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ACH
Area, about 146 square miles. Real pro-
perty in 1880-81, £8329. Pop. 1530. The
surface extends along the Spey from
Rothiemurchus to Cromdale, and ascends
thence south-eastward to summits of the
Cairngorms. Small part is low, flat land
contiguous to the Spey ; and much of the
mountains is covered with natural pine
woods. The parish has a post office under
Grantown, 2 parochial churches with
1000 and 600 sittings, a Free church, and
3 public schools for 310 scholars.
ABERNYTE, parish in Sidlaw district,
Perthshire, mainly about 2 miles
north-north-west of Inchture railway
station. Post town, Inchture. Acres,
2532. Eeal property in 1880-81, £3011.
Pop. 275. The surface is mostly hilly, and
rises from about 300 to about 1155 feet
above sea-level. A Free church serves for
Abernyte and Rait. The public school
has about 75 scholars.
ABERTARF, parish, united to Boleskine,
Inverness-shire.
ABERUCHILL, seat, 2 miles west-south-
west of Comrie, Perthshire.
ABERUTHVEN, village, 2| miles north-
east of Auchterarder, Perthshire. It has
a post office under Auchterarder, a ruined
ancient church used as a burying-place of
the Duke of Montrose, a Free church, and
a public school. Pop. 331.
ABINGTON, village on the Clyde, 43J
miles south-west-by-south of Edinburgh.
It is a meet for huntsmen, and a centre
for anglers, and it has a post office desig-
nated of Lanarkshire, a railway station,
an inn, and a Free church.
ABOVE-THE-HILL, place, with public
school, in Harray parish, Orkney.
ABOYNE, village and parish in Deeside
district, Aberdeenshire. The village
stands on the Dee, 32J miles west-south-
west of Aberdeen ; it has a post office, with
money order and telegraph departments,
under Aberdeen, a railway station, a
banking office, an inn, a suspension bridge,
an Established church of 1842, a Free
church, and a public school with about
164 scholars, and it gives the titles of
baron, viscount, and earl to the Marquis
of Huntly. Pop. about 200. — The present
parish comprises the old parishes of
Aboyne and Glentanner, and extends
from Coull to Kincardineshire. Acres,
25,265. Eeal property in 1880-81, £8005.
Pop. 1427. About one-tenth of the land
is arable, a considerable aggregate is
under wood, and the rest is pastoral or
heathy hill and mountain. Aboyne Castle,
the seat of the Marquis of Huntly, stands
near the village, and is an imposing edifice
of dates from 11th century till recent
years. There are 3 public schools for
318 scholars, and one of them, for 160, is
new.
ACHADASHENAIG, seat, overlooking
Aros Bay, Mull Island, Argyleshire.
ACHADHAMILLAN, place on south-east
side of Loch Killisport, Argyleshire.
ACHAHOISH, hamlet at head of Loch
Killisport, Argyleshire. It has a post
office under Lochgilphead.
ACHALERAN, place in Ardchattan
parish, Argyleshire. It has a public
school with about 53 scholars.
ACHALICK, bay on east side of Loch
Fyne, nearly opposite Tarbert, Argyleshire.
ACHALL, lake in Lochbroom parish,
Eoss-shire.
ACHALL ADER, ruined baronial fortalice
on Loch Tolla, Glenorchy, Argyleshire.
ACHALLY, lake, and hill 1694 feet high,
in Clunie parish, Perthshire.
ACHANACY, hill in Keith parish, Banff-
shire.
ACHANAULT. See Auchanault.
ACHANDARINE, village in Inverary
parish, Argyleshire.
ACHANEILAN, deep quagmire, 5 miles
long, adjacent to Loch Shiel, on north
border of Argyleshire.
ACHANY, seat, 4 miles south-west of
Lairg, Sutherland.
ACHARACLE, quoad sacra parish around
Loch Shiel, Argyleshire and Inverness-
shire. Pop. 1236. It has . a post office
under Fort-William, an Established
church, a Free church preaching-station,
and 3 new public schools.
ACHARDALE, quondam hamlet in Hal-
kirk parish, Caithness.
ACHARN, village, and burn with pic-
turesque cascades, 2 miles west-south-west
of Kenmore, Perthshire.
ACHASTLE, ruined old castle in Latheron
parish, Caithness.
ACHAVANICH, place, 8 miles north of
Dunbeath, in Caithness.
ACHBRECK, village in Glenlivet, 10
miles south of Dufftown, Banffshire. It
has a post office under Ballindalloch.
ACHILTIE, lake in Contin parish, Ross-
shire.
ACHINCASS. See Auchincass.
ACHINDUIN, ruined episcopal castle on,
west coast of Lismore Island, Argyleshire.
ACHINDUNE, ruined strong baronial
fortalice on Fiddich rivulet, near Dufftown,
Banffshire.
ACHLYNE, noble shooting-lodge in Glen-
dochart, Perthshire.
ACHNACARRY, hamlet and seat at
convergence of Glenarchaig and Great
Glen, Inverness-shire. The hamlet has a
post office under Fort- William.
ACHNACLOICH, lake in Rosskeen
parish, Ross-shire.
ACHNACRAIG, hamlet at mouth of
Loch Don, Mull Island, Argyleshire. It
is the ferry station to Oban, and it has a
post office, with money order and telegraph
departments, under Oban, and a harbour.
ACHNACROISH, place, 3 miles north of
Achnacraig, Mull Island, Argyleshire. It
has a post office under Oban.
ACHNAGOL, village in Inverary parish,
Argyleshire.
ACHNAHANNET, place, with public
school, in Kincardine parish, Ross-shire.
