Gazetteer of Scotland

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TEI
by a chain of heights more like hills than
mountains. The river receives, through
the lake, a line of head-stream descending
from a point about 7 miles north-north-
west of head of Loch Lomond; it goes
eastward, with northerly curve, to Logie-
rait, and there receives the Tummel,
descending from a distance of about 60
miles ; it proceeds mainly south-eastward,
but with great curves and sinuosities, to
the influx of the Earn ; it traverses, to
that point, a rich, diversified, picturesque
valley, flanked variously by grand moun-
tains, beautiful hills, and rolling banks ;
and it proceeds, as an estuary, about 26
miles, mainly east-north-eastward, with
width of from f mile to 9 miles, flanked
variously by carse lands, slopes, and
gentle heights. Its length, measured
from remotest head-stream, but excluding
sinuosities, is 115 miles ; its extent of
basin is about 2500 square miles ; and its
volume of water, carried to its estuary,
averages 218,400 cubic feet per minute.
TAY BRIDGE, railway viaduct across
Firth of Tay, from west end of Dundee to
a point about 1J mile west of Newport.
It was authorized in 1870 on a capital of
£350,000 ; was commenced in July 1871,
and opened in June 1878 ; measured 3450
yards in length ; had, at its middle, a
height of 88 feet above high-water level ;
was constructed on the lattice-girder prin-
ciple, with supports on strong piers ; com-
prised 11 spans of each 245 feet, 2 of
each ,227 feet, and 72 of lesser length ;
and was connected at the ends with new
railway branches, giving direct communi-
cation from Dundee through the centre
of Fife. It was believed to have ample
strength for bearing any strain which
could be put on it, and for resisting the
most boisterous storm ; but on the evening
of 28th December 1879, during a strong
hurricane, and while a passenger train of
six carriages was traversing it northward,
a portion of it, fully J mile long, together
with the entire train, fell into the firth so
suddenly and darkly as to be unobserved
from the shore, and so completely as to
leave nothing standing in the long gap but
bare iron piers. A new viaduct, under
parliamentary sanction, was planned in
March 1881, to stand a little farther west
than the ruined one, to have a height at
the centre of only 58J feet, to be laid with
a double line of rails, and to possess such
differences of structure from the former
one as should make it both vastly stronger
and much more convenient ; and opera-
tions for constructing this were begun in
March 1SS2.
TAYFIELD, seat near Newport, Fife.
TAYHUIRST, place in Lismore and
Appin parish, Argyleshire. It has a
public school with about 71 scholars.
TAYINLOAN, village on west coast of
Kintyre, 20 miles north-north-west of
Campbelton, Argyleshire. It has a post
office, with money order and telegraph
departments, under Greenock, and it
adjoins a ferry to Gigha.
TAYINLONE, place, with inn, 10 miles
north-west of Portree, Isle of Skye.
TAYLUN, bay in south-west of Coll
Island, Argyleshire.
TAYMOUNT, seat near Stanley, Perth-
shire.
TAYMOUTH CASTLE, seat of Earl of
Breadalbane, about a mile north-east of
foot of Loch Tay, Perthshire. It was
erected partly in 15S0, but chiefly in
present century ; is mainly a great quad-
rangular four - storey structure, with
towers at the corners, and a large central
pavilion 150 feet high ; underwent very
costly improvement for reception of Queen
Victoria and the Prince Consort in 1842 ;
was further improved in 1879, at a cost of
about £4000 ; and has extensive and very
beautiful grounds.
TAYNABRUICH. See TlGHNABRUAlCH.
TAYNUILT, hamlet about a mile south-
south-west of influx of river Awe to Loch
Etive, Argyleshire. It has a post office,
with money order and telegraph depart-
ments, designated of Argyleshire, a railway
station, and a hotel.
TAYOCK, burn, running south-south-
eastward to Montrose lagoon, Forfarshire.
TAYPORT, town, formerly called Ferry-
Port- on-Craig, on north coast of Fife.
Pop. 2605. See Fekry-Port-on-Craig.
TAYRIBBI, village in Appin district,
Argyleshire.
TAYVALLICH, hamlet in North Knap-
dale parish, Argyleshire. It has a post
office under Lochgilphead, and a public
school with about 72 scholars.
TEAGUS, beautiful lake in Morvern
parish, Argyleshire.
TEALING, village and parish in south of
Forfarshire. The village stands 5J miles
north of Dundee, and has a post office
under Dundee, Established and Free
churches, and a public school. — The parish
contains also Newbigging, Balgray, Bal-
kello, and Todhills villages ; and it measures
about 5 miles by 4, and comprises 7227
acres. Eeal property in 1880-81, £7831.
Pop. 757. The surface has all a basis of
fully 500 feet above sea-level, and ascends
northward to the summit-line of the Sid-
laws. Tealing House is the only mansion.
There are 3 schools with accommodation
for 253 scholars.
TEANASSIE, picturesque burn, entering
Beauly river at the Drhuim, in Inverness-
shire.
TEANINICH, estate in Alness parish,
Ross-shire.
TEARNATE, lake in Morvern parish,
Argyleshire.
TEASSES, seat in Ceres parish, Fife.
TECHMUIRY, place, with public school,
in Fraserburgh parish, Aberdeenshire.
TEITH, river formed by two head-streams
at Callander, and running thence 13 miles
south-eastward to the Forth at 2J miles
west of Stirling.