Gazetteer of Scotland

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accommodation for 71 scholars. — The
parish measures 3 miles by nearly li, and
comprises 3504 acres. Eeal property in
1S80-81, £5913. Pop. 462. The surface
includes a low tract of arable land along
the Clyde, and rises thence in high pastoral
land to the summit of Tinto Mountain.
Chiet antiquities are vestiges of a camp
near the village, and remains of a castle
on the slope of Tinto.
SYMINGTON, seat in Stow parish,
Edinburghshire.
SYNNINESS, old castle on Luce Bay, 3
miles south-south-east of Glenluce, Wigton-
shire.
SYNTON, seat in Ashkirk parish, Box-
burghshire.
SYPLAND (LITTLE and MUCKLE), two
farms, with large ancient Caledonian forts,
in Kirkcudbright parish, Kirkcudbright-
shire.
SYSTER, lake in Dunnet parish, Caith-
ness.
TAAENER, islet at mouth of Loch
Bracadale, Isle of Skye.
TACTAGILL, burn in Sandsting parish,
Shetland.
TAFTSNESS, promontorial headland at
northern extremity of Sanday Island,
Orkney.
TAIN, town and parish on north-east
border of Eoss-shire. The town stands
near south shore of Dornoch Firth, 44J
miles north - by - east of Inverness ; is
thought to have been the earliest chief
seat of bishopric of Eoss ; was long the
capital of Eoss-shire ; ranks now as the
political capital of Easter Eoss, and as a
royal and parliamentary burgh ; unites
with Dingwall, Cromarty, Dornoch, Wick,
and Kirkwall in sending a member to
Parliament ; presents an agreeable appear-
ance amid splendid environs ; and has a
head post office with all departments, a
railway station, 4 banking offices, 2 hotels,
county buildings of 1825 with fine spired
ancient tower, a public hall of 1876, a
memorial fountain of 1877, a collegiate
church of 1471 used till 1815 as parochial,
Established, Free, and United Presbyterian
churches, a famous academy, and 3 public
schools with about 339 scholars. Eeal
property in 1880-81, £5879. Pop. 1742.—
The parish contains also Inver village, and
measures about 9J miles by 4i. Eeal
property of landward part in 1880-81,
£6948. Pop. 3009. A low sandy plain
lies along the firth ; a gently sloping and
highly cultivated tract, more extensive
than the plain, occupies the centre ; and
a hilly tract, with maximum summit of
about 700 feet, lies along the south. Chief
seats are Hartfield, Eosemount, and
Knockbreck ; and an interesting antiquity
is a ruined small ancient chapel, which
had the privilege of sanctuary, and figured
curiously in the personal history of
James V.
TAING, hamlet on Fair Island, Shetland.
TAIRLOUR, head - stream of Girvan
river, Ayrshire.
TAIRTH. See Takth.
TAIT'S CROSS, quondam notable monu-
mental stone on hill at head of Kirkhope
vale, in Selkirkshire.
TALISKER, seat, bay, and very bold
and lofty headland in north-west of Min-
ginish district, Isle of Skye.
TALLA, islet, with ruined ancient noble
castle, in Monteith lake, on south-west
border of Perthshire.
TALLA, rivulet, running 7 miles north-
ward and north-westward to the Tweed in
Tweedsmuir parish, Peeblesshire.
TALMINE, hamlet and bay on west
side of Kyle of Tongue, Sutherland. The
hamlet has a post office under Thurso.
TAMNAHARA, hill-summit, 530 feet
high, in Eoseneath peninsula, Dumbarton-
shire. It adjoins a small lake, and com-
mands a very grand view.
TAMNATHERSKINS, hill in Killearn
parish, Stirlingshire.
TAMNAVOULAN. See Tomnavoulin.
TANERA, largest of the Summer Islands,
in west of Eoss-shire. Pop. 119.
TANFIELD, small suburb on left side of
"Water of Leith in north of Edinburgh.
An extensive suite of fortress-like buildings
was erected here in 1825 for a purpose
which speedily collapsed ; and a large
hall formed within it was the meeting-
place of the Free Church General Assembly
from its origin in 1843 till 1856.
TANGLEHA, fishing village in St. Cyrus
parish, Kincardineshire.
TANKERNESS, hamlet, seat, and head-
land in St. Andrews parish, Orkney. The
hamlet has a public school with about 83
scholars.
TANNA, lake, 3J miles in circuit, within
a ravine of upper part of Gleniorsa, in
Arran Island, Buteshire.
TANNACH, seat and moss in "Wick par-
ish, Caithness.
TANNACHY, seat, 3£ miles south-west
of Buckie, Banffshire.
TANNADICE, village and parish in
centre of Forfarshire. The village stands
on the South Esk, 5£ miles north of
Forfar, and has a post office under Forfar,
a handsome parochial church of 1846, and
a public school with about 97 scholars. —
The parish measures 12 miles by 8, and
comprises 21,328 acres. Real property in
1880-81, £15,611. Pop. 1254. The south-
ern district is part of Strathmore, and the
central and northern ones ascend gradu-
ally to skirts of Benchinnan Mountains,
with maximum height of about 800 feet
above sea-level. The seats are Downie-
park, Inshewan, Tannadice, "Whitewell,
Easter Ogle, Wester Ogle, Glenquiech, and
Wester Markhouse ; and the antiquities
are sites of three sepulchral tumuli and
two strong baronial castles. There are
3 schools with accommodation for 265
scholars.