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GLENDHU
and its area is 9154J acres, of which 21§ are water. The
'clear winding Devon,' at 4^ miles from its source,
begins to trace for 24 miles the boundary with Black-
ford ; then runs 2| miles eastward across the interior,
on the right hand receiving Frandy, Glensherup, and
Glenquhey Burns ; and then, bending south-eastward,
traces for 2J miles the boundary with Fossoway.
Throughout this course its glen or narrow vale — Glen-
devon proper, from which the parish takes its name —
is flanked immediately by broomy braes and swelling
pastoral hills ; remotely, toward the boundaries, by
summit-lines of the Ochils. Opposite what is called
the Black Linn is a conical knoll, much frequented by
picnic parties, and commanding a beautiful view of the
main reaches of the glen. In the extreme E the surface
declines to 660 feet above the sea ; and the chief eleva-
tions to the right or S of the Devon are Innerdownie
(2004 feet), Tarmangie Hill (1868), and Bald Hill (1636),
whilst to the left or N rise the Seat (1408), and, on the
Auchterarder border, Sim's Hill (1582) and Carlownie
Hill (1522). The rocks are chiefly eruptive. The
arable land, consisting of scattered patches along the
bottom of the glen, amounts to little more than 200
acres, and has a light dry soil, inclining to gravel.
Glendevon House is surrounded by pleasure grounds,
containing a small eminence called Gallows Knowe.
An old castle stands on the Glendevon estate ; is said
to have belonged to William, eighth Earl of Douglas,
slain in 1452 by James II. at Stirling ; and continues
in a state of good preservation. A spot on the hillside
near the hamlet was covered once with a huge congre-
gation, assembled from great distances to hear a sermon
by the Rev. Ebenezer Erskine. The property is divided
among five. Glendevon is in the presbytery of Auchter-
arder and synod of Perth and Stirling ; the living is
worth £192. The church is plain and very small ; and
a public school, with accommodation for 38 children,
had (1881) an average attendance of 11, and a grant of
£22, 14s. Valuation (18S2) £3152, 15s. 6d. Pop.
(1801) 149, (1831) 192, (1861) 138, (1871) 105, (1881)
147.— Orel. Sur., sh. 39, 1869.
Glendhu(6aeL yleanndubh, 'dark valley'), the upper
glen of Dttchray Water, on the eastern slope of Ben
Lomond, in Buchanan parish, W Stirlingshire.
Glendhu, a glen and a sea-loch in the S of Eddra-
chillis parish, W Sutherland. The glen takes down a
rivulet, issuing from Loch Strath nan Asinn teach (5-J x 1
furl. ; 870 feet above sea-level), and running 2J miles
west-by -northward to the head of the sea-loch ; it is
flanked, on the S side, by Ben Leoid (2597 feet). Loch
Glendhu extends 2g miles westward into junction with
Loch Glencoul, forming with that loch the head of
Ktlesku ; measures from 1 J to 44 furlongs in breadth ;
and is flanked by steep hills 1 700 feet high. It has great
depth of water ; and is so frequented by herring-shoals
that no less than £30,000 worth of herrings have been
caught in it in the course of a year. — Ord. Sur., shs.
108, 107, 1880-81.
Glendhu, a glen in Ardchattan parish, Argyllshire,
traversed by the Abhainn Teithil, which, rising at an
altitude of 1750 feet, winds 3J miles westward till it
falls into Loch Creran, at a point 1 mile 1^ of Barcaldine
House. It abounds with fallow-deer ; and, in its lower
section, is luxuriantly clothed with wood. — Ord. Sur.,
sh. 45, 187G.
Glendhu, the glen of the Black Water in Morvern
parish, Argyllshire, descending 8J miles south-south-
westward to the head of salt-water Loch Aline. Lead
ore of considerable richness occurs in it at Lurg, and was
worked for some time in the first half of last century by
a company called the Morvern Mining Company.
Glendinning, an estate in Westerkirk parish, NE
Dumfriesshire, on Megget Water, 5 miles N by W of
the church. It belongs to Sir F. J. W. Johnstone of
Westerhall, Bart., and contains remains of an old
castle. An antimony mine was worked on it from 1793
till 1798, and produced, in that time, 100 tons of regulus
of antimony, worth £8400.— OrcZ. Sitr., sh. 10, 1864.
