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MAHAICH
chains on the spot, as also were five of the prisoners
from the battle of Bothwell Brig. The broken head-
stone to Guillan's memory bore inscription :
' A faithful! martyr here doth lye,
A witnesse against perjurie,
Who cruelly was put to death
To gratify proud prelate's wrath ;
They cut his hands ere he was dead,
And after that strucic off his head ;
To Magus Muir then did hira bring,
His body on a pole did hing ;
His blood under the altar cries
For vengeance on Christ's enemies.'
See vol. vii., pp. 207-221, of Dr Hill Burton's History
ofScotlaivJ. (ed. l?,16).—0rd. Sur., sh. 49, 1865.
Mahaich or Maghaig, Loch. See Kilmadock.
Maich Water, a rivulet of Lochwinnoch parish, Een-
frew.shire, rising on Misty Law Muir at an altitude of
1250 feet, and running 5J miles south-south-eastward —
for the last 4 miles along the boundary with Kilbirnie
parish, Ayrshire — till, after a total descent of 1145 feet,
it falls into the N end of Kilbirnie Loch. It is mostly
a moorland stream, traversing a deep channel, but occa-
sionallv fringed with copeswood. — Ord. Sur., shs. 30, 22,
1866-65.
Maidenkirk. See Kirkmaidbn.
Maiden-Paps. See Cavees.
Maidens, a village in Eirkoswald parish, Ayrshire, 6J
miles WSW of Maybole.
Maiden's Leap. See Huntingtower.
Maines, a mansion of 1835 in Chirnside parish, Ber-
wickshire, 1 mile E by N of the village.
Mainhill, a solitary, low, white-washed cottage in
Hoddam parish, Dumfriesshire, 3 miles NW of Eccle-
fechan. From 1814 to 1826 it was the home of Thomas
Carlyle (1795-1881). Here he ' first learned German,
studied Faust in a dry ditch, and completed his trans-
lation of Wilhclni Meister. . . . The situation is high,
utterly bleak, and swept by all the winds. Not a tree
shelters the premises. . . . The view alone redeems the
dreariness,' — Ord. Sur., sh. 10, 1864. See chap. iii. of
Fronde's Life of CarlyU (1882).
Mainhouse, an estate, with a mansion, in Eckford
parish, Roxburghshire, 4 miles SSE of Kelso.
Mainland. See Pomona and Shetland.
Mains and Strathmartine, a parish of S Forfarshire.
The two ancient parishes of whicli it consists were united
in 1799, but still are separate registration districts.
Mains, the eastern portion, is said to be so called from
the Mains of Fintry, now belonging to the proprietor of
Linlathen. The largest village is Downfield, 2 miles
N by W of the post-town, Dundee ; and large popu-
lations are also concentrated at Dundee Bleachworks
(Parkhead), Claverhouse, Trottich, Baldovan, Strath-
martine, RosemUl, and Fallows. There are two stations
on the Dundee and Newtyle railway within the parish
— Baldovan (at Downfield) and Baldragon. The parish
is bounded N by Tealing, NE by Murroes, E, SE,
and S by Dundee, SW by Liff and Benvie, and W by
Auchterhouse. Its greatest length, from "VVNW to
ESE, is 5^ miles ; its breadth varies between J mile and
3J miles ; and its area is 6321 acres, of which 20 are
water. Fithie Water, for a distance of 3 miles, traces
the northern boundary ; and DiOHTY Water, running
east-south-eastward, goes from end to end of the in-
terior. In the SE the surface sinks to 120 feet above
sea-level ; and thence it rises to 536 near Hilltown of
Balmuir, 526 near Strathmartine Castle, and 533 at
Clatto Moor. A beautiful strath extends along the
course of the Dichty, on the sides of which extensive
woods pleasantly alternate with cultivated fields. The
hogs and marshes, which formerly occupied some hol-
lows, have all been drained. A very copious spring of
excellent water, called Stnavey, rises perennially from
a crevice in a perpendicular rock at Fintry Castle. Trap
and Old Red sandstone are the prevailing rocks ; and
the latter has been largely quarried. The soil in some
parts adjacent to the Dichty is alluvial, and on numerous
ridges near the stream is gravel or sand ; almost every-
where else it is a black loam, incumbent on clay, gravel.
