Gazetteer of Scotland

C U S ',
or outwall which goes round the brow of
the lull, is 1212 feet. Not far from this
castle, on the opposite side of the river, are
the ruins of another ancient edifice, the
mansion of the Skenes of Curriehill The
VILLAGE of CURRIE lies 6 miles S. W.
of Edinburgh, on the N. bank of the Water
ofLeith. The road to Lanark passes through
it. Population of the village and parish
3 321.
CUSHNIE a small parish in Aberdeen-
shire. Its surface is mountainous and roc-
ky. The soil is very different. The hills
are covered with heath, and abound with
game. There are two small rivulets in
the parish, which are well stored with
trout. The women are employed in knit-
ting stockings for the Aberdeen market,
C Y Ii
besides which there is no other manufac-
ture. This parish was, in 1798, annexed
to the neighbouring one of Leochel, (q. v.)
so that they now form one parochial
charge.
CUTHEERT'S (St.) or WEST CHURCH,
a parish of Mid-Lothian, lying on the N.
and W. sides of the metropolis, and" com-
prehending a great part of its suburbs, and
a large tract of very valuable land in its
CUTTLE, a village adjoining to Pres-
tonpans. It has an extensive potfery, a
salt-work, and a magnesia manufactory,
and contains about 290 inhabitants.
CYRUS (ST.) a village .5 miles N. from
! Montrose. The parish is often called St.
I Cyrus, from this village.
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DABAY, a small island of the Hebrides,
annexed to the county of Inverness.
It is about a mile long, and half a mile
■broad; fertile in corn aril grass, but liable
to be blasted by S. W. winds.
DAFF, a village in Renfrewshire, in the
parish of Innerkip, about 3 miles W. from
'Greenock, containing upwards of 4000 in-
habitants.
DAILLY, a parish in Ayrshire, situated
an the centre of Carrick, along the banks of
the Girvan. It consists of a vale stretching
in the direction of the river, about 6 miles
in length, bounded on both sides by hills of
moderate height, the breadth varying
■from 4 to 6 miles. The lower part of the
valley is beautifully diversified with mea-
dows, woods, and plantations ; the sides of
the hills, and the country beyond them,
especially towards the south, are bleak,
henthy, and uncultivated. Numerous
streams pour from the hills, through deep
and woody glens, tojoin the Girvan. These
glens are much admired for picturesque and
romantic beauty. The parish abounds
with coal and limestone. Population 1756.
DAIR.SIE, a parish in the county of Fife.
It is of an irregular figure, extending near-
ly 3 miles in every direction. The centre
of the parish is elevated intotwo hills, ara-
ble to the top, the sloping sides of which
constitute the parish. The soil is rich and
fertile. There are several good whinstone
quarries ; and freestone of excellent quali-
ty is to be had at a short distance.-—Over
the Eden, which forms the boundary on
the S. and E. is a neat bridge of 3 arches.
Population 553.
DALAROSSIE, a parish in Inverness-
shire, united to that of Moy, (q. v.)
DALAVICH, a parish in Argyleshire,
united to that of Kilchrenan, (q. v.)
DALBEATTIE, a village in Kirkcud-
bright stewartry, in the parish of Urr, built
some years ago, on the estates of Copland
of King's Grange, and Maxwell of Munshes.
It is admirably situated for trade, the river
Urr being navigable so far for small vessels,
and a considerable stream, called Dalbeaty
burn, running through it, well adapted for
driving machinery.
DALGAIN, a village in Ayrshire, in the
parish of Sorn, seated on the road from Ayr
to Muirkirk, on the banks of the river Ayr.
It is regularly built, and, in 1797, consisted
of 50 neat houses, inhabited by 200 per-
sons.
D ALGETY, a parish in the western dis-
trict of the county of Fife ; bounded on the
N. by Beath and Auchtertool, on the E.by
Aberdour, on the S. by the Frith of Forth,
and on the W. by Inverkeithing and Dun-
fermline. The figure is irregularly triangu-
lar, eachl side extending about 4 miles in
length. It is bounded on the S. by the
Frith of Forth, from which the ground