Ordnance gazetteer of Scotland > Volume 5

LOCHNELL
townsliire 1856-68, holds 6777 acres in the shire, valued
at £6997 per annum. See his Agnews of Lochnmo
(Edinb. 1864).— Ord Sur., sh. 3, 1856.
Lochnell, an estate, with a mansion, in Ardchattan
parish, Argyllshire. The mansion, at the head of
Ardmucknish Bay, 12 miles WNW of Taynuilt, was
built by Sir Duncan Campbell, and enlarged, at a cost
of more than £15,000, by his successor. General Camp-
bell. A spacious and handsome edifice, it was destroyed
by fire about 1859 ; and an observalfory, in the form of
a tower, was reduced to a mere shell by fire in 1850, but
continues to figure conspicuously in the view from the
neighbouring waters. The pre*3nt proprietor, Archibald
Argyll Lochnell Campbell, Esq. (b. 1849 ; sue. 1882),
holds 39,000 acres in the shire, valued at £6801 per
annum. — Orel. Sur., sh. 45, 1876.
Lochore House, a mansion, with well-wooded grounds,
in Ballingry parish, Fife, 3 miles NNW of Lochgelly,
under which there is a post oflice of Lochore. Tlte lake,
Loch Ore, which gave it name, was a considerable sheet
of water, formed by expansion of the river Ore, and was
drained, towards the close of last century, with the
result of its bottom becoming very fertile corn land, but
subject to floods in times of heavy rains. See Ballinguy.
—Ord. Sm:, sh. 40, 1867.
Loch Park. See Botriphnie.
Loch Eanza, a small village, situated round the head
of a baj' or loch of the same name, on the N coast of
Arran, Buteshire. The loch, which opens from Kil-
brannan Sound, pierces the land in a SSE direction, and
has a length of 7 furlongs and a breadth of J mile. At
its upper end, a grass-covered peninsula, terminating in
a shingly spit, stretches almost across the loch, and
leaves only a narrow opening for the water to pass into
the inner harbour, formed by this natural breakwater.
This harbour affords safer anchoring ground than the
loch, which is much exposed to sudden squalls, and, in
consequence, the fishermen prefer to lay their boats up
in it. In the herring-season, however, the loch is often
crowded with fishing-boats, as it is conveniently near
Loch Fyne, Kilbrannan Sound, etc. Beyond the har-
bour lies a stretch of marshy ground, through which
the Eanza Burn flows by many channels to the sea. On
both sides of the loch the hills rise to a considerable
height, while the low ground behind the harbour is
backed by the range of Caisteal Abhael (2735 feet),
Meall Mor (1602), and Torr Nead an Eoin (1057),
mountains which are separated by two glens. On the E
is Glen Chalmadale, up which passes the carriage road
to Corrie ; and on the W is Glen Easan Biarach, which
contains some very grand scenery. Such are the natural
surroundings that belong —
' To the lone hamlet, which her inland bay
And circlinG^ mountains sever from the world.'
The village of Loch Eanza may be approached either
by land from Brodick (15 miles S.SE) or direct by sea,
the Campbeltown steamers "topping off' the mouth of
the bay, and a large ferry-boat going out for goods and
passengers. It contains a post-office under Greenock,
an inn, a public school, two or three small shops, a line
of cottages on the W side of the bay, and a few houses,
irregularly dotted round the head and E side of the loch.
The Free church is a neat, modern building of reddish
sandstone. Service is held regularly in it, and it is the
only church in the neighbourhood, the nearest Estab-
lished church being at Brodick. Loch Eanza gives
name to a registration district. Pop. (1861) 824, (1871)
777, (1881) 7l4.
Loch Eanza Castle stands upon the peninsula which
sti-etches across the bay. All that now remains is a
square tower with thick walls, which, combined with
its situation, must have made the Castle almost im-
pregnable. The building is now roofless. Although it
is not known when the Castle was erected, it must be
very old, since it is mentioned as ' a hunting-seat of the
Scottish kings in 1380, when it was regarded as one of
the royal castles.' Like many other places in Arran,
Loch Eanza and its castle are associated with the name
LOCHS
of Robert the Bruce. Uo vestige now remains either ot
the chapel, built by Anne, Duchess of Hamilton, or of
the convent of St Bride. — Ord. Sur., sh. 21, 1870.
