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FODDERTY
(1748-1833), whom Burns styles 'the first composer of
Strathspeys of the age,' were both born at the old town.
Milne's Free School arose from a bequest of £20,000 by
Alexander Milne, another native, who died at New
Orleans in 1838. Opened with great ceremony in 1846,
it is a splendid edifice, finely situated, and comprises a
hall (58 by 22 feet), 4 other class-rooms, and a rector's
dwelling-house. It is conducted by a rector, an
English master, an arithmetic and writing master, and
a mistress — all appointed by a body of directors, and,
with accommodation for 723 children, it had (1881) an
average attendance of 336, and a grant of £284, 2s.
The town is a burgh of barony, governed by a baron
bailie under the Duke of Richmond and Gordon. Pop.
(1841) 1135, (1861) 1149, (1871) 1227, (1881)1189.—
Ord. Sur., sh. 95, 1876.
Fodderty, a parish of south-eastern and central Ross
and Cromartj', traversed for 6J miles by the Dingwall
and Skye branch of the Highland railway, from a point
1§ mile W by N" of Dingwall to the foot of Loch Garve.
Strathpeffer station thereon lies 4J miles WNW of
Dingwall ; and the parish also contains Strathpeffer
Spa, AuoHTERNEED hamlet, and Makybukgh village.
It is bounded N by Kincardine, NE by Alness, Kiltearn,
and Dingwall, SE by Urquhart, S by Urray, and SW
by Coutin. Its utmost length, from NAY to SE, is 23
miles ; its width varies between 1 mile and 7| miles ;
and its area is 65,264g acres, of which 988 J are water, and
2720f belong to the Maryburgh or south-eastern portion,
detached from the main body by a strip of Dingwall
parish, g furlong broad at the narrowest. Through this
south-eastern section the Conan ilows If mile north-
north-eastward to the head of Cromarty Firth ; whilst
in the main body, the Peffer, rising at an altitude of
1750 feet, winds 7J miles south-south-eastward and east-
by-northward, till, If mile above its mouth, it passes
off into DingwaU. Lakes are Loch Ussie (6J x 4§ furl. ;
419 feet), lying partly in Dingwall and partly in the
detached portion ; Lochs Garve (1 J x J mile ; 220 feet)
and Gorm (2 x 2i furl. ; 1900 feet)," on" the Contin bor-
der ; Crom Loch (J mile x 31 furl. ; 1720 feet), on the
Kincardine border ; and Loch Toll a' Mhuic (5f x 2
furl. ; 880 feet), in the nortli-western interior. The
surface declines to 20 feet above sea-level along tte
Peifer, and S of the railway attains 579 feet at conical
Knock Farril, 801 at Creag Ulladail, and 874 at Creag
an Fhithich ; north-westward it rises to 1172 at Druim
a' Chuilein, 1705 at Cam Gorm, 3106 at An Cabar, 3429
at huge lumpish *Ben Wyvis, 2206 at *Carn nan Con
Ruadha, and 2551 at Meall a' Ghrianain, where asterisks
mark those summits that culminate on the confines of
the parish, the highest point in whose detached portion
is 628 feet. A calcareo-bituminous rock — fish-bed schist
of the Old Red sandstone series — occurs in large quan-
tities in the lower parts of Fodderty. It emits, when
broken, a peculiar foetid odour ; and to it the Wells
owe their ingredients and properties. A seam of soft
friable bitumen in a hill above Castle-Leod is capable of
jdelding a high percentage of oil, though not enough to
repay the cost of working, as proved by investigations of
1870-71. The rocks of the mountainous north-western
region are gneissose chiefly, of Silurian age. The soil
of the arable lands ranges from a strong reddish clay to
a fine free loam, and great improvements have been
carried out on the Duchess of Sutherland's property
since 1867 in the way of reclaiming, fencing, planting,
building, etc. ; still the arable area is small, compared
with hUl-pasture and moorland. A cairn, measuring
260 feet by 20, is on the lands of Hilton, where and on
Cromarty estate are remains of two stone circles ; two
standing stones adjoin the parish church ; and several
kistvaens or ancient stone cofiins have been found to
the N of the churchyard. The chief antiquity, the
vitrified fort on Knock Farril, is noticed separately,
as also is the chief mansion, Castle-Leod. Four pro-
prietors hold each an annual value of £500 and upwards,
2 of between £100 and £500, and 6 of less than £100.
