Gazetteer of Scotland

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ltd the Dun or Down, in which is a
very superb range of basaltic columns.
This range consists of 70 perpendicu-
lar pillars in front,. 50 feet in length.
Some of them are apparently with-
out joints from top to bottom ; others
contain several joints, and' are easily
separable into loose blocks : some of
the columns are square, others hexa-
gonal and pentagonaL Towards the
E. end of the range the columns stand
separated from one another Sf, or. 4 in-
ches-; on the W. side the basaltes
does not assume a regular form, but
ends gradually in a mass of cellular
or honey-comb lava. The whole
mountain abounds with iron ore. Po-
pulation in lsoi, 958.
FIOLAY; a small island of the He-
brides, on the coast of Argyllshire.
FIRDON ; a small rivulet in Ross-
shire, which falls into the sea in the
parish of Applecross.
FIRMONTH ; the highest moun-
tain in the forest of Glentanar, in A-
berdeenshire, is elevated about 2500
feet above the level of the sea, and
commands a prospect of Aberdeen,
Montrose, and Arbroath, with the
mouth of the Tay.
FIRTH and STENNESS; an li-
nked parish in the island of Pomona,
or the Mainland of Orkney, about 9
miles in length. The surface of the
parish is not very agreeable, owing to
the many moors and hilly ridges, co-
vered with heath and: peat-moss to.,
the summit. The shores are tow and'
flat, and about 80 tons of kelp are an-
nually made. The soil is various-;- in
most places shallow upon a tilly. bot-
tom. Mart! of different kinds is found
in the parish, but is little used as a
manure. Population in 1801, 1272.
FISHEkROW;- a; suburb of the
town of Musselburgh, from which.it
is separated by the river Esk. It is
mostly inhabited by fishermen, whose
wives carry the fish in wicker-baskets
or creels to Edinburgh, and are parti-
cularly distinguishedfor their strength,
activity, and laborious exertions.
(FJ/fcMuSSELBURGHaildlNVERESK.)
Fisherrow contains about 1800 inha-
bitants.
FISHLIN i a small isle of Shetland,
6 miles S. from the island of Yell.
FITHIE (LOCH) ; a beautiful lake,
about a mile in circumference, in the
parish of Forfar, Angus-shire. It is
FLE
the property of Mr. Dempst8r of"
Dunnichen, who has erected on its
banks a neat cottage as a summer-
house or boudoir.
FLADA ; a small island near the
N.. coast of the isle of Sky.
FLADAHUIEN 1 ; a small island
near the isle of Sky.
FLADDA; a small island of the
Hebrides, about G miles distant from
the isle of Sky. It is about 2 miles in.
circumference, and its coasts abound
with fish.
FLADDA - T one of the Treishnish
isles, near the isle of Mull.
FLADDA ; three isles of that name,
between Barray and Sanderay.
FLADDAY ; a large flat island in
the district of Harris, near the isle of
Scarp.
FLANNAN ISLES are 7 or 8 in
number* and are situated about 12
miles N. W. front the isle of Sky.
They are not inhabited, but are noted
for fattening sheep. They are sup-
posed to be the insula sacra 1 of ancient
writers, and to have been the residence
of the druids, from- the number o£
druidical edifices which still remain in
them.
FLA.TTA; two of the smaUer
Western Isles, one of which is near
Barray, and the other near North Uist.
FLEET ; a river in the stewartry
of Kirkcudbright. It takes its rise
from a lake of the same name name in
the mountainous part of that county,
and, after a meandering coursethrough
the vale of Fleet, passing the large and
populous village of Gatehouse, falls
into the Solway Frith near the church
of Tyneholme. The vale of Fleet is
beautiful for. many miles above Gate-
house : rough heath-clad hills indeed
rise on each side, but the lower de-
clivities, and the intermediate plain,
are fertile, well cultivated, and adorn-
ed with large tracts of wood. The
scenery is picturesque in a high de-
gree, and few rivers, even in the High-
lands, possess scenes of greater wild-
ness, which are here contrasted with
the beauties of cultivation. About 5
miles above Gatehouse, on the eastern
side of the river ,"is Camstradden, the
the elegant hunting-seat of Mr. Mur-
ray,; and, on the western side, nearly
opposite, is the ancierittower of Rus_
co, formerly the residence of the Vis^
counts of Keninure. Below Gate w