Gazetteer of Scotland

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on the W. by Loch Fyne. The sur-
face in general is very nigged, some
of the mountains which form the
western extremity of the Grampians
being situated in this district, parti-
cularly Beih-unaj Bein-ar^-lochain,
Bein-lubhain, &c. which are all of the
second order of the Scotish hills.
These are interspersed with huge
rocks and precipices, and till of late
were clothed with a covering of black
heath ; but, since the introduction of
sheep pasture, they have begun to
exhibit the appearance of verdure.
Tliere are two small lakes in the pa-
rish, well stored with trout ; and a
considerable number of trees have
been lately planted. The coast is
well cultivated, and its produce am-
ply repays the farmer for the labour
he bestows on it. The parish contains !
about 26,500 sheep, 2 120 black cattle,
g.nd 180 horses. There are many
caves among the mountains, some of
which are of great extent, and have
been used as places of concealment,
when predatory incursions rendered
the lives and property of the inhabi-
tants insecure. There afe 3 strong
.castles,. Dunduramh, Ardkinlass, and
Carrick. The latter is the place of
greatest antiquity, nothing remaining
but the walls, and these are far from
entire. It was a 'royal residence, and
the family of Argyll are heritable
keepers. Ardkinlass is a strong build-
ing, lately repaired, and/ is 'the resi-
dence of Sir Alexander Campbell of
Ardkinlass. Besides the collection of
houses round the church, there is a
' email village at Cairndovv, at the head
of Loch Fyne, in which is an excel-
lent bn, serving as a stage betwixt
Arroquhar and Inveraray. The rocks
are chiefly moorstone, and spars of
great variety of forms are often found.
There is some granite and jasper, and
limestone is found in several quarries.
There is a vein of lead ore, very rich
in silver, at the head' of Loch Fyne,
which has never been wrought. Po-
pulation in 1801, 1145.
LOCKINDORB ; a small lake in
ihe-oarisb of Edenkeillie, Elginshire,
in which is an island with the ruins
of an old castle.
LOCHLEE; a parish in Forfar-
shire, situated amongst the Grampian
mountains, and surrounded by them
hfc %\\ sides exceDt towards the E,
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The inhabited part extends 8 miles irt
length, and 4 in breadth, but the pas T
ture and waste lands make it 12 mileg
long and 6 broad. The hills are for
the most part steep, rocky, and co-
vered with heath : even the vallies are
covered with heath, the cultivated
land excepted, the extent of which is
inconsiderable ; and the soil is thin
and light, generally on a bottom of
gravel, intermixed with stones. About
9200 sheep and 600 black cattle are
fed on the hills. The principal bran-
dies of riie r-jver North Esk, called
the Lee, the Mark, and the Tarf, have
their source from lakes of the same
name in this parish. The district
formerly belonged to the family of
Lindsay, who had their residence at
Invermark, about a mile from the
church, the walls of which only are
standing. The whole parish is now
the property of the Hon. W. Ramsay
Maule of Panmure. The rocks abound
with limestone, and a vein of lead ore
has been traced for several miles, in a
direction from E. to W., but it has
not been found worth working. Po-
pulation in 1£Q1, 541.
LOCHMABEN ; a royal borough
in the county of Dumfries and district
of Annandale, It is of very ancient
erection, and is said to have received
its charter from King Robert Bruce,
whose paternal estate was the lordship
of Anuanda'e. It is certain that that
monarch presented the borough with
lands from his own estate. The old-
est charter is a writ of notwdamus by
King James VL dated July 16, 1612 ;
giving, as a reason for the renewal,
the inroads of the English, who had
plundered the town and destroyed its
records. It has formerly been a place
of considerable opulence and trade,
but has much decayed. It still, how-
ever, carries on a manufacture of coarse
linen cloth, to the extent of 60,000
yards annually, which is sold into
England. It is governed by a provost,
3 bailies, a dean of guild, treasurer,
and p. counsellors', and unites with
Annan, Dumfries, Kirkcudbright, and;
Sanquhar, in sending a representative
to parliament. It'contains about 700
inhabitants. The parish extends along
the banks of the Annan about 10 miles
in length, and is about 3 in breadth.
There are about 7 or 8 small lakee j
and 3 small rivers, the Ae, Kinneh, avM