MAKERSTOUN
or rock. Nearly 400 acres are under wood ; about 130
are moorland or rocky hillock ; and all the rest of the
land is in tillage. Baldovan Imbecile Asylum and Or-
phanage was founded by Sir John OgUvy, Bart., in
1854 ; and the Baldovan Institution, or Boys' Industrial
School of Dundee, was opened in 1878. 'Two obelisks
and some vestiges of a Roman camp are the only extant
antiquities. Fintry Castle and Clavekhouse are
noticed separately, as also is the present mansion of
Baldovan. Eight proprietors hold each an annual
value of £500 and upwards, 7 of between £100 and
£500, 3 of from £50 to £100, and 8 of from £20 to £50.
Mains and Strathmartine is in the presbytery of Dundee
and the synod of Angus and Mearns ; the living is worth
£325. 'The parish church was built in 1800, and con-
tains 800 sittings. There is also a Free church ; and
three public schools — Downfield, Mains, and Strath-
martine — with respective accommodation for 148, 109,
and 150 children, had (1883) an average attendance of
107, 87, and 93, and grants of £89, 16s. 6d., £72, 18s.
6d., and £74, 3s. Valuation (1857) £13,982, (1884>
£25,730, 9s. , plus £1787 for railway. Pop. (1801) 1442,
(1831) 2011, (1861) 2181, (1871) 2749, (1881) 3490.—
Ord. Sur., shs. 48, 49, 1868-65.
Mains Castle. See Kilbride, East.
Mains House, a mansion in New Kilpatrick parish,
Dumbartonshire, IJ mile WNW of Milugavie. Its
owner, Archibald Campbell Douglas, Esq. (b. 1841 ; sue.
1857), holds 1581 acres in Dumbarton and Stirling
shires, valued at £2226 per annum, his ancestors having
possessed the estate since 1373. — Ord. Stir., sh. 30, 1867.
Mainsriddle, a village on the mutual border of Kirk-
bean and Colvend parishes, Kirkcudbrightshire, 10 miles
ESE of Dalbeattie. It has a U.P. church.
Main Water of Luce. See Luce.
Makerstoun, a rural parish on the N border of Rox-
burghshire, whose church stands 6 miles S by W of
Kelso, under which there is a post ofiice. It is bounded
N by Smailholm, E by Kelso, S by Roxburgh and
Maxton, and W by Mertoun. Its utmost length, from
ENE to WSW, is 3 miles ; its utmost breadth is 2 miles ;
and its area is 2913 acres, of which 48 are water, and
80 are under wood. The Tweed flows 3J miles east-
north-eastward along all the southern boundary ; and,
where it quits the parish, the surface declines to 185
feet above sea-level, thence rising gently to 459 feet at
a point 3J furlongs W by N of the church. The soil is,
generally speaking, rich and well-cultivated, and the
prevailing rock is Old Red sandstone. 'The chief
natural feature in the parish are the Trow Crags.
These are a series of projecting rocks, rising from
the bed of the Tweed ' like the sides of a man's
hands. ' At one time, they were so close together, that,
when the river was low, it was possible to pass by means
of them from one bank to the other. An accident, how-
ever, occurred, and in consequence, the middle rock was
blown up to prevent the recurrence of a like mishap.
When the river comes down in flood, its waters break
over the rocks with very fine effect. It is said that the
best salmon -fishing in all the Tweed is to be had in this
reach of the river. The two proprietors are the Duke
of Roxburghe, who possesses one large farm, and Miss
Scott-Makdougall of Makerstoun, to whom the rest of
the parish belongs. Her residence, Makerstoun House,
is a square three-storied building, situated on the N
bank of the Tweed, and standing in grounds that are
extensive and well-wooded. The park contains about
100 acres. An observatory, erected by General Sir
Thomas Brisbane (1773-1860) in the park at Makers-
toun, was demolished after his death. He was the
husband of the eldest daughter of Sir Henry Hay Mak-
dougall, so that the estate came to him through his wife.
The interesting ruin of what was first a Roman Catholic
chapel and then a Protestant church is stiU used by the
Makdougall family as a place of interment, and stands
a little way from the house, entirely shut in by trees.
