Gazetteer of Scotland

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gistrates lately removed the cross from the
street to the top of this lieight, to mark the
place where the king resided. The town-
house is newly rebuilt ; but the rooms for
prisoners are dark, and the utility of the
whole fabric seems to have been sacrificed
to the attainment of a large upper room
for public meetings and amusements. A
considerable manufacture of Osnaburgs and
coarse linens is carried on in Forfar ; and
the making of coarse shoes, or brogues, em-
ploys a considerable number of hands. The
great drawback on the manufactures here
is the scarcity of fuel, and the distance
from a sea-port, Dundee being the nearest.
The town contains about 4150 inhabitants.
FORFAR, a loch in the above parish, a-
bout a mile long, and half a mile broad in
some places : it is a fine sheet of water, ly-
ing on the N. W. side of the town.
FORGAN, or ST. PHILLAN'S, a parish
in Fifeshire, on the S. bank of the Tay. It
is 4 miles long, and about 2 broad. The
surface is elevated in the middle, declining
towards the river on the N.the rest having
a south exposure of nearly 3 miles. The
soil is for the most part a light loam, highly
susceptible of cultivation. There are two
small harbours at Newport and Woodhaven,
from which there are ferry-boats to Dundee.
Population 916.
FORGANDENNY, a parish in Perth-
s-hire, about 5 miles long, and 2 broad, con-
taining about 8000 Scots acres. The lower
division, which extends from the Erne to
the foot of the Ochil-hills, is a fine level
country, similar in soil to the most fertile
land in the Carse of Gowrie. The upper
er hilly part is rocky, but mostly covered
with heath or furze . Besides the Eme, the
small river May intersects the parish.
There are a great number of fine trees in
the low district; and the sides of the hills
are covered with plantations of fir.— The
VILLAGE of FORGAN, situated about
half a mile from the Erne, is neatly built,
having a small clear stream dividing it into
two parts. Besides this village there are
threa others, called Ardargie, Newton, and
Path of Condie, which together contain
nearly 400 inhabitants. This parish con-
tains vestiges of several encampments, par-
ticularly on the summit of a hill called Cas-
tle Law. Population 939.
FORGLEN, a parish in Banffshire, of a
rectangular figure, 3 miles and a half long,
by 2 and ahalf broad. The surface is beau-
tifully varied with gentle rising grounds,
having a gradual slope towards the S. where
the river Dcveron forms the boundary. ••-
FOR
The soil is light and fertile, and the greater
part is under cultivation. Forglen and
Carnousie are elegant mansions. P. 628.
FORGUE, a parish in Aberdeenshire, 9
miles long, its greatest breadth being about
6. It is intersected by two rivulets, the
Fondraught and Forgue. The' soil in the
low er parts produces heavy crops ; towards
the S.the ground is mostly covered with
heath. Upon the estates of several proprie-
tors, much has been done in planting and
improving the barren ground. Population
1871.
FORMAN, one of the Grampian moun-
tains in Aberdeenshire, upwards of 1000
feet above the Deveron, which runs at its
base.
FORMARTIN, a district of Aberdeen-
shire, containing 16 parishes, 280 square
miles, and 16,760 inhabitants.
FORRES, a parish in the county of Mo-
ray, 4 miles by 2 and a half. It is mostly
arable and fertile, but there are some parts
of it covered with heath. The Findhorn is
navigable within 2 miles of the town. On
a rising ground, to the southward, stands
the house of Burdsyards, surrounded with
extensive plantations. Population of the
town and parish, 2925.— The BURGH, of
FORRES lies 92 miles N. W. from Aber-
deen. The street is about a mile in length
from E.to W., and near the middle is the
town-house and jail. It is neatly built, on
a rising ground, near the bay of Findhorn,
the mouth of which, 3 miles distant, is its
seaport, with a small village dependant on
the town. It is governed by a provost, 2
bailies, a dean of guild, and 12 councillors,
annually elected. It joins with Fortrose,
Nairn, and Inverness, in sending a mem-
ber to Parliament. The revenue is about
L100 yearly. There is a grammar-school.in
the town, where Latin, Greek, French, and-
the branches of the Mathematics, are
taught. Near the town, is a pillar called
Sueno's stone, 25 feet high, covered with
antique sculpture, erected in memory of a
victory over the Danes in 1008. Popula-
tion 2400.
FORSA, a small island of Argyleshire,
adjacent to the island of Easdale.
FORSE, a river in Caithness, which rises
in the parish of Halkirk, andfalls into the
Pentland frith, at the village of Forse.
FORTEVIOT, a parish in Perthshire,
stretching across the level of the strath, and
comprehending part of the Ochil hills. It
is 8 miles long, by 2 broad. It is intersected
by the Eme and Slay. Here is situated In-
vermay, one of the moet romantic and