Ordnance gazetteer of Scotland > Volume 5

LUINA
with Lochluichart station near its head, on the Dingwall
and Skye railway, 17 miles W by N of Dingwall. Tra-
versed by the river Conan, and lying 270 feet above sea-
level, it curves 4| miles south-eastward, and decreases
in breadth from 6J furlongs to 100 yards. Its northern
shore, towards the head, is finely wooded ; and here is
a handsome shooting-lodge belonging to the Dowager
Lady Ashburton, who holds 28,556 acres in the shire,
valued at £1885 per annum. Its waters contain great
plenty of excellent trout, with occasional grOse. — Ord.
Sur., shs. 93, 83, 1881.
Luina. See AvicH.
Luine or Loyne, a stream of Eoss and Inverness shires,
rising at an altitude of 1100 feet above sea-level, and
flowing 13J miles east-north-eastward — for 7J miles
along the boundary between the two counties — till, after
a total descent of 620 feet, it falls into the Moriston at
a point 1 mile SW of Ceanacroc shooting-lodge and 13 W
of Fort Augustus. Its marshy expansion. Loch Luine,
3 miles N of Tomdonn inn, is 4| miles long, but only 50
yards to 3 furlongs wide.— Ord. Sur., sh. 72, 1880.
Luing, an island of Kilbrandon and Kilohattan parish,
Argyllshire, separated on the N from Sell Island by a
strait scarcely 300 yards wide, and on the E from Torsa
and Shuna Islands, also by narrow straits. Lying 1 mile
to 3J miles W of the coast of Nether Lorn and the
entrance of Loch Mel fort, it extends 6 miles in a direction
nearly due N and S, nowhere exceeds 1 J mile in breadth,
and has an area of 3797J acres, of which 291 are fore-
shore and 12f water. As grouped with the several
islands near, it exhibits an extensive range of picturesque
and pleasing scenery. The sm'face in the N rises into
rocky cliffs and eminences, approximates the form of two
distinct ranges of heights, and attains an extreme altitude
of 650 feet ; but in all other parts, and generally round
the coast, it is mostly low, though nowhere absolutely
flat. Clay slate of fissile character is the predominant
rock, and has been largely quarried for roofing. The
land is chiefly under sheep at present ; but during this
century several hundred acres have been reclaimed from
a comparatively waste condition ; and one farm has a
remarkably fine suite of dwellings and ofSces. Lord
Breadalbane is sole proprietor. Pop. (1861) 521, (1871)
582, (1881) 527, of whom 488 were Gaelic-speaking.
Luirbost. See Leurbost.
Lui Water, a mountain rivulet of Braemar district,
SW Aberdeenshire, rising, at an altitude of 3400 feet, on
the eastern shoulder of Ben Macdhui, and running 9J
miles south-eastward, till, after a total descent of 3232
feet, it falls into the river Dee at a point j mile below
the Linn of Dee. Its upper 5| miles, above the Derry's
confluence, bear the name of Luibeg Burn. — Ord. Sur.,
shs. 64, 65, 1874-70.
Lumphanan, a hamlet and a parish in Kincardine
O'Neil district, S Aberdeenshire. The hamlet has a
station on the Deeside section of the Great North of
Scotland railway, 27 miles W by S of Aberdeen ; a post
and railway telegraph office ; a branch of the North of
Scotland Bank ; an hotel ; and fairs on the second Thurs-
day of January, February, March, April, May, Septem-
ber, and December.
The parish is bounded N by Leoohel and Tough, E
by Kincardine O'Neil, S by Kincardine O'Neil and
Aboyne, and W and NW by CouU. Its utmost length,
from N by E to S by W, is 5 J miles ; its utmost breadth
is 5J miles ; and its area is 87574 acres, of which 3f are
■water. The drainage is carried partly northward to the
Don by Leochel Burn, but mainly southward to the
Dee by the Burns of Beltie and Dess, along the latter
of which the surface declines to 420 feet above sea-level,
thence rising to 923 feet at Stot Hill, 1250 at Mill
Maud, and 1563 at Craiglich on the Coull boundary.