The estate of Makerstoun will eventually pass to the
Scotts of Gala. This parish is in the presbytery of
Kelso and the synod of Merse and Teviotdale ; the
chains on the spot, as also were five of the prisoners
from the battle of Bothwell Brig. The broken head-
stone to Guillan's memory bore inscription :
' A faithful! martyr here doth lye,
A witnesse against perjurie,
Who cruelly was put to death
To gratify proud prelate's wrath ;
They cut his hands ere he was dead,
And after that strucic off his head ;
To Magus Muir then did hira bring,
His body on a pole did hing ;
His blood under the altar cries
For vengeance on Christ's enemies.'
See vol. vii., pp. 207-221, of Dr Hill Burton's History
ofScotlaivJ. (ed. l?,16).—0rd. Sur., sh. 49, 1865.
Mahaich or Maghaig, Loch. See Kilmadock.
Maich Water, a rivulet of Lochwinnoch parish, Een-
frew.shire, rising on Misty Law Muir at an altitude of
1250 feet, and running 5J miles south-south-eastward —
for the last 4 miles along the boundary with Kilbirnie
parish, Ayrshire — till, after a total descent of 1145 feet,
it falls into the N end of Kilbirnie Loch. It is mostly
a moorland stream, traversing a deep channel, but occa-
sionallv fringed with copeswood. — Ord. Sur., shs. 30, 22,
1866-65.
Maidenkirk. See Kirkmaidbn.
Maiden-Paps. See Cavees.
Maidens, a village in Eirkoswald parish, Ayrshire, 6J
miles WSW of Maybole.
Maiden's Leap. See Huntingtower.
Maines, a mansion of 1835 in Chirnside parish, Ber-
wickshire, 1 mile E by N of the village.
Mainhill, a solitary, low, white-washed cottage in
Hoddam parish, Dumfriesshire, 3 miles NW of Eccle-
fechan. From 1814 to 1826 it was the home of Thomas
Carlyle (1795-1881). Here he ' first learned German,
studied Faust in a dry ditch, and completed his trans-
lation of Wilhclni Meister. . . . The situation is high,
utterly bleak, and swept by all the winds. Not a tree
shelters the premises. . . . The view alone redeems the
dreariness,' — Ord. Sur., sh. 10, 1864. See chap. iii. of
Fronde's Life of CarlyU (1882).
Mainhouse, an estate, with a mansion, in Eckford
parish, Roxburghshire, 4 miles SSE of Kelso.
Mainland. See Pomona and Shetland.
Mains and Strathmartine, a parish of S Forfarshire.
The two ancient parishes of whicli it consists were united
in 1799, but still are separate registration districts.
Mains, the eastern portion, is said to be so called from
the Mains of Fintry, now belonging to the proprietor of
Linlathen. The largest village is Downfield, 2 miles
N by W of the post-town, Dundee ; and large popu-
lations are also concentrated at Dundee Bleachworks
(Parkhead), Claverhouse, Trottich, Baldovan, Strath-
martine, RosemUl, and Fallows. There are two stations
on the Dundee and Newtyle railway within the parish
— Baldovan (at Downfield) and Baldragon. The parish
is bounded N by Tealing, NE by Murroes, E, SE,
and S by Dundee, SW by Liff and Benvie, and W by
Auchterhouse. Its greatest length, from "VVNW to
ESE, is 5^ miles ; its breadth varies between J mile and
3J miles ; and its area is 6321 acres, of which 20 are
water. Fithie Water, for a distance of 3 miles, traces
the northern boundary ; and DiOHTY Water, running
east-south-eastward, goes from end to end of the in-
terior. In the SE the surface sinks to 120 feet above
sea-level ; and thence it rises to 536 near Hilltown of
Balmuir, 526 near Strathmartine Castle, and 533 at
Clatto Moor. A beautiful strath extends along the
course of the Dichty, on the sides of which extensive
woods pleasantly alternate with cultivated fields. The
hogs and marshes, which formerly occupied some hol-
lows, have all been drained. A very copious spring of
excellent water, called Stnavey, rises perennially from
a crevice in a perpendicular rock at Fintry Castle. Trap
and Old Red sandstone are the prevailing rocks ; and
the latter has been largely quarried. The soil in some
parts adjacent to the Dichty is alluvial, and on numerous
ridges near the stream is gravel or sand ; almost every-
where else it is a black loam, incumbent on clay, gravel.
