Gazetteer of Scotland

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hills on every side, that it is by no means a
place capable of resistance. It is a very
neat looking place; and the surrounding
plantations, and the river TariF which runs
by it, give it very much the appearance of
an English country seat. It was taken by
the rebels in 1746, who deserted it, after
demolishing what they could.
AULD-DATIE, a rivulet in Aberdeen-
shire, tributary to the Ythan.
AULDEARN, a parish and village in the
county of Nairn, extending 4 miles along
the Moray Firth, being in length about 6
and a half miles, and in breadth about 5
and a half. In a deep moss have been found
fir trees 60 feet in length. The village of
Auldearn is a burgh of barony, under the
superiority of Colonel Brodie, containing
200 inhabitants. It lies 20 miles E. from
Inverness. — Population 1406.
AULD-TOWN, a village in Ayrshire, in ]
the parish of Loudon.
AULTGRANDE, a river in Ross-shire,
in the parish of Kiltearn, which rises from
Loch Glass, about 6 miles from the sea, and
after a winding course, falls into the Frith of
Cromarty. For a considerable way it runs
through a vast chasm called the Craig-
grande, or Ugly-rock, which cannot be
contemplated without emotions of admir-
ation and wonder.
AULTMORE, a considerable rivulet in
Banffshire, in the parishes of Keith and
Grange, which falls into thelsla.
AULTRAN, a rivulet in Cromartyshire,
near which a bloody battle was fought be-
tween the Scots and Danes.
AVEN, a river which issues from a lake
of the same name, at the foot oi the Cairn-
gorum mountain, in the county of Banff,
and after a course of 20 miles, falls into the
Spey at Inveraven.
AVEN, or AVON, a river in Lanark-
shire, which rises on the border of Galston
and Sorn, from Loch Aven, and, after re-
ceiving many tributary streams in its course
falls into the Clyde near Hamilton. Its
banks in most places are covered with na-
tural wood.
AVEN, a river in Stirlingshire, which
rises in the 'parish of Cumbernauld, from
Loch Fanny-side, and, after receiving con-
siderable additions to its streams, falls in-
to the Forth near Borrowstounness.
AVENDALE, or STRATHAVEN, a pa-
rish or barony in the county of Lanark, 12
miles in length, ana 5 or 6 in breadth. The
face of the country is open, rising gradual-
ly from both sides of the Aven , and termi-
nating in hills. A number of smaller n-
23 AYR
vers intersect the parish. Coal and fee-
stone are scarce, but it has abundance of
limestone.— -The crops on the low grounds
are generally good, but on the borders of
the moor it is precarious. A Roman road
can be distinctly traced for several miles on
the S. of the Aven. Here are also three
ancient chapels. The castle of Avendala
exhibits an interesting ruin on a rocky em-
inence. Population 4353.
AVICH (LOCH), Vide Luina(Loch).
AVICH, a river which runs from Loch
Avich into Loch Aw.
AVIEMORE, a small village in Inver-
ness-shire, on the great Highland road, 125
miles from Edinburgh.
AVOCH, a parish in Ross-shire, about
4 miles in length, and 2 1-2 in breadth. It
enjoys all the variations of soil and surface,
and is reckoned in general fertile. It is
watered by afew small rivulets, which con-
tain a particular species of red trout. Rose-
haugh-house, with its extensive plantations
is much admired. The herring fishery is
here successfully prosecuted, GOOO barrels
being annually cured. The interior pos-
sesses some excellent freestone quarries,
which furnished the stone with which Fort
George is built. Population 1560.
AVONDOW, the name of the river Forth
near its source, which it retains till it en-
ters the parish of Port of Monteith.
AW (LOCH), a lake in Argyleshire, a.
bout 30 miles long, and from 1 to 2 broad,
reckoned the most picturesque of any in
the Highlands, and possessing many pret-
ty islands, tufted with trees, among which
are seen the ruins of several old casties.
At the north-eastern extremity of this lake
rises the mountain of Ben-Cruachan, ele-
vated 3390 feet above the lake ; from the
top of which descends the river which forms
this beautiful expanse of water. The lake
abounds with salmon, trout, and eel, and
discharges itself into Loch Etive, a branch
of the Atlantic Ocean, at Bonaw.
AYRSHIRE. This county is bounded
on tbe N. by Renfrewshire ; on the E. by
the shires of Lanark and Dumfries ; on the
S. by Galloway ; and on the W. by the Irish
Channel and the Frith of Clyde. Its ex-
tent in length is about 65 miles, and about
36 in breadth. It is divided into 3 great
bailiages, or stewartries, which bear the
names of Kyle, Cunningham, and Carrick.
These divisions are not altogether artifi-
cial ; the river Ayr forming the separation
between Carrick and Kyle (or Ay rsh ire pro-
per), and the river Irvine is the limit be-
tween Kyle and Cunningham. These <h>