Ordnance gazetteer of Scotland

KILMORICH
of Oban, was built in 1740. Close to the S wall of the
latter church lie fragments of a very beautiful West
Highland cross, 11 J feet high, which was erected by
Archibald Campbell of Lerags in 1516, and is unique
in bearing a coat of arms. In 1876 the old churches
were dismantled, but the walls are still standing and
covered with ivy. At Dunach, about half-way between
them, a new church has been built. Three public
schools, Kerrera, Kilmore, and Strontoiller, with respec-
tive accommodation for 48, 65, and 45 children, have
an average attendance of about 5, 25, and 20, and
grants of nearly £18, £37, and £37. Valuation
(1883) £11,152, 7s. 8d., (1S92) £9692, lis. 6d. Pop.
(1881) 5142, (1891) 5729, of whom 3281 were Gaelic-
speaking, whilst 558 were in Kilmore, 3337 in Oban,
and 1834 in St Columba ecclesiastical parishes. — Ord.
Sur., shs. 45, 44, 1876-83.
Kilmorich, an ancient parish in Cowal district, Argyll-
shire, now incorporated with Lochgoilhead parish. Its
church (258 sittings) is still in use, and stands at Cairn-
dow, 9| miles NE of Inveraray.
Kilmorie. See Craignish.
Kilmorie, an ancient chapelry in South Knapdale
parish, Argyllshire. Its burying-ground and the ruins
of its church still exist, on the shore midway between
Lochs Swin and Killisport; and the burying-ground
contains a beautiful obelisk, while the ruins of the
church comprise almost the entire walls, and show the
building to have been comparatively large.
Kilmorie, the Jamiesons' ancient castle in Rothesay
parish, Buteshire, on the W coast of Bute island, oppo-
site Inchmarnock. Its towers and other buildings are
now an utter ruin. The Jamiesons held the office of
hereditary coroner of Bute for four centuries, as well as
considerable landed property, which lapsed to the Bute
family in 1780.
Kilmory, an ancient chapelry and an estate in Kil-
michael-Glassary parish, Argyllshire. The chapel stood
near the E shore of Loch Gilp; its foundations con-
tinued visible till the early part of the 19th century;
and the graveyard is still used by the country people
as a burying-ground. The mansion on the estate, near
the site of the church, f mile SSE of Lochgilphead, is
said to date from the 14th century, but has been re-
peatedly renovated, enlarged, and beautified within the
last hundred years. Its principal feature is a large
octagonal tower, commanding an exquisite view of great
part of Loch Fyne and of distant sky-lines from the
mountains of Arran to those of Mull. Acquired by his
grandfather in 1828, the estate is now held by Sir
Arthur John Campbell Orde, fourth Bart, since 1790
(b. 1865; sue. 1897).— Ord. Sur., sh. 29, 1873.
Kilmory, a parish comprising the W: and S sides of
the island of Arran, Buteshire, and including the isle
of Pladda. Bounded NW and W by Kilbrannan
Sound, S by the Firth of Clyde, and E by Kilbride, it
has an utmost length from N by W to S by E of 19|
miles, an utmost breadth from E to W of 7§ m'les,
and an area of 67,099 acres. The coast-line in Arran
extends from the mouth of Loch Ranza, all round the
W, the S, and the SE, to Dippin Head; and the interior
line of boundary is principally the watershed of the
island. The coast, the surface, and the chief features,
natural or artificial, have all been noticed in our article
on Arran. Rather less than one-eleventh of the entire
area is in tillage, and nearly all the remainder is either
pastoral or waste. Agriculture is the staple industry,
Lady Mary Louise, only daughter of the late Duke
of Hamilton, being almost sole proprietor. In the
vicinity of Lag there is a post office, with money order,
savings bank, and telegraph departments, under Whiting
Bay. Kilmory is in the presbytery of Kintyre and
synod of Argyll; the living is worth £298. The parish
church stands 7 furlongs N of the southern shore of the
island, and 10 miles SW of Lamlash. It was built iu
1785, and in 1881 was stripped and handsomely re-
novated at the cost of the Duke of Hamilton. There
is an established church at Lochranza, and another was
erected in 1889 at Shiskan at a cost of £1700. There
KILMUIR-EASTER
are also Free churches of Kilmory, Lochranza, and
Shiskan; and Kilmory, Little Mill, Lochranza, Penrioch,
Shiskan, Sliddery, and Dougarie schools, all of them
public but the last, with total accommodation for 520
children, have an average attendance of about 275, and
grants amounting to about £375. Since 1 January, 1894,
the parish has been divided, for the registration of
births, deaths, and marriages, into the three districts of
Kilmory, Shiskan, and Lochranza. Pop. (1881) 2586,
(1891) 2519, of whom 1579 were Gaelic-speaking. — Ord.
