Gazetteer of Scotland

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^793, the parifh contained 435 inha-
bitants, of which 159 lived in the vil-
lage of Ga-vintonvn ; increafe 145 iince
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Langwall; a river in Caithnefs,
which, joined by the Berridale, falls
into the fea near the Ord, or fouthern
extremity of the county.
Laoghal (Loch); alakemSiither-
landfhire, about 4 miles long, and 1
broad. From it the river Torrifdale
takes its rife, and discharges itfelf" into
the fea, at a fmall village to which it
gives its name. On the fides of the
lake, rife the lofty mountains of Ben-
iaogioai and Ben-hope, which form a
part of Lord Reay's extenfive deer fo-
reft, which is fuppofed to contain up-
wards of 2000 deer.
LARBERT ; a parifh in Stirling-
fhire, united to Dunspacf; extend-
ing about 8 miles from E. to W. and
2. miles from N. to S. The furface is
level, and the foil is partly of a light
dry nature, and partly clay, both of
which are exceedingly fertile. The
manufactories in thefe united parifhes
are very confiderable : in Dunipace,
there are a printfield and cotton Spin-
ning manufactory, on an extenfive
fcale ; and in the diftriel of Larbert are
the Carron works, the greateft iron
f junderyintheworid; (videCARRON.)
On a dry muir, in this parifh, is held
the famous Falkirk iryjl ; where, in
the month of October, between 20,000
and 30,000 cattle are annually col-
lected. Befides the village of Larbert,
which contains about 1000 perfons,
chiefly employed at the Carron works,
there are two" other villages, at Carron
fiore, and at the colliery of Kinnaird.
There are manyelegant feats, of which
thofe of Sir Michael Bruce, General
Dundas, Mr. Strachan of Woodjide,
and Mr. Spottifwode of Dunipace, are
the chief. Near the Carron works
once ftood the famous Arthur's Oven,
called by Btichannan, 'J ' emplum Ter-
mini ; a model of which has been e-
recled at Pennycuik, in the county of
Mid-Lothian. There are two artifi-
cial mounts near the church of Duni-
pace, from which the parifh is fup-
pofed to have derived its name : thefe
were the Dunes pads, " the hills of
peace," and are faid to have been
railed as a memorial of aj>eace con-
cluded there between the Romans and
the Caledonians : each of them covers
at the bafe, about an acre of ground f
and they are elevated in a conica?
form to the height of 60 feet. In this
dillrict alfo is the famous Torzvod,
where Wallace retired after his defeat
in the north ; and the root of the hol-
low tree is pointed out, where he fe-
rreted himfclf, which is ftill named
Wallace's tree. In 1790, the popula-
tion of the tented pariihes was up-
ward of 4000 ; increafe 2136 fince
1 7S5i owing to the introduction of
the various branches of manufacture.
LARGO ; a parifh in Fifefhire, a-
bout 5 miles in length, and of unequal
breadth ; containing 5469 acres. It
is bounded on the S. by the German
ocean, which is here termed Largo
bay. Near the coaft the appearance
is delightful, exhibiting a pleafani
landfcape of gentlemens feats, fur-
rounded with thriving plantations,
populous villages, fertile fields, dales,
coppices, and clear rivulets. The foil
towards the fea, is light and fandy; in
the other parts it is a black loam, in-
clining to clay, and lying on a tilly
bottom : the whole is enclofed, and
well cultivated : almoft every fanner
raife's a quantity of wheat, befides the
other forts of grain. The town of
Largo is fituated at the influx of the
fmall burn of Keir, where its seftuary
forms the harbour; with a hone quay,
where veffels of 200 tons may take
in and difcharge their cargoes ; and,
at no great expence, it might be
made to admit veffels of greater bur-
den. In the village and furrounding
country, the principal manufacture is
linen and checks. In 1659, an hofpital
Was founded in the village, by a Mr.
John Wood, for 12 old men of the
name of Wood, who are accommo-
dated with lodging, and an annuity of
iool. Scots. Befides the town of
Largo, there is a fmall village on the
coaft, called Drumochy, in which the
inhabitants are chiefly fifhermen. On
the W. banks of the Keil, are the ruins
of the ancient caftle of Balernvie, a
place of very confiderable ftrength,
and formerly a refidence of the family
of Crawford. One tower only remains
of the old houfe of Largo, which forms
a fine contraft to the elegant modern
building, erected as the manfion-houfe
of that ancient barony. About a mile
to the W. is the ancient tower of
Lundin, which is now a part of a mo-