Gazetteer of Scotland

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for a railway, on a capital of £55,000,
from the vicinity of the hotel to a junction
with the Forth and Clyde Kail way between
Bucklyvie and Balfron. A glen, on the
south-east border, contains the hotel and
the church; extends about 2 miles west-
ward, with a width of about J mile, and is
traversed by the chief head-stream of the
river Forth. A pass at the glen's head
figured much in the raids of the Highland
caterans, and was the scene of a victory
by Graham of Duchray over a body of
Cromwell's troops. The general surface
is upland, and includes Benvenue, Ben-
chochan, and some lesser mountains.
Loch Katrine, the Trossachs, and Loch
Achray are on the northern border ; Loch
Drunkie is in the north-east corner ; and
Locbs Chon and Ard are in the south-
west. The aggregate scenery is much
diversified and richly picturesque, and
many spots figure graphically in Sir Walter
Scott's Rob Boy, Waverley, and Lady of
the Lake; but the ' clachan ' of his romance,
on a site about a mile west of the hotel,
is now extinct. The public school has
about 65 scholars.
ABERGELDIE, seat on the Dee, 2^ miles
east of Balmoral, Aberdeenshire. The
Birks of Abergeldie are the subject of an
old melody, transferred by Burns to his
'Birks o' Aberfeldy.' The mansion is a
modernized, ancient, castellated edifice,
and, together with the grounds, was
purchased by the late Prince Consort, and
is now included in Balmoral demesne.
ABERIACHAN, burn, entering left side
of Loch Ness, 4 miles north-east of Fort-
Augustus, Inverness-shire. It traverses
romantic scenery, makes fine falls, and
passes a large spar cave.
ABERLADY, village and parish on north-
west coast of Haddingtonshire. The vil-
lage stands 3 miles west-by-north of Drem
railway station, is a sea-bathing resort, and
has a post office, with money order depart-
ment, under Longniddry, an Established
church, a United Presbyterian church, and
a public school with about 185 scholars.
Pop. 438. — The parish is 3f miles long,
and 3J miles broad. Acres, 4319. Real
property in 1880-81, £11,270. Pop. 1000.
The surface rises very slowly from the
shore, and looks to be almost flat, yet
presents a rich appearance. Gosford
House, the seat of the Earl of "Wemyss,
and Ballencrieff, the seat of Lord Elibank,
are chief features. Aberlady Bay, taking
name from the parish, is an encurvature
from Gullane Point, past Prestonpans,
Musselburgh, and Portobello, to Leith.
ABERLEMNO, parish around Auldbar
railway station, near centre of Forfarshire.
It has a post office under Forfar. Its
length is 6 miles, its greatest breadth 4f
miles, its area 8914 acres. Real property
in 1880-81, £10,874. Pop. 993. The
surface is partly level, partly hilly, and
rises from about 200 to about 600 feet
above sea-level. The seats are Auldbar
Castle, Balgavies, and Carsegownie ; and
the chief antiquities are Flemmington
Castle and Melgund Castle, the latter a
ruin giving the title of viscount to the
Earl of Mrnto. The churches are Estab-
lished and Free ; and the public school has
about 104 scholars.
ABERLOUR, village and parish on south-
west border of Banffshire. The village
stands on the Spey, 17 miles south-west of
Keith, was founded in 1812, presents a
well-built appearance, and has a post office,
with money order and telegraph depart-
ments, under Craigellachie, a railway
station, 2 banking offices, an Established
Norman church of 1861, a Free church, an
Episcopalian early English church of 1877,
an orphanage connected with that church,
and a public school with about 190 scholars.
Pop. 721. — The parish is 9 miles long and
5 miles broad. Acres, 14,781. Beal pro-
perty in 1880-81, £6464. Pop., quoad
civilia, 1912 ; quoad sacra, 1794. The Spey
traces all the boundary with Elginshire,
and is here deep and rapid. Aberlour burn,
entering that river at the village, makes a
cascade of 30 feet. Craigellachie on the
Spey will be separately noticed. The
south-western district is mountainous, and
includes most of Benrinnes ; the other
districts also are prevailingly hilly, yet
about two-thirds of the entire area are
cultivated. Aberlour House is an elegant
modern mansion. There are 3 schools
for 343 scholars, and include recent en-
largements for 61.
ABERLUTHNOTT, ancient parish, now
called Marykirk, Kincardineshire.
ABERMILE, ancient parish, now called
St. Mungo, Dumfriesshire.
ABERNETHY, village in Perthshire, and
parish, partly also in Fife. The village
stands 7f miles south-east of Perth, was
anciently a seat of the Culdees, and a
capital of Pictavia ; contains an ancient
round tower similar to the famous round
towers of Ireland ; presents now a plain,
modern appearance, and has a post office,
with money order department, under New-
burgh, a railway station, an Established
church, a United Presbyterian church, and
a recently enlarged public school for 362
scholars. Pop. 906.— The parish contains
also Aberargie village, includes Mugdrum
Island, and is nearly 5 miles long and
about 4 miles broad. Acres in Perthshire,
7577; in Fife, 1967. Beal property in
1880-81, £12,788 and £2343. Pop. 1586
and 128. About one-third of the surface
is low, rich land around and near the
confluence of the Earn and the Tay ; and
the rest is part of the Ochil Hills, cloven
by Glenfarg. The seats are Carpow,
Ayton, and Carey ; and some antiquities
are Balvaird Castle, remains of a Roman
camp, and vestiges of a vitrified fort.
ABERNETHY, parish around Nethy
Bridge, Broomhill, and Boat-of-Garten
stations on Strathspey and Highland
Railways, east border of Inverness-shire.