Gazetteer of Scotland

DOL
DOR
■proper ftage for travellers. There is
a fine bleachfieid on the banks of the
Dovan, belonging to Mr. William
Haigj who was amongft the firft in
Scotland to introduce the practice of
bleaching with muriatic acid. In the
neighbourhood of the town of Dollar
is the venerable ruin of Cajlle-Campbell,
anciently the occafional reiidence of
•the noble family of Argyll. It is fitu-
ated on the top of a round mound, on
each fide of which is a deep glen or
ravine, down which run ftreams that
unite immediately below the caftle.
A ditch divided the caftle from the
furrounding mountains, which ren-
dered it inacceffible, but by a draw-
bridge. It is not known when or by
whom this venerable pile was erected ;
it was formerly called the cajlle of
Gloom, a name expreffive of its fitua-
tion ; and is furrounded by the glens
of Care, and the burns of Sorrow, and
looks down upon the town of Darknefs,
for fo the Gaelic names of the fur-
rounding places are faid to fignify.
Upon the whole, the fcenery around
this ancient feat of Campbell, coniift-
ing of rocks and woods, and glens and
mountains, contains a pleaiing mix-
ture of the beautiful, the picfurefque,
and the awfully romantic. In the
parifh of Dollar there are feveral ex-
tenfive coal works, the property of
the Duke of Argyll, and of Lord Al-
va ; ironflone likewife abounds, faid
to be of an excellent quality; the hills
are chiefly compofed of whinftone,
but there are feveral valuable freeftone
quarries ; a vein of lead was lately
difcovered near the town of Dollar,
which it is thought will turn to good
account ; filver has been found in the
glen of Care near Caftle-Campbell, and
on the top of a hill called the White
Wifp, beautiful agates are often found.
In 1792, the pariih contained 410 in-
habitants.
Dollar-burn Hill, in the parifh
of Manor, county of Peebles, is ele-
vated 2840 feet above the level of the
•fea.
DOLPHINGTON ; a parifh in the
, county of Peebles, extending about 3
miles from E. to W. and 2^ from N.
to S. The great road from Edinburgh
to Leadhillsby Biggar, pafiing through
it. The foil is for the molt part a light
black mould, on a red qlay bottom, in-
clining to till, which makes it general-
ly wet, and the harveft late. On the
top of one of the hills are the remains
of an encampment or fortification, en-
cloling about 4 acres of ground ; and
on another hill called the Kip, is a
cairn, on the top of which fires ufed
to be kindled to warn the country of
invafion, or predatory incurfion. Po-
pulation in 1792, 200.
Don ; a rivulet in Aberdeenfhire.
It takes its rife in the mountains of
Curgarff, at the head of the parifh of
Strathdon, and takes a courfe nearly
due E. At Inverurie it receives the
waters of the river Ury, and paffing
by Kintore, falls into the German
ocean on the N. fide of the old town
of Aberdeen, about 2 miles from the
mouth of the river Dee ; it abounds
with falmon ; the fifhing of a fmaii
fpace of its banks, not more than 300
or 400 yards in length, has been known
to rent at nearly 2000L ; it is navi-
gable to fmall vefTels up to the bridge,
which was thrown over it by Bifhop
Cheyne in 1323, on the high road,
from Aberdeen to the North.
Doon ; a lake and river of Ayrfliire.
The lake is fituated chiefly in the pa-
rifh of Straiton, and is about 7 miles
in length. On an ifland are the re-
mains of an old caftle. The river if-
fues from the N. W. end of the lake,
and after a circuitous courfe of up-
wards of 18 miles, falls into the At-
lantic, about 2 miles S. of Ayr. The
banks are very beautiful, and have
been rendered famous by a fong of
the Ayrfliire bard: " Ye banks and
braes of bonny Doon," <Scc. Both lake
and river abound with trout and fal-
mon. The river forms the N. E.
boundary of the diftrict of Carrick.
DORES, extending 20 miles in
length, and 3 in breadth, is, a pariih
in Invernefsfhire, fituated on the banks
of Loch Nefs. The furface is moun-
tainous, having a narrow valley run-
ning nearly the whole extent of the
pariih. The foil is light, but not
much cultivated. The proportion of
arable land is very fmall, by far the
greater part being fit only for fheep
pafture.' At Gortuly, the property
of James Frazer, Efq. much has been
done in the way of improvement.
Eefides Loch Nefs, which, with its en-
virons, furnifhes a beautiful landfcape,
there are 2 or 3 fmailer lakes, which
abound with trout. There are feve-