Gazetteer of Scotland

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by Sir William "Wallace. There are 2
public schools, male and female, -with
about 77 and 53 scholars.
AUCHTERLESS, hamlet and parish on
north-west border of Aberdeenshire. The
hamlet lies 6 miles south-by- west of Turriff,
and has a post office, with telegraph, under
Turriff, and a railway station. The parish
contains also the village of Gordonstown,
and is about 8 miles long. Acres, 16,826.
Real property in 1879-80, £14,772. Pop.,
quoad civilia, 2144 ; quoad sacra, 1948.
The surface comprises the upper part of
the Ythan's basin, all north-eastward from
a line within about a mile from that
river's source. Chief antiquities are traces
of a Roman camp, and remains of numerous
ancient Caledonian stone circles. The
churches are Established and Free. There
are 4 schools, with accommodation for 365
scholars
AUCHTERMAIRNIE, seat in Kennoway
parish, Fife.
AUCHTERMUCHTY, town and parish
on north-west border of Fife. The town
stands adjacent to the Kinross and Perth
Railway, 4f miles west of Ladybank
Junction ; dates from ancient times, and
was once a royal burgh ; figures in the
humorous poem ascribed to James ¥., and
entitled, ' The Wife of Auchtermuchty ; '
comprises streets and lanes of irregular
construction ; has a head post office with
all departments, a railway station, 2 bank-
ing offices, 2 chief inns, a public hall, an
Established church, a Free church, 2
United Presbyterian churches, and 2
public schools. Pop. 1673. — The parish
contains also most of Dunshelt village.
Acres, 3530. Real property in 1880-81,
£S498. Pop. 4332. The limits include a
portion of the rich strath of the Eden, and
a portion of the Ochil Hills. The seats
are Myres Castle, Bellevue, and Southfield.
There are 5 schools for 498 scholars, and
1 of them, for 70, is new.
AUCHTERNEED, small village at head
of Strathpeffer, and skirt of Benwyvis,
Ross-shire.
AUCHTERTOOL, village and parish in
south-west of Fife. The village stands 2f
miles east of Cowdenbeath railway station,
and 4J west of Kirkcaldy, and has a post
office under Kirkcaldy. Pop., with New-
bigging, about 240. — The parish comprises
2738 acres. Real property in 1880-81,
£7789. Pop. 706. The Cullalo Hills,
with very steep acclivity, are in the west ;
and a deep, narrow ravine, with cascade,
is in _ the east. Other chief features are
Camilla Loch, and ruined Hallyards House.
There are 2 schools for 169 scholars.
AUCHTERTYRE, village in Newtyle
parish, Forfarshire.
AUCHTON, hamlet in Balquhidder
parish, Perthshire.
AUCHTYFARDLE, seat near Lesmaha-
gow, Lanarkshire.
AUCHVISH, place, with public school,
in South Knapdale parish, Argyleshire.
AUGMUND'S HOW, ruined ancient fort
on Elsness promontory, Sunday Island,
Orkney.
AUGUSTUS(FORT). See Fort-Augustus.
AULDBAR, railway station, and modern-
ized ancient castle, 5 miles east-north-east
of Forfar.
AULD DAVIE, head-stream of the Ythan,
Aberdeenshire.
AULDEARN, village and parish in north-
east of Nairnshire. The village stands
1\ miles south-east of Nairn, dates from
remote times, and has a post office under
Nairn. Pop. 363. — The parish measures
about 7 miles by 5, and comprises 14,035
acres. Real property in 1880-81, £10,082.
Pop. 1292. The surface skirts the Moray
Firth, is low, yet diversified for 3 miles
thence, and rises afterwards into con-
siderable hills. The battle of 1645,
between the Marquis of Montrose and
General Hurry, was fought in the vicinity
of the village. The seats are Boath and
Lethen ; and the chief antiquities are the
old fortalice of Inshoch Castle, vestiges of
Moyness Castle, and remains of 2 ancient
Caledonian stone circles. The churches
are Established, Free, and United Presby-
terian ; and the public schools are 2, with
about 123 scholars.
AULDFIELD. See Pollockshaws.
AULDGIRTH, place on the Nith, near
Glasgow and South-Western Railway, 8
miles north-north-west of Dumfries. It
has a post office, with money order and
telegraph departments, under Dumfries,
a railway station, an inn, and a
bridge.
AULDHOUSE, bum, entering the White
Cart at Pollockshaws, Renfrewshire.
AULDNACHUIRN, burn, entering the
Lossie in Dallas parish, Elginshire.
AULDWICK, dismantled ancient baro-
nial stronghold, on coast of Wick parish,
Caithness.
AULD WIFE'S LIFT, cromlech, 18 feet
long and 11 feet broad, in Baldernock
parish, Stirlingshire.
AULTDINNY, burn in Aboyne parish,
Aberdeenshire.
AULTGRANDE, small river, entering
Cromarty Firth about 10 miles north-east
of Dingwall, Ross-shire. It issues from
Loch Glass, runs about 7 miles north-east-
ward, traverses a profound long chasm,
and makes a series of cascades.
AULTGUISH, rivulet, traversing moun-
tain forest of Rinsky, to north-west side
of Loch Ness, nearly opposite the Falls
of Foyers, Inverness-shire. It makes one
leap of at least 100 feet, and is elsewhere
a continuous cataract.
AULTKOLLIE, deep tortuous ravine in
Loth parish, Sutherland.
AULTNACAILLICH, birth-place of the
famous Gaelic poet Donn, in Durness
parish, Sutherland.
AULTNAHARRA. See Altnahabba.
AULTNANCOORACH, affluent of the
Aultgrande, Ross-shire.