Sur., shs. 13, 21, 1870.
Kilmster. See Kilminster.
Kilmuir, a hamlet and a parish in Skye district,
Inverness-shire. The hamlet lies on the NW coast of
the Isle of Skye, 4 miles N of Uig, and 20 NW of
Portree, under which it has a post office. The parish
church here dates from 1810. In the churchyard is the
grave of Flora Macdonald (1722-90), the guide and pro-
tectress of Prince Charles Edward after the '45, with an
Iona cross of Aberdeen granite, 28J feet high, erected in
1880 to replace one of 1871, which was blown down and
broken by a gale of Dee. 1873.
The parish, containing also the hamlet of Staffin,
with another post office under Portree, comprises the
ancient parishes of Kilmuir, Kiimaluig, and Kilmartin,
and comprehends the northern and north-eastern por-
tions of Trotternish peninsula, with the islets of Iasgair,
Altavaig, Fladda, Fladdachuain, Tulm, and Trodda. It
is bounded N and E by the sea, S by Portree, and W
by Snizort. Its utmost length, from NNW to SSE,
exclusive of the islets, is 15 miles; its utmost breadth
is 6 miles; and its area is 34,844 acres, of which 409
are foreshore and 210 water. The several islets, and
the principal features and objects of the mainland
districts are mostly noticed elsewhere; and a general
view of the coasts and of the interior is given in our
article on Skye. The parish is divided into the three
districts of Kilmuir proper, Kiimaluig, and Stenscholl.
The best lands form the largest continuous cultivated
tract in Skye, called the Plain of Kilmuir ; the next best
lands are congeries of little hills, principally green,
many of them isolated, with small intervening glens,
traversed by brooks or occupied by lakes; and the other
lands, comprising the central tracts southward to the
boundaries with Portree and Snizort, include the lofty
precipitous hill embosoming Quiraing, and the northern
parts of the craggy, shattered pinnacled mountain of
Storr. Less than one-sixth of the entire area is in
tillage, the rest being either meadow-land, hill pasture, or
waste. The principal antiquities, besides Dun tulm Castle,
are vestiges of cairns, remnants of Caledonian stone
circles, 6 dunes or Scandinavian forts, and ruins or traces
of several pre-Reformation chapels. Including almost
all Stenscholl quoad sacra parish, Kilmuir is in the pres-
bytery of Skye and synod of Glenelg; the living is worth
£170. There is a chapel of ease at Kiimaluig. A Free
Church charge, with two places of worship, is in Kilmuir
civil parish; and two public schools, Kilmuir and Kii-
maluig, with respective accommodation for 125 and 70
children, have an average attendance of about 105 and
80, and grants of nearly £105 and £80. Pop. (1881)
2562, (1891) 2394, of whom 2255 were Gaelic-speaking,
and 1148 were in Kilmuir ecclesiastical parish.
Kilmuir, a hamlet in Knockbain or Kilmuir- Wester
parish, SE Ross and Cromarty shire, on the Moray Firth,
2 miles NNE of Kessock Ferry and 3 N by E of Inverness.
See Knockbain.
Kilmuir-Easter, a coast parish of NE Ross and
Cromarty, containing Delny and Kildary stations on
the Highland railway, 3§ and 5| miles NE of Inver-
gordon. Within it are also the coast village of Bar-
bara ville, 2 J furlongs SSE of Delny station; Balin-
traid Pier, 1J mile SSW of Delny station; and Park-
hill post office, near Kildary station, with money order,
savings bank, and telegraph departments. It is
bounded N by Edderton and Logie-Easter, NE by
Logie-Easter, SE by Nigg Bay and the Cromarty Firth,
and SW and W by Rosskeen. Its utmost length, from
NW to SE, is 7J miles; its width varies between 5
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