Gazetteer of Scotland

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The foil on the fhore is light, fandy,
and of quick vegetation ; farther up
it becomes wetter, and gravelly ; and,
towards the hills, it is mofiy, and un-
improvable. The arable land, which
is rather lefs than one half of the fur-
face, is generally enclofed, and well
cultivated. Befides the fmall Kirktown
of Innerkip, there are two confider-
able villages, Doff 'and Gourock, each
of which contains nearly 400 inhabit-
ants. Ardgoivan, the feat of Sir Mi-
chael Stewart, Bart, of Blackhall, is a
large houfe, built at different periods,
delightfully fituated on the fhore, and
furrounded with extenfive plantations.
Mr. Darroch of Gourock has alfb a
pleafant houfe near the village of
Gourock. A vein of copper ore was
wrought for fome time ; but, owing
to the company who had the manage-
ment, it did not anfwer the expecta-
tions. In 179a, the population of the
whole parifh, as returned to Sir John
Sinclair,, was 1280, being a decreafc
of 310 fince 17^5.
INNERLEITHEN; a parifh in
the county of Peebles, fituated on the
N. bank of the Tweed, and watered
by the fmall river Leithen, which falls
into the former river about the mid-
dle of the parifh. It nearly refernbles
an equilateral triangle, each fide of
which extends 9^ miles, and contains,
according to Armftrong's map of the
county, 22,270 Scots acres. The ge-
neral appearance of the country is
broken, rugged, and precipitous, riling
abruptly from the brinks of the two
rivers to the height of 1000 feet, in
fome places fcarcely leaving fpace
fufHcient for the breadth of a road,
unlefs affifted by embankments. The
arable foil, which is not more than
1000 acres, is very thinly fcattered
ever the different parts of the coun-
try : the craggy fides of the glens,
and the broken rugged furface, are
better calculated for fheep farming,
and from their fine S. expofure, are
much efteemed by the farmer, as af-
fording healthy pafture. There are
generally about 90 horfes, aoo head
ef black cattle, and 15,000 fheep in
the parifh. The village of Inner-
leithen, from which the parifh re-
ceives its name, is pleafantly fituated
at the mouth of the Leitben* In 1797,
it contained 388 inhabitants. It is
admirably fituated for manufactures,
in the center of a country whofe fls-
ple is wool, and on a river proper for
erecting the moft powerful machinery.
In confequence, a woollen manufac-
ture to a great extent is carried on
by Alexander Brodie, Efq. of Carey-
ftreet, London, which has given em-
ployment to a number of hands, and
increafed the profperity of the vil-
lage. The caftle or tower of Horf-
burgb, the property of Mr. Horfburgh,
is an ancient building, on the banks
of the Tweed: the proprietor has
lately laid out extenfive plantations
and enclofures, which, whilft they add
to the beauty of the country, have
confiderably increafed his annual in-
come. There is a fulphureens mine-
ral fpring, fimilar to Harrowgate, fa-
mous for its cures of various difeafes,
particularly in cafes of fcrophulous
inflammations of the eyes, in the worft
cafes, approaching even to blindnefs.
The rocks in the parifh are moftly
whinftone, and fchiflic ftrata with
ftrata of freeftone, fit for building.
There are the ruins of fortified towers
at the mouth of every defile ; and, on
a rifing ground near the village, are
diftincf veftiges of a ftrong encamp-
ment, with 3 lines of cireumvallation v
the area within is upwards of an Eng-
liih acre. In 1797, the population, as
ftated by the Rev. Mr. Walker, in his
ftatiftical report, was 560.
INNERLOCHY. Vide Inver-
LOCHY.
INNERURY. Vide Inveruky.
INNERWELL ; a fea port and vil-
lage in Wigtonfhire.
I N N E RWI C K ; a parifh in the
county of Haddington, fituated on the
fea coaft, eaftward from Dunbar. The
coaft is rocky ; but the face of the
country is level, and the foil fertile ;
on the borders, indeed, fartheft re-
moved from the fea, the land rifes in-
to conliderable eminences, which are
partly covered with heath, but, even
there, much has been improved, and
converted into tillage : the greater part
is well enclofed, an J a few plantations.
A great quantity of fea ware is annu-.
ally thrown afhore, which is ufed for
manure ; and, in general, about 2*
tons of kelp are prepared for the re-
mainder. The excellent quality of the
foil, and the vicinity to manure, rend-
ers the rent of the farmers very high ;
the late leafes being from %\, i«s. to jl.