The drainage of a good-sizsd loch in 1860 has been
noticed under Auchlossan. The predominant rock is
granite ; and the soil varies from a deep loam on the
low grounds to a thin sand on the higher. About 3500
acres are in tillage ; 625 acres are under wood ; and the
rest of the land is either pastoral or waste. On the
Perk Hill, 1 mile N by W of the parish church, is
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LUNAN
Macbeth's Cairn, which in 1793 was described as '40
yards in circumference, and pretty high up in the
middle.' Here, on 15 Aug. 1057, Macbeth, pursued
across the great range of the Mounth, was slain by
Malcolm Ceannmor, the son of Duncan. In Lumphanan
another king, Edward I. of England, on 21 July 1296,
received the submission of Sir John De Malevill — pro-
bably at the Peel Bog, a moated, round earthen mound,
46 yards in diameter, and 12 feet high, in a marshy
hollow, a little SW of the church. Till 1782 it was
crowned by remains of a stone building, called Haa-ton
House. Another strength was the Houif, on the lands
of Auchinhove ; and two earthen ramparts, 230 yards
long, extended along the base of the Hills of Corse and
Mill Maud. Estates are Auchinhove, Burnside, Camp-
hiU, FiNDRACK, Glenmillan, and Pitmurchie; and
Mr Farquharson of Finzean owns three-fourths of the
parish, 1 other proprietor holding an annual value of
more, 7 of less, than £500. Lumphanan is in the pres-
bytery of Kincardine O'Neil and the synod of Aberdeen ;
the living is worth £217. The parish church, built in
1762, and enlarged in 1851, contains 600 sittings. Its
ancient predecessor was dedicated to St Finan (Lum-
phaimn being a corruption of Zlanffinan) ; and this
dedication, according to Dr Skene, 'must have pro-
ceeded from a Welsh source.' According, however, to
the present minister, the church in pre-Reformation
times was dedicated to St Vincent, and Lumphanan
means ' bare little valley.' There is a Free church ; and
a pubUo school, with accommodation for 200 children,
had (1882) an average attendance of 130, and a grant
of £114, 16s. Valuation (1860) £4126, (1884) £5676,
plus £985 for railway. Pop. (1801) 614, (1831) 957,
(1861) 1251, (1871) 1239, {18S1)U30.— Ord. Sur., sh.
76, 1874.
Lumphinnans, a mining village in the S of Ballingry
parish, Fife, 1^ mile WSW of Lochgelly. Pop. (1871)
404, (1881) no.— Ord. Sur., sh. 40, 1867.
Lumsden, a village in Auchindoir and Kearn parish,
Aberdeenshire, 4 miles SSW of Rhynie, 9| NW by N
of Alford, and 8 SSW of Gartly station, with which it
communicates by public coach. Founded about the year
1825 on what was then a barren moor, it crowns a rising-
ground, 745 feet above sea-level, amid a fertile district,
and commands a picturesque view to the W, with the
Buck of Cabrach in the background. Besides a number
of excellent houses, it has a post office under Aberdeen,
a branch of the North of Scotland Bank, an hotel, a
Free church (1843), a U.P. church (1803), a public
school, and fairs on the first Monday of January, Feb-
ruary, March, April, and December, the last Tuesday of
April and May o. s. , and the third Tuesday of August
0. s. It carries on a considerable amount of provincial
business ; and it is the polling-place for the 6th district
of West Aberdeenshire. Pop. (1840) 243, (1861) 478,
(1871) 487, (1881) 519.— Ord. Sur., sh. 76, 1874.
Liman, a coast parish of E Forfarshire, with a station,
Lunan Bay, on the Arbroath and Montrose section
(1879-83) of the North British, 5 miles SSW of Montrose,
and 84 NNE of Arbroath. It is bounded N by Craig
and Maryton (detached), E by the German Ocean, SE
and SW by Inverkeilor, and W by Kinnell. Its utmost
length, from ENE to WSW, is 2| miles ; its breadth
varies between 3A furlongs and 2| miles ; and its area
is 1981J acres, of which 63f are foreshore, 3J water, and
4 tidal water. The coast, extending f mile along
Lunan Bat, is a low sandy beach, stre'wn here and
there with small boulders, and flanked by bent-covered
knolls, bej'ond which the surface rises somewhat rapidly
till at Cothill it attains an altitude of 319 feet above
sea-level, and thence commands an extensive prospect of
country, seaboard, and sea. Lunan Water winds
2| miles north-eastward along the Inverkeilor boundary ;
and Buckie Den Burn, traversing a romantic dell,
and forming a number of pretty waterfalls, traces
the northern border. Trap and sandstone are the
prevailing rocks ; and the former has been quarried
for building. The soil is sandy for a short way
inland, deep and rich on the lower declivities, and