Glen Diridh. See Glendeaes, Perthshire.
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GLENELG
Glendochart. See Dochakt.
Glendochart, a hill-farm in the NE of Penninghame
parish, NE Wigtownshire. It is traversed by the ancient
rampart called the Deil's Dyke ; and it contains, in the
line of that rampart, a circular hill-fort, 190 yards in
diameter.
Glendoick, an estate, with a mansion, in Kinfauns
parish, SE Perthshire, on the southern slope of the
Sidlaws, 2 miles NNE of Glencarse station. It was
purchased in 1726 by Robert Craigie (1685-1760), who
became lord advocate in 1742, lord president of the
court of session in 1754, and by whom the mansion was
built. His descendant's widow, Mrs Craigie, holds
1016 acres in the shire, valued at £1798 per annum.
Glendoick hamlet, in Errol parish, 1 mile S of Glen-
doick House, and 1| NE of Glencarse station, has a
public school, and a post office under Perth. — Ord. Sur.,
sh. 48, 1868.
GlendoU. See Doll.
Glendorch Burn, a stream in Crawfordjohn parish,
Lanarkshire, running 2J miles north-north-westward to
Snar Water at a point 2f miles SSW of Crawfordjohn
village. Glendorch Castle stood at its mouth.
Glendouglas. See Douglas, Lanarkshire, Dumbar-
tonshire, and Argyllshire.
Glendovan. See Glendevon.
Glendow. See Glendhu.
Glendowachy or Glenquithle, a ravine adjacent to
the mutual boundary of Gamrie parish, Banffshire, and
Aberdour parish, Aberdeenshire, 3 miles E of Gardens-
town. It has a wild romantic character, debouching
near a waterfall of 30 feet in leap ; and it gave name to
an ancient thauage granted by Robert I. in the third
decade of the 14th century to Hugh, fifth Earl of Ross,
and by Robert II. in 1382 to John Lyonu, knight.
Glendowachy was its ancient, and Glenquithle is its
modern, name. — Ord. Sur., sh. 97, 1876.
Glendowran Burn, a stream in Crawfordjohn parish,
Lanarkshire, running 1^ mile north-westward to Snar
Water at a point IJ mile SSW of Crawfordjohn village.
Lead ore has been found in its basin.
Glendronach, a place with a large distillery in Forgue
parish, NW Aberdeenshire, 9 miles ENE of Huntly.
Glendubh. See Glendhu.
Glenduckie. See Flisk.
Glenduror. See Dueor.
Glendye. See Dye Water, Kincardineshire.
Gleneagles, a romantic glen in Blackford parish,
SE Perthshire, traversed by the first 2J miles of
RuTHVEN Water, and descending north-north-westward
from 950 to 400 feet above sea-level. It carries up a
road from Strathearn and Strathallan to Glendevon ;
and some suppose it to have been the route by which
Agricola led his troops into Strathearn prior to their
encampment at Ardoch. Towards its foot, 3;^ miles S
by W of Auchterarder, stands a plain mansion of 1624,
Gleneagles House. The estate belonged to the Hal-
danes from the 12th century till 1799, when it devolved
on Admiral Lord Duncan, whose great-grandson, third
Earl of C.AJIPEEDOWN, holds 7122 acres in Perthshire,
valued at £3479 per saumxi.— Ord. Sur., sh. 39, 1869.
Glenearn, an estate, with a modern mansion, in the
detached section of Dron parish, SE Perthshire, 2J
miles SW of Bridge of Earn. It was purchased about
1873 from Charles Jlaclean, Esq., by AVilliam Ross,
Esq. , who holds 640 acres in the shire, valued at £837
per annum.
Gleneffock. See Effock Water.
Glenelchaig. See Elchaig.
Glenelg, a coast village and parish of NW Inverness-
shire. The village stands on a small bay of its own
name at the head of Sleat Sound, 3 miles SSE of Kyle-
Rhea ferry, 43 WNW of Invergarry, and 7 S by W of
Lochalsh, under which it has a post office. Occupying
a picturesque site in the mouth of a grand glen, it com-
prises a principal street of slated houses, and numerous
thatched cottages ; is embellished with interspersed
trees and adjacent jilantatiou ; contains a good inn and
some well-stocked shops ; enjoys facility of communica-