Gazetteer of Scotland

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irigs for the Aberdeen market ; befides | value has been difcovered in the di-
which, there is no other manufacture, ftridl. Population in 1792, 4^,0.
The rocks are rnoftly freeftone, of a I CYRUS (St.) ; a pariih inKincar-
good quality ; but no other mineral of | dinelhire. Vide Ecclescraig.
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DABAY ; a fmall iiland of the He-
brides, annexed to the county of
Invernefs. It is about one mile long,
and half a mile broad ; fertile in corn
and grafs, but liable to be blafted by
the S. W. winds ; it is one of thofe
which are termed the Bifhop's ifies.
DAILLY ; a parifh in Ayrfhire. It
is fituated in the center of Carrick,
along the banks of the river Girvan ;
It confifts of a vale, ftretching in the
direction of the river about 6 miles
in length, bounded on both fides by
hills of moderate height, the breadth
varying from 4 to 6 miles. The lower
part of the valley is beautifully diver-
fihed with fertile meadows, and na-
tural woods and plantations ; the fides
of the hills, and the tract of country
beyond, efpecially towards the S. are
bleak, heathy, and uncultivated muirs.
The foil of the arable ground is in ge-
neral light and dry, but many fpots
have a mofly foil, on a deep clay bot-
tom. Numerous ftreams pour from
the hills through deep and woody
glens, to join the Girvan ; thefe glens
are much admired for picturefque and
romantic beauty, and in them many
gentlemen have fixed their refidences.
Sir Adam Fergufon of Kilkerran, Sir
Andrew Cathcart of Carleton, Mr.
Hamilton of Bargeny, Mr. Kennedy
of Dunure, and Captain Kennedy of
Drummelland, poffefs elegant feats in
this parifh. So early as the 16th cen-
tury, the river of Girvan was noted
for the feats on its banks : Buchannan
fays of it, " tnultis amcenis -villis cingi-
tur;" admirably defcriptive of its pre-
fent appearance. The parifh abounds
with coal and limeftone. Population
in 1792, 1607.
Daire; a river which rifes in the
S. border of the parifh of Crawford,
in Lanarkfhire, and forms the prin-
cipal branch of the river Clyde.
DAIRSIE ; a parifh in the county
of Fife. It is of an irregular figure,
extending nearly 3 miles in every di-
rection. The center of the pariih is
elevated into two hills, arable to the
top, the (loping fides of which confti-
tute the pariih. The foil is rich and
fertile. There are feveral good whin-
ftone quarries ; and freeftone of ex-
cellent quality is to be had at a ihort
diftance. Over the Eden, which forms
the boundary on the S. and E. is a
neat bridge of 3 arches, built by Arch-
bilhop Spotifwood, who was proprie-
tor of the eftate of Dairfie. Popula-
tion in 1791, 540 ; in 1801, 550.
D ALGETY ; a parifh in the weft-
ern diftrict of the county of Fife. The
figure is irregularly triangular, each
fide extending about 4 miles in length.
It is bounded on the S. by the Frith
of Forth, from which the ground rifes
confiderably ; but the furface in gene-
ral is level, in many places covered
with furze and fwamps. The foil is
various ; in fome parts confining of a
light dry loam ; but the greater part
is a deep ftrong loam, mixed with clay,
naturally wet and ftiff, but in general
productive of heavy crops. There are
feveral extenfive pits of excellent coal,
of which a great quantity is annually
exported from the port of St. David's,
in this parifh. Dunibrijlle, the feat of
the Earl of Moray ; Fardel, the feat
of Sir John Henderfon ; and Gockairny,
the feat of the reprefentative of the
ancient Mowbray family, are of great
ornament to the furrounding country.
Near the church of Dalgety, which is
an ancient building, are the ruins of a
feat of the Earl of Dunfermline. In
1792, the population of the parifh was
869.
DALKEITH ; a confiderable vil-
lage and parifh in the county of Mid-
Lothian. The pariih is of fmall ex-
tent, being only about 1 miles fquare,
lying on the banks of N. and S. Elk