Gazetteer of Scotland

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A BBAY(St.BATHANS). Apa-
-t\ riih in Berwickfhire, fituated in
the midft of the Lammermuir hills,
about 6-§ miles in length, and 3 in
breadth. The foil is light .and dry,
and, efpecially on the banks of the
Wbittadder,{zrti\t and well cultivated;
but the hilly diftrict is barren, and
covered with he^th. Here are the
remains of an ancient abbey of Ber-
nardines, founded in 11 70, for which
Ada Countefs of March fwore fealty
to Edward I. of England, in 1296.
The Earl of Wemyfs has lately built
dn elegant fporting villa, called the
Retreat, about a mile from the fmall
Kirktown of Abbay. In 1801, the
population was 138; decreafe 61 fince
1791, but an increafe of 48 fince 1755.
ABBEY PARISH of PAISLEY.
Vide Paisley.
ABBEY-GREEN ; a village in La-
narkfhire, in the parifh of Lefmaha-
goe ; fo named from being built a-
round the remains of a monaftery,
dependent on that of Kelfo, founded
by King David I. in 11 40, and dedi-
cated to St. Macule. All that remains
of the monaftery is a fquare tower,
with battlements, now converted into
a fteeple to the church of Lefmaha-
goe. The village lies 1% miles S. of
ABE
Hamilton, and 4 from Lanark. Iri
1793, it contained about 95 houfes,
and 430 inhabitants.
ABBOTRULE ; a parifh in Rox-
burghshire, lately fuppreffed, and di-
vided between the parifhes of Bed-
rule and Southdean.
Abb's (St.) Head ;' a promontory
of land, well known by feamen, lying
in the parifh of Goldingham, county
of Berwick, about 10 miles N. of Ber-
wick, and the fame diftance S. of
Dunbar. Longitude i° 56' W. lati-
tude 5s 54.' N.
ABBOTS-HALL^ a village and
parifh in the S. coaft of the county of
Fife. It is a fmall irregular parifh,
being in its utmoft extent not more
than 2. miles each way. Its general
appearance is very pleafant, rifing
gradually from the coaft northward,
into pretty high grounds. The foil is
thin, but exceedingly fertile, parti-
cularly in warm, fhowery fummers.
Mr. Fergufon of Raitb, one of the
chief proprietors of the parifh, has
lately made out fome extenfive plan-
tations round his feat, and erected a
fine obfervatory on the higheft ground
in the parifh, which has a very com-
manding profpect. The diftrict a-
bounds with coal and limeftone ; in
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