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MILNHEAD
•cliurch, built as a chapel ot ease about 1840 at a cost of
£1500, in 1873 was raised to quoad sacra status. There
are also a U.P. church (1799; 517 sittings) and St
Joseph's Roman Catholic church (1872 ; 300 sittings). A
public and a Roman Catholic school, with respective
accommodation for 400 and 102 children, had (1882) an
average attendance of 319 and 65, and grants of £290,
7s. 6d. and £51, 18s. Milngavie is a police burgh under
the General Police and Improvement Act (Scot.) of 1862.
Its municipal constituency numbered 436 in 1884, when
the annual value of real property was £6804, and the
revenue (including assessments) amounted to £394. Pop.
<if town (1831)1162, (1861) 1895, (1871) 2044, (1881)
2636, in 518 houses; of quoad sacra parish (1881) 2927,
of whom 167 were in Dumbartonshire. — Ord. Sur., sh.
30, 1866.
Milnhead. See Millhead.
Milaholm Cross. See Castleton, Roxburghshire.
Milntown or Milton of New Taxbat, a village in KU-
muLr-Easter parish, NE Ross-shire, 3 furlongs SSE of
Kildary or Parkhill station. It has fairs on the first
Tuesday of January, the second Tuesday of March, the
second Tuesday of Slay, and the last Tuesday of October,
all old style.— Or^e. Sur., sh. 94, 1878.
Milrig, an estate, with a mansion, in Riccarton parish,
Ayrshire, 2J miles S of Galston. Its owner, John Sprot
Tait, Esq. (b. 1843 ; sue. 1881), holds 183 acres in the
shire, valued at £266per annum. — Ord. Sur. , sh. 22, 1865.
Milton, a village in OH Eilpa trick parish, Dumbar-
tonshire, adjacent to the SE side of Duntocher. It has
a large cotton-factory, built in 1821 on the site of the
Dalnotter ii'on-works ; and it shares generally in the
business of Duntocher. Pop. (1861) 366, (1871) 420,
(1881) 499.
Milton, a village, with print-works, in Old Kilpatrick
parish, Dumbartonshire, at the E base of Dumbuck
Hill, 2 miles E by S of Dumbarton.
Milton or Milton of Campsie, a village in Campsie
parish, S Stirlingshire, on the banks of the Glazert, with
a station on the Campsie and Blane Valley section of the
North British railway, IJ mile N of Kirkintilloch, 2
miles ESE of Lennostown, and 94 NNE of Glasgow. It
is in the near vicinity of two print-works, Kincaid (1785)
and Lillyburn (1831); shares in the iudustryof a populous
and productive district ; and has a post office under Glas-
gow, with money order, savings' bank, and telegraph
departments. Pop. (1861) 562, (1871) 714, (1881) 555.
—Ord. Sur., sh. 31, 1867.
Milton, a fishing village in St Cyrus parish, Kin-
cardineshire, IJ mile SW of Johnshaven. It once was
a place of some importance, but since about 1790 has
suffered much injury from encroachment of the sea and
other causes, and now is both small and ruinous. A
strong chalybeate spring in its vicinitj' enjoyed, for
some time, considerable medicinal repute.
Milton, a hamlet in Fowlis-AVester parish, Perthshire,
3 miles ENE of Crieff.
Milton, a village in Urr parish, Kirkcudbrightshire, 7
miles N by E of Dalbeattie. Milton Loch, 3 furlongs
"VVNW, lies at an altitude of 420 feet ; is | mile long,
-and varies in breadth between IJ and 3J furlongs ;
abounds with pike and perch ; and sends off a streamlet
southward into confluence with Kirkgunzeon or Dal-
beattie Burn.— Ord. Sur., sh. 9, 1863.
Milton, an estate, with a hamlet, in Carmyllie parish,
Forfarshire, 6 miles W by IST of Arbroath. It forms
part of a district which was disjoined from St Vigeans
in 1606.
Milton-Bridge, a hamlet in Glencorse parish, Edin-
burghshire, 2 miles NNE of Penicuik. It has a post
office, with money order and savings' bank departments.
Milton-Bridge. See Milton-Lookhart.
Milton-Brodie, a quadrangular mansion, sheltered by
tall trees, in Alves parish, NW Elginshire, If mUe NE
of Kinloss station and 5J miles SSW of Burghead. Its
owner, the Rev. John Brodie-Innes (b. 1816 ; sue. 1861),
holds 1237 acres in the shire, valued at £1755 per
annnm.— Ord. Sur., sh. 95, 1876.