Lochridge, an estate, with a mansion, in Stewarton
parish, Ayrshire, 1 mile S of Stewarton town.
Lochrutton, a parish of E Kirkcudbrightshire, con-
tainiug at its south-eastern border the station of Loch-
anhead, 6 miles SW of Dumfries, and ISJ NE of Castle-
Douglas ; as also Lochfoot village. If mile NNW of that
station, and 5J miles WSW of Dumfries, under which
it has a post office. It is bounded NW and N by Kirk-
patrick-Irongray, NE by Terregles and Troqueer, SE by
Troqueer and Newabbey, and SW by Kirkgunzeon and
Urr. Its utmost length, from E to W, is 5i miles;
its utmost breadth, from N to S, is 3g miles ;'and its
area is 7561 acres, of which 150 are water. Loch-
rutton Loch (7 X 34 furl. ; 325 feet) extends south-by-
westward from Lochfoot village, and contains the tiny
islet of Dulton's Cairn and yfe larger Big Island,
which, partly at least, is an artificial crannoge. Half-a-
dozen rivulets flow eastward, north-eastward, or west-
ward to this lake, which sends off Cargen Water
towards the Nith. Kirkgunzeon or Dalbeattie Burn,
a feeder of Urr Water, traces all the Newabbey boun-
dary ; and Merkland Well, near the head of Lochrutton
Loch, is a strong chalybeate spring, which was formerly
very celebrated for the cure of agues and of dyspeptic
and nervous disorders. The surface undulates, sinking
along the northern and south-eastern boundaries to less
than 300 feet above sea-level, and rising thence to 637
feet near tlie manse, 550 near Carswadda, and 604 near
Slack. The predominant rocks are eruptive and
Silurian, and the soil is mostly a light shallow loam.
Nearly six-sevenths of the entire area are in tillage or in
meadow ; about 250 acres are under wood ; and the rest
is either pastoral, moss, or waste. An ancient Cale-
donian stone circle, called the 'Seven Grey Stones,' but
really comprising nine, with a diameter of 70 feet, is on
the eminence near the manse, which commands a very
extensive and brilliant view. Old baronial fortalices,
or peel towers, were in various places ; and the most
perfect. Hills Tower, has been noticed separately.
Henry Duncan, D.D. (1774-1846), the founder of
savings' banks in Scotland, was the son of a former
minister. Four proprietors hold each an annual value
of £500 and upwards, S oTbetween £100 and £500, and
6 of from £50 to £100. Lochrutton is in the presbytery
and synod of Dumfries ; the living is worth £221. The
church, 1 mile E by S of Lochfoot, was built in 1819,
and contains upwards of 300 sittings. The public
school, with accommodation for 119 children, had
(1882) an average attendance of 6S, and a grant of £60.
Valuation (1860) £5810, (1884) £9076, 17s. 6d. Pop.
(1801) 514, (1831) 650, (1861) 677, (1871) 656, (1881)
Gli.—Ord. Sur., sh. 9, 1863.
Loch Ryan. See Rtan.
Lochryan, a quoad sacra parish in Inch parish, Wig-
townshire, around Cairnryan village, on the E side of
Loch Ryan, 65 miles N of Stranraer. Lochryan House,
'3 furlongs NNW of Cairnryan, is a plain substantial
mansion, with finely-wooded grounds. Its owner. Sir
William T. F. Agnew-Wallace, eighth Bart, since 1669
(b. 1830 ; sue. 1857), holds 5785 acres in the shire,
valued at £1373 per annum. The parish is in the
presbytery of Stranraer and the synod of Galloway ; its
minister's stipend is £120. The church was built ii
1841 as a chapel of ease. Pop. (1871) 354, (ISSl) 292.
—Ord. Sur., sh. 3, 1856.
Lochs, a parish of Lewis proper, Outer Hebrides,
Eoss-shire, whose church stands on the northern shore
of Loch Erisort, II4 miles SSW of the post town,
Stornoway. Its main part, the south-eastern section of
Lewis proper, is bounded N by Stornoway, E and SE
by the North Minch, SW by Loch Seaforth and Harris,
and W by Uig ; another part, the Carloway district,
on the W coast, is bounded NW by the Atlantic, NE
by Barvas, E by Stornoway, and S and SW by Uig ;
and other parts are the Shiant Isles, 5 miles SE of the
nearest point of the main body, with several islets lying
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