intersect the shires of Lanark, Stirling, Perth , andAngus, in the one direction; and in the other, the counties ofDumbarton, Argyle, and Inverness .
5th, Roads from Perth to Inverness , and to Aberdeen. —FromPerth, a Highland road extends by Dunkeld , Blair of Athol,Dalwhinnie, Bridge of Spey, and Aviemore, to Inverness , 115miles. This road branches off from Dalwhinnie to Fort Augus-tus, 31 miles, where it meets the road from Inverness to Fort-William. Another Highland road, from Stirling to Fort-William ,passes by Doune, Callander, and Tyndrum, 92 miles. FromPerth, a great post-road extends to Aberdeen by Cupar in An-gus, Forfar, Brechin , Laurencekirk, and Stonehaven, 84 miles—which intersects the interior of the counties of Angus andMearns.