Milton-Lockhart, a mansion in Carluke parish, Lan-
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MINGARY CASTLE
arkshire, near the right bank of the winding river Clyde,
3 miles WSW of Carluke town. A modern edifice, in the
old Scottish Baronial style, after designs by W. Bum,
it has gi'ounds of singular beauty, backed by deep ravines
and wooded hiUs. The estate, which belonged to the
Whitefords in the 16th and 17th centuries, is held now
by Major-Gen. David Blair Lockbart (b. 1829 ; sue.
1876), owner of 1059 acres in the shire, valued at £2582
per annum. MUton Bridge, over the Clyde, is a three-
arch structure, on the model of the old bridge of Both-
well, and was erected early in the present century. —
Ord. Sur., sh. 23, 1865.
Milton, New, a hamlet in Glencorse parish, Edinburgh-
shire, 1 J mile NNE of Auchendinny station.
Milton of Balgonie. See Balgonib.
Milton of Dunipaee. See Dunipace.
Milton, Whins of, a village in St Finians parish, Stir-
lingshire, 2 miles S of Stirling. Pop. (1871) 481, (1881)
487.
Minard Castle, a mansion, with picturesque grounds,
in Kilmichael-Glassary parish, Argyllshire, on the W
side of Loch Fyne, 8 miles NE of Lochgilphead and 13|
SSW of Inveraray. There are a post office of Minard,
with money order, savings' bank, and telegraph depart-
ments, a Free church, and a large and elegant public
school, erected in 1871 by the late proprietor, John
Pender, Esq., M.P. The estate— 5285 acres, of £1475
annual value — now is owned by Thomas Lloyd, Esq.
(b. 1S35).— Ord. Sur., sh. 37, 1876.
Minch or North Minch, the belt of sea between the
mainland of Scotland and the northern portion of the
Outer Hebrides. Extending in a north-north-easterly
direction, and forming a continuation of the Little
Minch outward to the North Sea, it connects at the
SE corner with the channels between the mainland and
Skye ; has a width of from 23 to 45 miles ; and is
flanked, on all the E side, by the mainland parts of
Ross-shire and Sutherland, on all the W side by Lewis
island, inclusive of the northern part of Harris. Its
name signifies ' the stormy sea ; ' its currents are regular
and very rapid ; its depths are mostly great, and gene-
rally so variable as to indicate a very rugged bottom ;
anil its water is exceedingly salt.
Minch, Little, the belt of sea between Skye island
and the middle portion of the Outer Hebrides. It
opens from the expanse of the Atlantic between the
mainland of Scotland and the southern portion of the
Outer Hebrides ; extends north-north-eastward into
junction with the Minch ; has a breadth of from 14 to
20 niUes ; and is flanked, on the W side, by Benbecula,
North Uist, and the southern part of Harris.
Minchmoor, a broad-based, heather-clad mountain on
the mutual border of Traquair parish, Peeblesshire, and
Kirkhope parish, Selkirkshire, 2 miles SE of Traquair
village. It rises to a height of 1856 feet above sea-
level, and forms part of the watershed between the
Tweed and the Yarrow. By the wild old road across it,
from Selkirk to Peebles — long traversed by the mail —
Monti'ose's cavaliers fled helter-skelter from PhUip-
haugh ; and near the top, on the Tweed side, is the
famous Cheese Well, where every passer-by of old was
wont to drop in bits of his provisions as votive offerings
to the fairies who made this their favourite haunt. The
view from the top and its many associations form the
theme of the late Dr John Brown's delightful Minch-
moor (Edinb. \BU).—Ord. Sur., sh. 24, 1864.
Mindork Castle. See Kikkoowan.
Mingala, an island of Barra parish, Outer Hebrides,
Inverness-shire, f mile NNW of Bernera, 1| mOe SSW
of Pabba, and 9 miles SSW of the nearest point of Barra
island. It extends 2-^ miles north-north-eastward ;
measures If mile in extreme breadth ; rises, along the
AV side, in almost mural cliffs, the retreat of innumer-
able sea-fowl, to an altitude of 900 feet above sea-level ;
and is mostly pastoral, but contains some arable land.
Pop. (1861) 139, (1871) 141, (1881) 150, of whom 146
were Gaelic-speaking.
