Gazetteer of Scotland

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TORBOLL, hill-ridge in north-east of
Dornoch parish, Sutherland.
TORBRAX, morass with copious spring
forming Luggie rivulet, in Cumbernauld
parish, Dumbartonshire.
TORBREX, village between St. Ninians
and Cambusbarron, Stirlingshire.
TORCASTLE, ruined old castle of the
Cummings in Dallas parish, Elginshire.
TORCASTLE, fragment of ancient
stronghold of the Mackintoshes, L\ mile
north-east of Bannavie, Inverness-shire.
TORCORSE, hill in Tarbolton parish,
Ayrshire.
TORDOFF, small headland, 4| miles east-
south-east of Annan, Dumfriesshire.
TORE, place on south-east border of
Ross-shire. It has a post office under In-
verness.
TORE, rivulet, traversing deep wooded
glen to Moray Firth at 9| miles east of Banff.
TORGARROW, burn, running to the
Findhorn, and making a fine cascade, in
Ardclach parish, Nairnshire.
TORGUIL, place, with inn, in Glen-
moriston, Inverness-shire.
TORHEAD, skirmish-field of 1297, in
Kirkmichael parish, Dumfriesshire.
TORHILL, wooded eminence, with villas,
near Birnam, Perthshire.
TORHOUSE, place, with ancient Cale-
donian stone circle, 3 miles west of
Wigton.
TORK, hill in Dunlichity section of
Daviot parish, Inverness-shire.
TORLIN, rivulet, traversing narrow glen
southward to the sea at Lag, on south
coast of Arran Island, Buteshire.
TORLISK, seat on Loch-na-Keal, west
coast of Mull Island, Argyleshire.
TORLUM, conspicuous conical wooded
hill, 1291 feet high, 3J miles south-east
of Crieff, Perthshire.
TORMAID, lake in Reay parish, Caith-
ness.
TORMORE, place, with Caledonian
monuments, near mouth of Mauchry
rivulet, on west coast of Arran Island,
Buteshire.
TORMORE, cascade on rivulet running
to head of Loch Rannoch, Perthshire.
TORNAGRAIN, spring, with intermittent
spouts, called Boiling Fountain, in Petty
parish, Inverness-shire.
TORNAVEEN, hamlet in Kincardine
O'Neil parish, Aberdeenshire. It has a
post office under Aberdeen, and a public
school with about 113 scholars.
TORNESS, headland in south of Stron-
say Island, Orkney.
TORNESS, place, with preaching-station,
in Stratherrick, Inverness-shire.
TORNIDNEON, summit, 1057 feet high,
If mile south-east of Lochranza, Arran
Island, Buteshire.
TOROGAY, islet between North Uist
and Bernera, Outer Hebrides.
TOROSAY, parish in east-south-east and
centre of Mull Island, Argyleshire. It
contains Auchnacraig and Salen post office
villages, and includes all Kinlochspelvie
and part of Salen quoad sacra parishes.
Its extent along the coast, exclusive of
sinuosities, is about 22 miles ; its length,
by shortest road southward through the
interior, is 12 miles ; and its breadth from
east to west varies from 3h to 18i miles.
Real property in 1880-81, "£9270." Pop.,
quoad civilia, 1102 ; quoad sacra, 791.
The surface is mountainous, and rises to
the summits of Bentaluidh and Benmore,
but includes three considerable glens, and
comprises about 7500 acres of ploughed
land. Chief seats are Achnacroish and
Lochbuy House ; and chief antiquities are
Duart Castle and ruins of two small
chapels. The churches are 3 Established
and 2 Free. Four schools for 255 scholars
are in the parish, and 3 of them for 220
are new.
TORPHICHEN, village and parish in
west of Linlithgowshire. The village
stands 2J miles north-by -west of Bathgate ;
was the Scottish seat of the Knights of St.
John of Jerusalem ; retains an interesting
portion of their preceptory church ; contains
vestiges of other ancient massive buildings ;
gives the peerage title of baron to the
family of Sandilands ; and has a post office
under Bathgate, Established and Free
churches, and 2 public schools. Pop.
358. — The parish contains also Black-
ridge village, measures about 10 miles by
2h, and comprises 9939 acres. Real pro-
perty in 1880-81, £12,029. Pop. 152(5.
The north-eastern section includes the
highest summit in the county, and, as
compared with the rest of the county, is
strongly tumulated and boldly hilly ; and
the south-western section is extensively
moorish. Chief seats are the Preceptory,
Wallhouse, Lochcote, and Crawhill ; and
chief antiquities, besides those of the
village, are Kipp's old peel-like mansion,
Bedlarmie Tower, Bridge Castle, vestiges
of Ogleface Castle, a hill-camp, and remains
of a Caledonian stone circle. There are 5
schools for 445 scholars, and 2 of them for
210 are new.
TORPHINS, village, 24 miles west-south-
west of Aberdeen. It has a post office
under Aberdeen, a railway station, a bank-
ing office, a quoad sacra parochial church,
and a public school with about 112
scholars. Pop. of quoad sacra parish, S30.
TORQUHAN, seat in Stow parish, Edin-
burghshire.
TORQUIL'S, cave in hill above Dunrobin,
in Golspie parish, Sutherland.
TORR, estate in Rerrick parish, Kirk-
cudbrightshire.
TORRA, rivulet in Barvas parish, Lewis,
Outer Hebrides.
TORRAN, rivulet, running to Loch
Shuriry, in Reay parish, Caithness.
TORRANCE, ancient parish, now part
of East Kilbride, Lanarkshire. Torrance
House within it stands on the Rotten
Calder ; and the church stood about ^ mile
from that mansion.