Gazetteer of Scotland

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ways been found to contain human
bones, and inftruments of war. In the
eftate of Caftle-Milk are the remains
of a Roman military road; near which
are found various pieces of Roman
armour and antiquities. Population
* n 179.3* 5 7°-
CARMYLEFIELD; a village in
Old Monkland parifh, in the county
of Lanark. It is noted for the beauty
of its fituation, having a fine fouthern
expofure, wafhed by the Clyde ; it
was erecled as a muflin manufactory
about 1 74 1, by a Mr. M'Kenzie, a
merchant in Glafgow.
CARMYLIE ; a parifh in the coun-
ty of Forfar, extending in length about
4 miles, and in breadth about 3. It is
a hilly tradt of country, but the hills
are capable of cultivation to the fum-
mits. Almofl the whole diftrid is a
wet, cold foil, on a till or gravelly
bottom. There are feveral extenfive
muirs and marfhes in the parifh,
which might be drained and improved.
A part of that extenfive mofs, called
Dihy mofs, lies in this parifh. There
are feveral inexhauftible quarries of
gray flate and pavement ftones, which
have been wrought for centuries, and
fupplythe neighbourhood, befides ex-
porting to Perthfhire, Fife, &c. Mr.
Ouchterlony of Guynd, one of the
proprietors, has lately made out fome
extenfive plantations of oak and larch,
which promife in a fhort time to re-
move the preferit barren and inhof-
pitable appearance of the parifh. The
fmall river Elliot, which takes its rife
in Dihy mofs, runs through the whole
length of the parifh. Population in
1791, 700; in 1801, 892.
CARNBEE ; a parifh in the county
of Fife. It is nearly of a fquare form,
extending 4 miles each way. A ridge
of hills runs E. and W. through the
middle of the parifh ; one of which,
Kellie Law, is elevated to th; 1 height
of 810 feet above the level of the fea.
On the S. fide of thefe high grounds,
all the way down to the coaft of the
Frith of Forth, is an extent of rich
fertile foil ; N. of the hills the ground
is much more adapted for pafture,
though in dry feafohs, even there, the
crops are abundant. Nearly two-thirds
is fubdivided and enclofed, and many
of the parks are let to graziers at 566.
per acre. The caftle of Kellie, the
feat of the Earl of Kellie, is a large
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and ftrong building, with ftately apart-
ments', which the late Earl fitted up
in a moft elegant manner, and laid out
the pleafure ground about the caftle
with great tafte. Sir Robert Anftru-
ther of Balcafkie alfo poffdfes a fine
feat. There are fome excellent lime
and freeftone quarries, and great a-
bundanceof coal. Population in 1793,
1041 ; in 1801, 1083.
CARNOCK ; a parifh in the weft-
em extremity of the county of Fife,
is nearly a fquare of 3 miles. The
furface is level towards the E.but has
a gentle declivity towards the S. and
is bounded on the N. and N. E. by
the hills of Craiglufcar ; the ground
confifts moftly of gentle rifings and de-
clivities. The foil is partly a black
loam, and partly clay or till, and in fe-
veral places with a mixture of gravel-
The rivulets of Carnock and Pitdennies
havetheir banks covered with extenfive
plantations of fir, larix, and afh. Be-
fides the village of Carnock, there is
another, called Cairneyhill. There are
no fewer than 5 excellent coal mines*
belonging to different proprietors ;
there is alfo fome ironftone, and plen-
ty of freeftone of the fineft grit, and
capable of receiving the higheft polifh.
From the Ink Craig of Carnock, there
continually drops a fluid refembling
ink ; it has been analyzed by Dr. Black,
and found to contain coal, flex, and
pure day. The village of Carnock is
pleafantly fituated on the rivulet of
Carnock ; it contains nearly 200 inha-
bitants; the chief manufacture iscoarfe
linen. The late John Erfkine, Efq. of
Carnock, profeffbr of municipal law
in the univerfity of Edinburgh, and
author of the " Infinites of the La<w of
Scotland," was born in the houi'e of
Newbigging, in this parifh. Popula-
tion in 1791, 970 ; in 1801, 860.
CARNWATH ; an extenfive parifh
in the county of Lanark, forming
nearly a regular oblong fquare, 17,
miles long, and 8 broad. The foil is
very different in the different parts of
the parifh ; the Holms of the Clyde
being of a deep clay, while on the
Medwins it is inclined to fand. There
is a very confiderable extent of muir
land, of which the foil is a cold ftiff
clay, mixed with mofs, On the eftate
of Lockhart of Lee, agriculture is fo
much attended to y that the tenants by
I their leafes are obliged to follow a ro-