Mingary Castle, an ancient fortalice in Ardnamur-
chan parish, Argyllshire, on the S shore of the Ardna-
•cliurch, built as a chapel ot ease about 1840 at a cost of
£1500, in 1873 was raised to quoad sacra status. There
are also a U.P. church (1799; 517 sittings) and St
Joseph's Roman Catholic church (1872 ; 300 sittings). A
public and a Roman Catholic school, with respective
accommodation for 400 and 102 children, had (1882) an
average attendance of 319 and 65, and grants of £290,
7s. 6d. and £51, 18s. Milngavie is a police burgh under
the General Police and Improvement Act (Scot.) of 1862.
Its municipal constituency numbered 436 in 1884, when
the annual value of real property was £6804, and the
revenue (including assessments) amounted to £394. Pop.
<if town (1831)1162, (1861) 1895, (1871) 2044, (1881)
2636, in 518 houses; of quoad sacra parish (1881) 2927,
of whom 167 were in Dumbartonshire. — Ord. Sur., sh.
30, 1866.
Milnhead. See Millhead.
Milaholm Cross. See Castleton, Roxburghshire.
Milntown or Milton of New Taxbat, a village in KU-
muLr-Easter parish, NE Ross-shire, 3 furlongs SSE of
Kildary or Parkhill station. It has fairs on the first
Tuesday of January, the second Tuesday of March, the
second Tuesday of Slay, and the last Tuesday of October,
all old style.— Or^e. Sur., sh. 94, 1878.
Milrig, an estate, with a mansion, in Riccarton parish,
Ayrshire, 2J miles S of Galston. Its owner, John Sprot
Tait, Esq. (b. 1843 ; sue. 1881), holds 183 acres in the
shire, valued at £266per annum. — Ord. Sur. , sh. 22, 1865.
Milton, a village in OH Eilpa trick parish, Dumbar-
tonshire, adjacent to the SE side of Duntocher. It has
a large cotton-factory, built in 1821 on the site of the
Dalnotter ii'on-works ; and it shares generally in the
business of Duntocher. Pop. (1861) 366, (1871) 420,
(1881) 499.
Milton, a village, with print-works, in Old Kilpatrick
parish, Dumbartonshire, at the E base of Dumbuck
Hill, 2 miles E by S of Dumbarton.
Milton or Milton of Campsie, a village in Campsie
parish, S Stirlingshire, on the banks of the Glazert, with
a station on the Campsie and Blane Valley section of the
North British railway, IJ mile N of Kirkintilloch, 2
miles ESE of Lennostown, and 94 NNE of Glasgow. It
is in the near vicinity of two print-works, Kincaid (1785)
and Lillyburn (1831); shares in the iudustryof a populous
and productive district ; and has a post office under Glas-
gow, with money order, savings' bank, and telegraph
departments. Pop. (1861) 562, (1871) 714, (1881) 555.
—Ord. Sur., sh. 31, 1867.
Milton, a fishing village in St Cyrus parish, Kin-
cardineshire, IJ mile SW of Johnshaven. It once was
a place of some importance, but since about 1790 has
suffered much injury from encroachment of the sea and
other causes, and now is both small and ruinous. A
strong chalybeate spring in its vicinitj' enjoyed, for
some time, considerable medicinal repute.
Milton, a hamlet in Fowlis-AVester parish, Perthshire,
3 miles ENE of Crieff.
Milton, a village in Urr parish, Kirkcudbrightshire, 7
miles N by E of Dalbeattie. Milton Loch, 3 furlongs
"VVNW, lies at an altitude of 420 feet ; is | mile long,
-and varies in breadth between IJ and 3J furlongs ;
abounds with pike and perch ; and sends off a streamlet
southward into confluence with Kirkgunzeon or Dal-
beattie Burn.— Ord. Sur., sh. 9, 1863.
Milton, an estate, with a hamlet, in Carmyllie parish,
Forfarshire, 6 miles W by IST of Arbroath. It forms
part of a district which was disjoined from St Vigeans
in 1606.
Milton-Bridge, a hamlet in Glencorse parish, Edin-
burghshire, 2 miles NNE of Penicuik. It has a post
office, with money order and savings' bank departments.
Milton-Bridge. See Milton-Lookhart.
Milton-Brodie, a quadrangular mansion, sheltered by
tall trees, in Alves parish, NW Elginshire, If mUe NE
of Kinloss station and 5J miles SSW of Burghead. Its
owner, the Rev. John Brodie-Innes (b. 1816 ; sue. 1861),
holds 1237 acres in the shire, valued at £1755 per
annnm.— Ord. Sur., sh. 95, 1876.