MAKERSTOUN
or rock. Nearly 400 acres are under wood ; about 130
are moorland or rocky hillock ; and all the rest of the
land is in tillage. Baldovan Imbecile Asylum and Or-
phanage was founded by Sir John OgUvy, Bart., in
1854 ; and the Baldovan Institution, or Boys' Industrial
School of Dundee, was opened in 1878. 'Two obelisks
and some vestiges of a Roman camp are the only extant
antiquities. Fintry Castle and Clavekhouse are
noticed separately, as also is the present mansion of
Baldovan. Eight proprietors hold each an annual
value of £500 and upwards, 7 of between £100 and
£500, 3 of from £50 to £100, and 8 of from £20 to £50.
Mains and Strathmartine is in the presbytery of Dundee
and the synod of Angus and Mearns ; the living is worth
£325. 'The parish church was built in 1800, and con-
tains 800 sittings. There is also a Free church ; and
three public schools — Downfield, Mains, and Strath-
martine — with respective accommodation for 148, 109,
and 150 children, had (1883) an average attendance of
107, 87, and 93, and grants of £89, 16s. 6d., £72, 18s.
6d., and £74, 3s. Valuation (1857) £13,982, (1884>
£25,730, 9s. , plus £1787 for railway. Pop. (1801) 1442,
(1831) 2011, (1861) 2181, (1871) 2749, (1881) 3490.—
Ord. Sur., shs. 48, 49, 1868-65.
Mains Castle. See Kilbride, East.
Mains House, a mansion in New Kilpatrick parish,
Dumbartonshire, IJ mile WNW of Milugavie. Its
owner, Archibald Campbell Douglas, Esq. (b. 1841 ; sue.
1857), holds 1581 acres in Dumbarton and Stirling
shires, valued at £2226 per annum, his ancestors having
possessed the estate since 1373. — Ord. Stir., sh. 30, 1867.
Mainsriddle, a village on the mutual border of Kirk-
bean and Colvend parishes, Kirkcudbrightshire, 10 miles
ESE of Dalbeattie. It has a U.P. church.
Main Water of Luce. See Luce.
Makerstoun, a rural parish on the N border of Rox-
burghshire, whose church stands 6 miles S by W of
Kelso, under which there is a post ofiice. It is bounded
N by Smailholm, E by Kelso, S by Roxburgh and
Maxton, and W by Mertoun. Its utmost length, from
ENE to WSW, is 3 miles ; its utmost breadth is 2 miles ;
and its area is 2913 acres, of which 48 are water, and
80 are under wood. The Tweed flows 3J miles east-
north-eastward along all the southern boundary ; and,
where it quits the parish, the surface declines to 185
feet above sea-level, thence rising gently to 459 feet at
a point 3J furlongs W by N of the church. The soil is,
generally speaking, rich and well-cultivated, and the
prevailing rock is Old Red sandstone. 'The chief
natural feature in the parish are the Trow Crags.
These are a series of projecting rocks, rising from
the bed of the Tweed ' like the sides of a man's
hands. ' At one time, they were so close together, that,
when the river was low, it was possible to pass by means
of them from one bank to the other. An accident, how-
ever, occurred, and in consequence, the middle rock was
blown up to prevent the recurrence of a like mishap.
When the river comes down in flood, its waters break
over the rocks with very fine effect. It is said that the
best salmon -fishing in all the Tweed is to be had in this
reach of the river. The two proprietors are the Duke
of Roxburghe, who possesses one large farm, and Miss
Scott-Makdougall of Makerstoun, to whom the rest of
the parish belongs. Her residence, Makerstoun House,
is a square three-storied building, situated on the N
bank of the Tweed, and standing in grounds that are
extensive and well-wooded. The park contains about
100 acres. An observatory, erected by General Sir
Thomas Brisbane (1773-1860) in the park at Makers-
toun, was demolished after his death. He was the
husband of the eldest daughter of Sir Henry Hay Mak-
dougall, so that the estate came to him through his wife.
The interesting ruin of what was first a Roman Catholic
chapel and then a Protestant church is stiU used by the
Makdougall family as a place of interment, and stands
a little way from the house, entirely shut in by trees.
The estate of Makerstoun will eventually pass to the
Scotts of Gala. This parish is in the presbytery of
Kelso and the synod of Merse and Teviotdale ; the
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