Gazetteer of Scotland

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tains also the villages of Craigliall, Bank-
foot, Gadgirthholm, Knockshoggleholm,
and Joppa. Its length is about 12 miles ;
its breadth nearly 2 miles ; its area 11,584
acres. Real property in 1880-81, £20,947.
Pop. 3100. The river Ayr traces much
of the north-western boundary ; the Coyl
traverses the interior ; and the Doon
drains part of the south-eastern end. The
lower section is partly flat and partly
undulating ; the middle section contains
the Craigs of Coyl, rising to a height of 798
feet above sea-level ; and the upper section
is hilly, rises to a height of more than 1100
feet above sea-level, and commands there
extensive views. About 8110 acres are
arable. Coal, limestone, sandstone, and
trap rock abound, and are extensively
worked. The chief seats are Sundrum,
Gadgirth, and Rankinston; and a chief
antiquity is a large stone popularly re-
garded as a monument of 'Auld King
Coil,' — a fabulous monarch from whom a
false tradition derived the names of Coyl,
Coylton, and Kyle.
CRACHIE, mountain affluent of the
Shochie, Perthshire.
CRAGGACH, glen, with millstone quarry,
in Reay parish, Caithness.
CRAGGANESTER, hamlet in Weem
parish, Perthshire.
CRAGGANTOUL, hamlet in Weem parish,
Perthshire.
CRAGGIE, lake in Tongue parish, Suther-
land.
CRAIBSTONE, seat on Buxburn rivulet,
Aberdeenshire.
CRAICHIE, village in Dunnichen parish,
Forfarshire. It has a post office under
Forfar, and a public school with about 137
CRAICK, hill, 1482 feet high, in Roberton
parish, Roxburghshire.
CRAIG, parish on east coast of Forfar-
shire. It contains Ferryden town, with
post office under Montrose, and Usan
village, and includes Inchbrayock Island.
Its length is nearly 6 miles ; its breadth
3 miles ; its area 4371 acres. Real pro-
perty in 1880-81, £10,824. Pop. 2589.
The mainland is partly a peninsula,
bounded on the north by Montrose basin
and South Esk river, on the east and
south-east by the German Ocean ; and
rises gradually from the north and the
east toward the south-west, till it reaches
an elevation of about 400 feet above sea-
level. The northward slope is ornate, and
commands a magnificent view ; and the
sea-coast is very rocky and partly preci-
pitous. The chief seats are Rossie, Dun-
ninald, and Usan ; and the chief anti-
quities are vestiges of Craig Castle, a
strong structure, often mentioned in
Scottish history ; and the sites of another
old castle and an old fort. The churches
are Established and Free ; and the former
is a handsome conspicuous edifice with
800 sittings. There are 5 schools with
accommodation for 467 scholars.
CRAIG, estate in Madderty parish,
Perthshire. It once contained a village of
Craig, ranking as a burgh of barony ; and
it now contains the modern village of St.
David's.
CRAIG, seat and burn in Auchindoir
parish, Aberdeenshire.
CRAIG, seat in Kilmaurs parish, Ayr-
shire.
CRAIG, seat in Colmonell parish, Ayr-
shire.
CRAIG, quondam baronial fortalice in
Glenisla parish, Forfarshire.
CRAIG, hill in Troqueer parish, Kirk-
cudbrightshire.
CRAIGABODDICK, hill-range on mutual
border of Loth and Kildonan parishes,
Sutherland.
CRAIGACHROCHCAN, lofty bank and
bridge on the Aven, in Inveraven parish,
Banffshire.
CRAIGAIRIE, high moorish hill, 10 miles
north of Glenluce, Wigtonshire.
CRAIGALLEON, lake in Strathblane
parish, Stirlingshire.
CRAIGAMMEL, curious object on coast
of Wick parish, Caithness.
CRAIGANDARROCH, lofty hill in Glen-
muick parish, Aberdeenshire.
CRAIGANFHIACH, precipitous crag,
giving off a loud echo, in Fodderty parish,
Ross-shire.
CRAIGANOIN, hill and pass on mutual
border of Moy and Daviot parishes, In-
verness-shire. The pass was the scene
of what is called the ' Rout of Moy ' in the
rebellion of 1745-46.
CRAIGANROY, commodious safe harbour
in Loch Duich, Glenshiel parish, Ross-shire.
CRAIGBANK, village in New Cumnock
parish, Ayrshire. Pop. 302.
CRAIGBAR, steep rocky precipice, with
remains of ancient fortification, at side of
Loch Brora, in Clyne parish, Sutherland.
CRAIGBARNET, seat in Campsie parish,
Stirlingshire.
CRAIGBEG, mountain in Durris parish,
Kincardineshire.
CRAIGBENYON, mountain, 3 miles
north-east of Callander, Perthshire.
CRAIGBHOKIE, lofty precipitous cliff
at narrow part of Loth glen, in Loth
parish, Sutherland.
CRAIGBINNY, hill, 3J miles south-east
of Linlithgow.
CRAIGBODDICH, lofty precipitous cliff
in Loth glen and parish, Sutherland.
CRAIGCAFFIE, old castle, transmuted
into farmhouse, in Inch parish, Wigton-
shire.
CRAIGCHAILLEACH, picturesque peaked
mountain - range, in vicinity of Killin,
Perthshire.
CRAIGCLEUGH, burn on mutual bound-
ary of Westerkirk and Langholm parishes,
Dumfriesshire.
CRAIGCROOK, seat on east skirt of
Corstorphine Hill, 2\ miles west of Edin-
burgh. It was long the residence of Lord
Jeffrey.