Milton-Lockhart, a mansion in Carluke parish, Lan-
34
MINGARY CASTLE
arkshire, near the right bank of the winding river Clyde,
3 miles WSW of Carluke town. A modern edifice, in the
old Scottish Baronial style, after designs by W. Bum,
it has gi'ounds of singular beauty, backed by deep ravines
and wooded hiUs. The estate, which belonged to the
Whitefords in the 16th and 17th centuries, is held now
by Major-Gen. David Blair Lockbart (b. 1829 ; sue.
1876), owner of 1059 acres in the shire, valued at £2582
per annum. MUton Bridge, over the Clyde, is a three-
arch structure, on the model of the old bridge of Both-
well, and was erected early in the present century. —
Ord. Sur., sh. 23, 1865.
Milton, New, a hamlet in Glencorse parish, Edinburgh-
shire, 1 J mile NNE of Auchendinny station.
Milton of Balgonie. See Balgonib.
Milton of Dunipaee. See Dunipace.
Milton, Whins of, a village in St Finians parish, Stir-
lingshire, 2 miles S of Stirling. Pop. (1871) 481, (1881)
487.
Minard Castle, a mansion, with picturesque grounds,
in Kilmichael-Glassary parish, Argyllshire, on the W
side of Loch Fyne, 8 miles NE of Lochgilphead and 13|
SSW of Inveraray. There are a post office of Minard,
with money order, savings' bank, and telegraph depart-
ments, a Free church, and a large and elegant public
school, erected in 1871 by the late proprietor, John
Pender, Esq., M.P. The estate— 5285 acres, of £1475
annual value — now is owned by Thomas Lloyd, Esq.
(b. 1S35).— Ord. Sur., sh. 37, 1876.
Minch or North Minch, the belt of sea between the
mainland of Scotland and the northern portion of the
Outer Hebrides. Extending in a north-north-easterly
direction, and forming a continuation of the Little
Minch outward to the North Sea, it connects at the
SE corner with the channels between the mainland and
Skye ; has a width of from 23 to 45 miles ; and is
flanked, on all the E side, by the mainland parts of
Ross-shire and Sutherland, on all the W side by Lewis
island, inclusive of the northern part of Harris. Its
name signifies ' the stormy sea ; ' its currents are regular
and very rapid ; its depths are mostly great, and gene-
rally so variable as to indicate a very rugged bottom ;
anil its water is exceedingly salt.
Minch, Little, the belt of sea between Skye island
and the middle portion of the Outer Hebrides. It
opens from the expanse of the Atlantic between the
mainland of Scotland and the southern portion of the
Outer Hebrides ; extends north-north-eastward into
junction with the Minch ; has a breadth of from 14 to
20 niUes ; and is flanked, on the W side, by Benbecula,
North Uist, and the southern part of Harris.
Minchmoor, a broad-based, heather-clad mountain on
the mutual border of Traquair parish, Peeblesshire, and
Kirkhope parish, Selkirkshire, 2 miles SE of Traquair
village. It rises to a height of 1856 feet above sea-
level, and forms part of the watershed between the
Tweed and the Yarrow. By the wild old road across it,
from Selkirk to Peebles — long traversed by the mail —
Monti'ose's cavaliers fled helter-skelter from PhUip-
haugh ; and near the top, on the Tweed side, is the
famous Cheese Well, where every passer-by of old was
wont to drop in bits of his provisions as votive offerings
to the fairies who made this their favourite haunt. The
view from the top and its many associations form the
theme of the late Dr John Brown's delightful Minch-
moor (Edinb. \BU).—Ord. Sur., sh. 24, 1864.
Mindork Castle. See Kikkoowan.
Mingala, an island of Barra parish, Outer Hebrides,
Inverness-shire, f mile NNW of Bernera, 1| mOe SSW
of Pabba, and 9 miles SSW of the nearest point of Barra
island. It extends 2-^ miles north-north-eastward ;
measures If mile in extreme breadth ; rises, along the
AV side, in almost mural cliffs, the retreat of innumer-
able sea-fowl, to an altitude of 900 feet above sea-level ;
and is mostly pastoral, but contains some arable land.
Pop. (1861) 139, (1871) 141, (1881) 150, of whom 146
were Gaelic-speaking.
Mingary Castle, an ancient fortalice in Ardnamur-
chan parish, Argyllshire, on the S shore of the Ardna-
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