Gazetteer of Scotland

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tie of Clofeburn is a ruinous building,
furrounded by a folic, which commu-
nicates with a loch a quarter of a
mile in length. Near this cattle is a
mineral well, which has often been of
fervjce in fcrophulous cafes ; it is
ftrongly impregnated with fulphur.
There is alfo near the village of Clofe-
burn a chalybeate fpring of coniider-
able ftrength. Population in 1792,
1490-
Cludem ; a river in Dumfriesfiiire.
It takes its rife near the bafe of the
Criffel mountains, and after a courfe
of nearly 14 miles, falls into the river
. Kith, nearly oppofite to the old col-
lege or provoftry of Liticluden, in the
parifh of Terregles. It abounds with
excellent river trout, and contains
a few falmon.
CLUNIE ; a parifh of the Stormont,
in Perthfhire. It extends in length 9
miles, from the top of the lower tier
of the Grampians towards the valley
of Strathmore ; its breadth is about 4
miles. The furface is mountainous,
the lower parts being about 150, while
the highelt are not lefs than 1800 feet
above the level of the fea. About one-
fourth part is arable, the reft being-
mountain muir, and mofs. The foil
is various ; in the valleys, however, it
is good, and yields tolerable crops.
Benachally is the higheft mountain ; at
the foot of it, on the north fide, is a
loch of the fame name, about a mile
long, and half a mile broad ; it abounds
with trout and pike. About 4 miles
S. and 700 feet lower than this loch, is
the loch of Clunie, about %\ miles in
circumference, having a beautiful lit-
tle ifland, on which is an old cattle,
the occaiional refjdenc'e of the Earl of
Airly. The banks of the loch are very
picturefque, and feveral pleafure boats,
with parties fifhing on the water, oft-
en increafe the beauty of the fcene.
The parifh is well adapted to the re-
fearches of the botanift, as it abounds
with rare plants. The natural forefls
are extenhve, but not fi > much lb as
they were fome years ago. There are
two mineral fprings, containingEpfom
fait, valued for their antifcorbutic qua-
lity. The minerals already known are
quartz, whinuone, granite, freeftone,
and barytes : limeitone is found in one
place, but the want of fuel prevents its
being quarried. There is a vein of line
blue Hate, interfperfed with large
i quantities of copper pyrites ; and a
deep peat mofs on the very furr.mit
of Benachally. There are veftiges of
; religious houfes,and of feveral mi,
litary ftations, and fortified place's.
A great number of cairns and tumuli,
which are faid to mark the places
where the Romans under Agricola,
and the Caledonians engaged, as de-
fcribed by Tacitus. Forneth, the feat
of the late patriotic Thomas Elder,
Efq. is an elegant modern houfe, well
iheltered with trees, and enjoying an
extenhve profpeft. Gourdie, the feat
of David Kinloch, Efq. is alfo a fine
building. The rich and well cultivated
eftate of Delvin, with its magnificent
manfion, acids much to the beauty of
the parifh. In the cattle of Clunie, on
the ifland, as already mentioned, is
faid to have been born the celebrated
James Crichton, better known by the
epithet of the admirable, whole adven-
tures on the continent make fo diftin-
guifhed a figure in the annals of liter-
ature. Population of Clunie in 1793,
1037.
CLUNY; a parifh. in Aberdeen-
fhire, fituated between the rivers Dee
and Don. Its extent in length may
be about 10 miles, and its breadth a-
bout % ; it lies very low, interfecTed
by many rivulets from the furround-
ing hills, forming a great deal of haugh
ground, which is often overflowed.
The foil is warm and dry, even in
the low grounds. Though the parifh
lies low, and is completely furround-
ed with high hills, yet its climate is
warm, and the winters are generally
mild. Agriculture is much attended
to, and the crops are productive. The
only fuel is peat and turf; but thefe
are beginning to be exhaufted, and in
a fhort time the inhabitants will be
obliged to fupply thtmfelves with
coal from Aberdeen. The only ma-
nufacture carried on is the knitting of
ftockings, in which all the women, o)d
men, and boys, are employed all the
year round, excepting in the time cf
harveft. The Hon. Baron Gordon,
I and Mifs Frazer of Cafele-Frazer, the
proprietors of the parifh, are carrying-
on great improvements on their re-
fpective eftates. Granite of excellent
quality, is the only mineral of any va-
lue discovered in the diftrict. There
are 3 druidical temples, and feveral
cairns of great iize. Population in
1792, was 883.