ACH
Area, about 146 square miles. Real pro-
perty in 1880-81, £8329. Pop. 1530. The
surface extends along the Spey from
Rothiemurchus to Cromdale, and ascends
thence south-eastward to summits of the
Cairngorms. Small part is low, flat land
contiguous to the Spey ; and much of the
mountains is covered with natural pine
woods. The parish has a post office under
Grantown, 2 parochial churches with
1000 and 600 sittings, a Free church, and
3 public schools for 310 scholars.
ABERNYTE, parish in Sidlaw district,
Perthshire, mainly about 2 miles
north-north-west of Inchture railway
station. Post town, Inchture. Acres,
2532. Eeal property in 1880-81, £3011.
Pop. 275. The surface is mostly hilly, and
rises from about 300 to about 1155 feet
above sea-level. A Free church serves for
Abernyte and Rait. The public school
has about 75 scholars.
ABERTARF, parish, united to Boleskine,
Inverness-shire.
ABERUCHILL, seat, 2 miles west-south-
west of Comrie, Perthshire.
ABERUTHVEN, village, 2| miles north-
east of Auchterarder, Perthshire. It has
a post office under Auchterarder, a ruined
ancient church used as a burying-place of
the Duke of Montrose, a Free church, and
a public school. Pop. 331.
ABINGTON, village on the Clyde, 43J
miles south-west-by-south of Edinburgh.
It is a meet for huntsmen, and a centre
for anglers, and it has a post office desig-
nated of Lanarkshire, a railway station,
an inn, and a Free church.
ABOVE-THE-HILL, place, with public
school, in Harray parish, Orkney.
ABOYNE, village and parish in Deeside
district, Aberdeenshire. The village
stands on the Dee, 32J miles west-south-
west of Aberdeen ; it has a post office, with
money order and telegraph departments,
under Aberdeen, a railway station, a
banking office, an inn, a suspension bridge,
an Established church of 1842, a Free
church, and a public school with about
164 scholars, and it gives the titles of
baron, viscount, and earl to the Marquis
of Huntly. Pop. about 200. — The present
parish comprises the old parishes of
Aboyne and Glentanner, and extends
from Coull to Kincardineshire. Acres,
25,265. Eeal property in 1880-81, £8005.
Pop. 1427. About one-tenth of the land
is arable, a considerable aggregate is
under wood, and the rest is pastoral or
heathy hill and mountain. Aboyne Castle,
the seat of the Marquis of Huntly, stands
near the village, and is an imposing edifice
of dates from 11th century till recent
years. There are 3 public schools for
318 scholars, and one of them, for 160, is
new.
ACHADASHENAIG, seat, overlooking
Aros Bay, Mull Island, Argyleshire.
ACHADHAMILLAN, place on south-east
side of Loch Killisport, Argyleshire.
ACHAHOISH, hamlet at head of Loch
Killisport, Argyleshire. It has a post
office under Lochgilphead.
ACHALERAN, place in Ardchattan
parish, Argyleshire. It has a public
school with about 53 scholars.
ACHALICK, bay on east side of Loch
Fyne, nearly opposite Tarbert, Argyleshire.
ACHALL, lake in Lochbroom parish,
Eoss-shire.
ACHALL ADER, ruined baronial fortalice
on Loch Tolla, Glenorchy, Argyleshire.
ACHALLY, lake, and hill 1694 feet high,
in Clunie parish, Perthshire.
ACHANACY, hill in Keith parish, Banff-
shire.
ACHANAULT. See Auchanault.
ACHANDARINE, village in Inverary
parish, Argyleshire.
ACHANEILAN, deep quagmire, 5 miles
long, adjacent to Loch Shiel, on north
border of Argyleshire.
ACHANY, seat, 4 miles south-west of
Lairg, Sutherland.
ACHARACLE, quoad sacra parish around
Loch Shiel, Argyleshire and Inverness-
shire. Pop. 1236. It has . a post office
under Fort-William, an Established
church, a Free church preaching-station,
and 3 new public schools.
ACHARDALE, quondam hamlet in Hal-
kirk parish, Caithness.
ACHARN, village, and burn with pic-
turesque cascades, 2 miles west-south-west
of Kenmore, Perthshire.
ACHASTLE, ruined old castle in Latheron
parish, Caithness.
ACHAVANICH, place, 8 miles north of
Dunbeath, in Caithness.
ACHBRECK, village in Glenlivet, 10
miles south of Dufftown, Banffshire. It
has a post office under Ballindalloch.
ACHILTIE, lake in Contin parish, Ross-
shire.
ACHINCASS. See Auchincass.
ACHINDUIN, ruined episcopal castle on,
west coast of Lismore Island, Argyleshire.
ACHINDUNE, ruined strong baronial
fortalice on Fiddich rivulet, near Dufftown,
Banffshire.
ACHLYNE, noble shooting-lodge in Glen-
dochart, Perthshire.
ACHNACARRY, hamlet and seat at
convergence of Glenarchaig and Great
Glen, Inverness-shire. The hamlet has a
post office under Fort- William.
ACHNACLOICH, lake in Rosskeen
parish, Ross-shire.
ACHNACRAIG, hamlet at mouth of
Loch Don, Mull Island, Argyleshire. It
is the ferry station to Oban, and it has a
post office, with money order and telegraph
departments, under Oban, and a harbour.
ACHNACROISH, place, 3 miles north of
Achnacraig, Mull Island, Argyleshire. It
has a post office under Oban.
ACHNAGOL, village in Inverary parish,
Argyleshire.
ACHNAHANNET, place, with public
school, in Kincardine parish, Ross-shire.
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