Gazetteer of Scotland

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11 miles. Eeal property in 18S0-81,
£5102. Pop. 2616. The Skye part con-
tains the Cuchullin Mountains, Blabhein
Mountain, Glensligachan, Strathaird, and
Lochs Scavaig, Coruisk, Slapin, and
Eroadford, and is predominantly, pre-
eminently, grandly, and wildly upland.
Objects of interest include Strathaird
cave, a great rocking-stone, a number of
tumuli, and . ruins of 7 circular towers
and 3 ancient chapels. The churches are
2 Established, 1 Free, and 1 Baptist.
There are 5 schools, all new, for 439
scholars.
STRATH, seat in Halkirk parish,
Caithness.
STRATH, any belt or band of low
ground, small or great, between flanking
ranges of hill or mountain, in any part of
Scotland.
STRATHAAN. See Strachan.
STRATHACHVAICH, small belt of low
ground near source of river Evelix, in
Dornoch parish, Sutherland.
STRATHAFFRICK, upland glen, con-
taining Lochs Affrick and Beneveian,
traversed by Affrick rivulet, and extend-
ing 16 miles north-eastward to Chisholm's
Pass, in north-west of Inverness-shire.
STRATHAIRD, peninsula and headland
between Loch Slapin and Loch Scavaig,
in Isle of Skye. The peninsula extends
southwards from Blabhein Mountain ; and
it has on its east shore, at about 2 miles
from the headland, a famous spar cave.
STRATHALLADALE, either the glen
and vale of Halladale rivulet, or that
rivulet's entire basin, forming the Suther-
land section of Eeay narish.
STRATHALLAN, valley of Allan river
in Perthshire and Stirlingshire. It gives
the title of viscount to a branch of the
family of Drummond. The title was
added to that of Baron Madderty in 16S6,
was forfeited in 1746, and was restored in
1S24. The Viscount's seat is Strathallan
Castle, 5 miles south-east of Crieff.
STRATHARDLE, upland glen, traversed
by Ardle rivulet, in north-east of' Perth-
shire.
STRATHAVEN, town, 7| miles by road,
but 9i by railway, south-by-west of Hamil-
ton, Lanarkshire. It is partly old, irregu-
lar, and dense, and partly modern, neat,
and airy ; it contains Avondale Castle,
erected by grandson of Murdoch, Duke of
Albany, now a picturesque ruin ; and it
has a post office, with money order and
telegraph departments, designated of Lan-
arkshire, a terminal railway station, 3
banking offices, 2 Established churches, 3
United Presbyterian churches, Free, Con-
gregational, and Soman Catholic churches,
and 2 public schools. Pop. in 1S71, 3645.
STRATHAVEN, glen and vale of Aven
river, Banffshire.
STRATHAVEN (EAST), quoad sacra
parish with church in Strathaven,
Lanarkshire. Pop. 2250.
STRATHBEG, narrow fertile vale, at
head of Loch Eriboll, in Durness parish,
Sutherland.
STRATHBEG, lake, 2i miles long, adja-
cent to the coast and parallel with it, near
north-east extremity of Aberdeenshire.
STRATHBLANE, village and parish in
Lennox district, Stirlingshire. The village
stands on Blane river, 4 miles north of
Milugavie, and has a post office under
Glasgow, a railway station, Established
and Free churches, and a public school
with capacity for 200 scholars. — The par-
ish contains also Blanefield village, mea-
sures 5 miles by 4, and comprises 9068
acres. Eeal property in 18S0-S1, £16,975.
Pop. 1343. The central section is a
depression across the Lennox Hills,
between the Kilpatrick range on the
west, and the Campsie Fells on the east ;
comprises the upper and middle parts of
the valley of the Blane ; descends from an
elevation of about 340 feet to one of about
100 feet above sea-level; and, as seen
from the head, presents a very beautiful
and picturesque appearance. The west
side consists of gentle pleasant slopes and
braes ; but the east side rises into bold
lofty heights, is overhung by a grand
basaltic colonnade, and culminates at
north-east extremity in the loftiest sum-
mit of the Lennox Hills. Chief seats are
Craigend and Carbeth ; chief antiquities
are Mugdock and Duntreath ruined noble
castles ; and other chief objects of interest
are Ballagan Spout waterfall and the
great reservoir of Glasgow waterworks.
STRATHBOGIE, vale and district in
north-west of Aberdeenshire. The vale is
traversed by Bogie rivulet about 14 miles
northward to the Deveron in vicinity of
Huntly, and is celebrated in song. — The
district consists of the estate given by
King Eobert Bruce to the family of
Gordon, and comprises 120 square miles.
STRATHBRAN, upper part of vale of
Conan river, extending about 14 miles
eastward, in Boss-shire.
STRATHBRAN, vale of Bran rivulet in
Perthshire.
STRATHBROCK, estate in Uphall par-
ish, Linlithgowshire.
STRATHBRORA, vale of rivulet Brora
in south-east of Siitherland.
STRATHBUNGO, suburban town, nom-
inally about li mile south of Glasgow. It
has a post office with money order depart-
ment under Glasgow, a railway station,
a quoad sacra parochial church, and a
public school with about 170 scholars.
Pop. of town, 2757 ; of quoad sacra
parish, 3172.
STRATHCAIRNAIG, vale of rivulet
Cairnaig in Dornoch parish, Sutherland.
STRATHCARRON, valley of upper part
of Lochcarron in south-west of Boss-shire.
It is nominally distinct from Glencarron ;
traversed to the loch's head by Carron
river ; and at 7} miles north-east of Strome
Ferry it has a post office designated of Boss-
shire, and a railway station.