Gazetteer of Scotland

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by parts of 3 other parishes ; its greatest
breadth is 9 miles ; and its area is 11,528
acres in Nairnshire, and 11,251 acres in
Inverness-shire. Real property in 1880-81,
£3728 and £6775. Pop. 634 and 1075. Part
of the land is fine strath, traversed by
river Nairn ; and part is bleak naked moor,
including Culloden. The seats are Kil-
ravock, Leys, Holme, Cantray, and Dal-
cross ; and the antiquities include a great
group of cairns and ancient Caledonian
stone circles. The churches are Estab-
lished and Free ; and there are 2 new
public schools for 220 scholars.
CROY, hamlet, with railway station, If
mile south-south-east of Kilsyth, and 10
miles west-south-west of Falkirk.
CRUACH, lofty mountain on western
border of Fortingal parish, Perthshire.
CRUACH-LUSSA, broad-based mountain,
1530 feet high, with extensive view, in
North Knapdale, Argyleshire.
CRUCIFIELD, hill, with ancient concen-
tric circles, in TJnst Island, Shetland.
CRUCKIE, hill, with fine view, in Parton
parish, Kirkcudbrightshire.
CRUDEN, fishing village and parish in
Buchan district, Aberdeenshire. The vil-
lage stands at mouth of rivulet of its own
name, on fine bay, 9 miles north-east-by-
east of Ellon, has a post office under Ellon,
and is sometimes called Ward. The parish
contains also the villages of Finnyfold and
Bullers-Buchan, and extends about 8^
miles along the coast, and about 7^ miles
inland. Acres, 18,236. Beal property in
1880-81, £16,073. Pop., quoad civilia,
3444 ; quoad sacra, 2835. The northern
half of the coast consists of lofty, precipi-
tous, fissured cliffs, and includes the Bul-
lers of Buchan ; and the southern part
first opens into Cruden Bay, and then is
flanked by a range of sunken rocks called
Scares. The interior is cut into two nearly
equal parts by Cruden rivulet ; and the
northern border has a great extent of bog.
Slains Castle, the seat of the Earl of
Errol, stands on the southern part of the
bold coast. The churches are Established,
Free, and Episcopalian, There are 6
schools for 501 scholars, and 1 of them
and an enlargement for 184 are new.
CRUDIE, place in Newbyth parish, Aber-
deenshire. It has a public school with
about 164 scholars.
CRUGGLETON, old parish, with head-
land and fragment of ancient castle, now
united to Sorbie, Wigtonshire.
CRUICK, rivulet, running about 12 miles
eastward to the North Esk, near Stricka-
throw, in Forfarshire.
CRUIKSFIELD, seat in Buhkle parish,
Berwickshire.
CRUMSTANE, hill, with large cairn, in
Langton parish, Berwickshire.
CRUTHERLAND, seat in Glassford par-
ish, Lanarkshire.
CRYSTON. See Chryston.
CUAN, narrow strait and ancient parish
in Argyleshire. The strait separates Seil
Island from Luing ; and the parish is now
part of Kilbrandon. But all Kilbrandon
is popularly called Cuan.
CUCHULLIN, great, stern, pinnacled
mountain-group, in extreme south of Skye
Island, Inverness-shire. They occupy an
area of about 45 square miles ; consist
chiefly of bare, dark hypersthene rock ;
are intersected by wild ravines ; and lift
their three highest summits to altitudes
of 3180, 3200, and 3220 feet.
CUCKOLD-LE-ROI. See Cockxeroi.
CUEN, lake, with islets, in Kildonan
parish, Sutherland.
CUFFABOUTS, hamlet in Carriden par-
ish, Linlithgowshire.
CUIL, bay on north-west coast of Appin,
Argyleshire.
CUILHILL, village in Old Monkland
parish, Lanarkshire.
CUL, headland on west coast of Islay
Island, Argyleshire.
CULAG, rivulet, running to Loch Inver,
in Assynt parish, Sutherland.
CULAIRD, hamlet in Dores parish,
Inverness-shire.
CULARDACH, mountain, 2953 feet high,
6 miles north-north-east of Castleton-
Braemar, Aberdeenshire.
CULBEN, tract of about 9500 acres, on
coast westward from outlet of Findhorn
river, Elginshire. It was formerly very
fertile, but is now a sandy desert.
CULBLEAN, hill-range in Tullich section
of Glenmuick parish, Aberdeenshire. It
was the scene of a battle in 1335 between
the forces of King David Bruce and those
of the Earl of Athole.
CULBOCKIE, village in TJrquhart parish,
Boss-shire. It has a post office under
Dingwall.
CULBURNIE, pLice in Kiltarlity parish,
Inverness-shire. It has a public school
with about 70 scholars.
CULCABOCK, village about a mile
south-east of Inverness.
CULCREUCH, seat in Fintry parish,
Stirlingshire.
CULDEES, seat in Muthill parish, Perth-
shire.
CULDUTHEL, village in Inverness par-
ish, and moor in Inverness and Croy par-
ishes, Inverness-shire. The village has a
post office under Inverness, and a public
school.
CULFARGIE, estate in Abernethy par-
ish, Perthshire.
CULFREICH, lake in Assynt parish,
Sutherland.
CULHORN, seat, 2 miles south-east of
Stranraer, "Wigtonshire.
CULISH, place in Knockbain parish,
Boss-shire. It has a public school with
about 117 scholars.
CULKEIN, place in Assynt parish,
Sutherland. It has a public school with
about 87 scholars.
CULLALO, hill-range, a little south-east
of Cowdenbeath, in Fife. Nearly 750 feet
high, and its southern face is precipitous.