Giving off portions to the quoad sacra parishes of Car-
nach and Kinlochluichart, Fodderty is in the presbytery
FORBES
of Dingwall and synod of Ross ; the living is worth
£354. The parish church, 9 furlongs ESE of Strath-
peffer station, was built in 1807, and, as enlarged in
1835, contains 640 sittings. There are two Free churches,
one of Maryburgh and one of Fodderty and Coutin ; and.
two public schools, Fodderty and Maryburgh, ivith re-
spective accommodation for 165 and 121 children, had
(1881) an average attendance of 111 and 117, and gi'ants
of £84, Is. and £107, Is. 6d. Valuation (1860) £7538,
(1882) £12,583, 15s. Pop. of civil parish (1801) 1829,
(1831) 2232, (1861) 2247, (1871) 2121, (1881) 2047, of
whom 1381 were Gaelic-speaking ; of ecclesiastical parish
(1871) 1943, (1881) 1S80.— Ord. Sur., shs. 83, 93, 1881.
Foffarty, a property in Kinnettles parish, Forfarshire,
3 miles SSW of Forfar. A Roman Catholic chapel, with
manse and ofiBces, was built here soon after tlie Refor-
mation, on the margin of a den at the foot of Kincaldrum
Hill ; and, burned by a party of royal dragoons in 1745,
remained in a roofless and ruinous condition for many
years, till it was razed to the foundations in 1816.
Fogo, a liamlet and a jiarish of central Berwickshire.
The hamlet lies on the right bank of Blackadder Water,
14 mile E of Marchmont station, and 4 J miles S by W
of its post-town. Duns.
The parish is bounded N and NE by Edrom, E by
Swiuton, S by Eccles, SW by Greenlaw, and NW by
Polwarth. Its utmost length, from ENE to WSW, is
5J miles ; its utmost breadth is 2 miles ; and its area is
4669 acres, of which 17J are water. Blackadder Water
winds 3f miles north-eastward through the north-western
interior, and then for 1 mile traces the northern border ;
its channel is a sort of huge furrow here, between
parallel ranges of low heights, that nowhere sink much
below 300, or much exceed 500, feet above sea-level.
Sandstone, the principal rock, was formerly quarried ;
and boulder clay lies so deep that the steep banks of the
Blackadder can be ploughed within a few yards of the
stream. The soil on the higher grounds is a deep black
loam, extremely fertile ; that of the lower grounds is
thinner, and lies on till, yet is very far from being un-
productive. Some 300 acres are under wood, 40 or so
are natural pasture, and all the rest of the land is under
cultivation. A Roman camp, crowning a commanding
elevation (500 feet) at Chesters, near the south-western
extremity of the parish, and approached by a causeway
through a marsh, has been nearly obliterated by the
operations of agriculture. Caldra and CharterhaU, both
separately noticed, are mansions ; and the property is
divided among four. Fogo is in the presbytery of
Duns and synod of Merse and Teviotdale ; the living
is worth £300. The parish church, on the Blackadder's
bank, at the village, is an old and picturesque, ivy-
mantled building, enlarged in 1853, and containing 278
sittings. A public school, with accommodation for 123
children, had (1881) an average attendance of 57, and a
grant of £52, 18s. 6d. Valuation (1882) £7959. Pop.
(1801)507, (1831) 433, (1851) 604, (1861) 559, (1871)
502, (1881) 468.— Oi-A Stir., shs. 26, 25, 1864-63.
Foinaven or Foiime-Bheinn, a mountain (2980 feet)
on the mutual border of Eddraehillis and Durness parish,
NW Sutherland, 5| miles WSW of the head of Loch
Eriboll.
Folda, a hamlet in Glenisla parish, NW Forfarshire,
13 mUes NNW of Alyth. It has a Christian Knowledge
Society school and a post office under Alyth.
FoUart, Loch. See Dunvegan.
Foodiecast, a hamlet in the SW corner of Dairsie
parish, Fife, 1 J mile N of Cupar.
Footdee. See Aberdeen, p. 9.
Fopachy, a landing-place for vessels, but without
any proper harbour, in Kirkhill parish, Inverness-shire,
on the S side of the Beauly Firth, f mile NW of Bun-
chrew station.
Forbes, a hamlet and an ancient parish in Aberdeen-
shire. The hamlet lies on the left bank of the river
Don, at the Bridge of Alford, If mUe WNW of Alford
village, and has a good inn, the Forbes Arms, and a
post office under Aberdeen. The parish was annexed in
1722 to Kearn, from which it is separated by a range of
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