Gazetteer of Scotland

passes in the same direction. Besides the
Esk, the parish is watered by the Liddel,
■which divides it from England, and the
Tarras, remarkable for its romantic scenery.
A Roman camp and military road are dis-
stinctly to be traced ; and the ruins of a pri-
ory are still visible, about half a mile from
the church. Population 2,904.
CANONMILLS, a village near Edin-
burgh, on the water of Leith, where there
are extensive flour mills, and a distillery.
CANONGATE, a suburb of Edinburgh,
occupying the eastern district of that city,
and comprehending the chapel and Holy-
rood-house, and the adjacent parks. It is
a burgh of barony, under the superiority of
Edinburgh, and is governed by a baron-
bailie, and two resident bailies, appointed
by the town-council of that city. While
Edinburgh was the seat of royalty, the Can-
ongate was the place of residence of most
of the noble families who attended the
court; and there are several old houses which
retain the names of the noble owners ; but
it is now chiefly inhabited by trades people,
and those of the lower order.
CANSEA, a small fishing village, on the
Moray Frith, in the parish of Dairny.
CAOLISPORT (LOCH), an arm of the
sea on the W. coast of Knapdale.
CAPELAW, one of the Pentland hills, e-
levated 1550 feet.
CAPUT H, a parish in Perthshire called |
Stormont. It comprehends part of the vale
of Strathmore, nearly 13 miles in length,
varying in breadthfrom 1 to 6. The Tay,
the Isla, and Lunnan water this parish.
The last of these in its course forms a suc-
cession of small lakes, and at last falls into
the Isla. There are 5 or 6 small villages
in the parish, in one of which a stamp-of-
fice is established, where there are usually
stamped 100,000 yards of linen. There are
also several Druidical circles and cairns.
Population 2,333.
CARA, a small island of Argyleshire.
It lies 3 1-2 miles W. from the peninsula of
Kintyre, and about 2 miles S. from the Is-
land of Glgha, to which it is attached. 1 1 is
about a mile in length, and half a mile in
breadth. The shore is high and rocky, ex-
cept at the N. E. end, where there is a land-
ing-place.
CARALDSTON, or CARESTON, a
small parish in the county of Angus, extend-
ing about 3 miles in length, and 1 in
breadth. The surface is beautiful, and
the soil is fertile and well cultivated. The
banks of the rivers Southesk and Norm are
beautifully ornamented with plantations
Population 271.
CARDEN, a hill in the county of Peebles,
about 1,400 feet above the level ofthe
Tweed.
CARDROSS,a parish in the county of
Dunbarton, about 7 miles in length, and
from 3 to 4 in breadth. It is washed on
the eastern border by the Leven, and on
the S. by the Clyde. On the shore, the soil
is gravelly, and the lands adjacent to the
Leven are ofthe nature of carse. It pro-
duces a great deal of natural wood, besides
plantations. The printrields of Dalquhurn
and Cordale, in this parish, are the most
extensive in Scotland. The village of Ren-
town is rapidly increasing ; and another vil-
lage has lately been built on the estate of
Graham of Garthmore. This parish con-
tains a village of the same name, 3 miles
and a half VV. from Dunbarton. In the old
mansion-house of Dalquhurn, near the vil-
lage of Rentown, was born DrT&bias Smol-
let. Adjacent to the place of his nativity,
MrSmollet of BonhiIl,his cousin, has erect-
ed a lofty column to his memory. Popula-
tion 2859.
CARGILL, a parish in the county of
Perth, in the valley of Strathmore, about
6 miles in length, and from 4 to 5 in breadth.
The surface is finely diversified with wood
and water, and variegated by gentle as-
cents and declivities. Near the W. end of
the parish, the Tay forms what is called
the Linn of Campsey, by falling over a rug-
ged basaltic dike, which crosses the river
atthis place. The Isla runs into the Tay
about a mile above the village of Cargill.
Near the confluence of the Tay and Isla are
discovered distinct traces of a Roman en-
campment ; and on a romantic rock, which
rises perpendicularly over the Linn of Camp-
sey, are the ruins of an ancient religious
house. Stobhall, a seat of the family of
Perth, is an old fabric, fancifully situated
on a narrow peninsula, on the banks ofthe
Tay. There are 3 villages in this district.
Population 1521.
CARITY, a small river, which takes its
rise in the parish of Lintrathen, county of
Angus, and, after a course of 5 miles, falls
into Southesk.
CARLETON HILL, situated in the pa-
rish of Colmonell, in Ayrshire, 1554 feet in
height.
CARLIN SKERRY, an insulated rock
in Orkney, about 2 and a half miles S. of
Pomona island, well known to seamen by
the name ofthe " Barrel of Butter."