Gazetteer of Scotland

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that land laid out in fallow will be-
come covered with it in 6 or 7 years.
This diftrift is interfered by 3 arms
of the fea, Loch Ridden, Loch Streven,
and Loch Eck, and is watered by the
river Cur and Eachaig, which abound
with all kinds of fifh. The coaft is
partly flat, and partly bold and rocky,
§j<afieffing many creeks and harbours,
which afford Shelter to the buries em-
ployed in the herring fifhery. Here
are ruins of the royal catties of Dunoon
and Carriclc General Campbell of
Strachur, -Campbell of South-hall, and
Lamont of Lamont, have elegant houfes
■and extenfive eftates in this district.
Cowie ; a fmall rivulet in the
•county of Kincardine, which, after
running a. courfe of 9 or 10 miles
through the parifli of Fetteueflb, falls .
into the ocean at a village called Cowie, '
a few miles from Stonehaven.
Coyl ; a fmall rivulet in Ayrfhire,
-which falls into the Lugar, near the
village of Ochiltree.
COYLTQN ; a parifli in the dif-
vcidi of Kyle, in Ayrfhire. It extends
about 2 miles in breadth, and 7 in
length. The furface ; is flat, and the
foil is a rich fertile clay, particularly
productive on the banks of the rivers
Ayr and Doom There are feveral
■new plantations, which are in a thriv-
ing ftate. There are feveral lakes in
•the parifli, which abound with trout.
Coal, freeftone, lime, and marl, are
found in every part of the parifli.
Population in 1792, 667-
CRAIG ; a parifli Situated in the
county of Angus, at the discharge of
the Southeik into the ocean. It ex-
tends along the fea coaft about 4 miles,
prefenting a rocky craig or precipice
to the fea ; its length is about 6, and
■its breadth about 2 4 miles. The fur-
face is elevated about 400 feet above
the level of the fea, but is upon the
whole flat. The foil is good, pro-
ducing excellent crops. There are 2
£fhing villages in the parifli, viz. Ufan
and Ferryden. There was formerly
a very productive falmon frilling on
the Southefk, but of late it has great-
ly fallen off. There is an ifland in the
mouth of Southefk, called Inchbraick,
attached to this parifli, through which
the new road pafies from Arbroath to
the bridge of Montrofe. From the
example of the Meffrs. Scotts of Dun-
ninald ^cd Ufan, and Mr. Rofs of
Roflie, enclofures are now general.
There were formerly feveral caflles in
the parifli, but they are now demolifh-
ed ; but, if there are few monuments
of ancient grandeur, we have feveral
beautiful modern feats. Dunninald
and Ufan are line manfions, with or-
namented policies ; and the elegant
caftle of Roflie, juft completed, is a
noble Specimen of modern architec-
ture. Mr. Rofs has lately, at his own
expence, built a neat church, with a
handfome Square tower, to terminate
the vifta from his caftle. Near Roflie
is a mineral fpring, ftrongly impreg-
nated with iron, of considerable fervice
in relaxed habits. This parilh has alio
extenfive limeftone quarries. Popula-
tion in 17.908, 13 14.
■CRAIGIE ; a parifli in the diftricf.
of Kyle, in the county of Ayr. The
furface is hilly, and from the top of
fome of the hills the profpecl is very
extenfive. The foil is in general light,
and gravelly ; but in fome parts is a
deep ftrong clay. The greateft part
is arable, well enclofed, and very pro-
ductive. The hills are covered with
verdure, and afford paflure to a great
number of cattle. The extent of the
parifli is 7 miles by 1 \ : many parts
of the parifli contain coal, though on-
ly one pit is at prefent wrought : one
feam is compofed of Cannel coai.
There are alfo 2 or 3 great limeworks,
from which 60,000 bolls of lime may
be annuallyraifed. Population in 1792,
700.
Craig-Lockhart ; a hill about z
miles S. W. of Edinburgh ; it is beau-
tifully wooded, and forms a romantic
fituation for the country refidence of
the Hon. Baron Gordon, the proprie-
tor ; towards the N. W. the. rock ex-
hibits- lofty bafaltic columns, and on
the S. E. 'fide another fet of bafaltic
pillars appear ftill more difthict than
the former, but of fmaller diameter ;
the columns are inclined towards the
E. forming an obtufe angle; ths fum-
mit of the hill is elevated 540 feet
above the level of the fea.
Craiglusu (Loch); a lake inthe
district of Stormont, in Perthflnre,
from which the river Lunan takes its
rife.
CRAIGNISH; a parifli fituated on
the weftern coaft of Argyllshire. The
furface is low and flat ; the foil in-
clines -to clay, and is tolerably fertile.;