is the middle district of the ancient county of Moray. It is bounded on the north by that branch of the German ocean called the Moray Frith; on the east and south-east by Banffshire; on the south-west, by Inverness-shire; and on the west by the counties of Inverness and Nairn. It extends about 42 miles in length, and its average breadth is about 20. The southern part is rocky and mountainous, called the district of Braemaray, which is occupied with extensive