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TURRIFF.
of two. The land declines in gentle slopes to-
wards the Forth, and is in a high state of cul-
tivation and improvement. The district abounds
in excellent sandstone. On the shore stands
the town of Kincardine, already noticed un-
der its proper head — Population of the pa-
rish in 1821, 3558, of which Kincardine had
2500.
TULLIBODY, a village in the parish of
Alloa, Clackmannanshire, and the capital of the
parish of Tullibody, which was united to that
of Alloa about the period of the Reformation,
See Alloa. The ancient kirk of Tullibody,
which was unroofed on a remarkable occasion,
noticed under the head Alloa, has been again
covered, and recently fitted up as a place of
worship for the use of this populous district.
TULLIEBOLE,aparish in Kinross- shire,
united to Fossaway. See Fossaway and Tul-
LIEBOLE.
TULLOCH, a parish in Aberdeenshire,
united to Glenmuick and Glengairn. See
Glenmuick.
TULLOCH-ARD, a lofty mountain in the
district of Kintail, Ross-shire. See Kintail.
TULLYNESSLE, a parish in Aberdeen-
shire, united to Forbes. See Forbes and
TuLLYNESSLE.
TULM, a small island of the Hebrides, on
the north coast of the Isle of Skye.
TUMMEL, a large river in the northern
part of Perthshire, whose waters issue from
Loch Rannoch, taking an easterly course
through the district of Athole; they pass through
Loch Tummel, a lake of little more than two
miles in length, and proceeding in a direction
tending southwards, fall into the Tay on its
left bank, at the south extremity of the parish
of Logierait. Its chief tributary is the Garry.
The course of the Tummel is rapid and furious,
forming everywhere the most romantic and
picturesque cascades. One of its falls, near its
junction with the Garry, though not so high
as those of Foyers and Bruar, is particularly
grand, on account of the greater quantity of
water which is precipitated. The accompanying
scenery is also remarkably fine ; rugged rocks,
wooded almost to the summit, but rearing their
bald heads to the clouds, with distant moun-
tains of the most picturesque forms, compose a
view in which every thing that a painter can
desire is contained. A little below the falls of
the Tummel, the stream mixes its waters with
the Garry. Near this junction is Faskally, the
seat of Mr. A. Butter, delightfully situated.
After the Tummel unites with the Garry, its
character seems entirely changed ; before this
it was a furious and impetuous torrent, tearing
up every thing in its way, and precipitating
itself headlong from rock to rock, as if regard-
less of the consequences ; it now becomes a
sober and stately stream, rolling along its
banks with majesty. The banks of the Tum-
mel below the junction are extremely rich, and
the river meanders through a fine valley ; now
dividing its stream, and forming little islands ;
and now running in a fine broad sheet.
TUNDERGARTH,a parishin Dumfries-
shire, in the district of Annandale, extending
about nine miles in length, by a breadth of from
one and a-half to two miles ; bounded on the
north and west by the Milk water, which
separates it from St. Mungo's on the west,
and Dryfesdale, and Hutton and Corrie on
the north ; on the south it has Middlebie and
Hoddam. The surface is in general level, or
inclining towards the Milk, but possessing va-
rious eminences sufficient to constitute pic-
turesque beauty. It is both arable and pastoral.
Along the banks of the pleasant river Milk,
there are several gentlemen's seats. The
conspicuous hill called Brunswark, overlooks
the district from the south. — Population in
1821, 518.
TURRIFF, a parish in Aberdeenshire,
lying on the right or east bank of the river
Deveron, which separates it from Forglen. It
has King-Edward on the north, Montquhitter
on the east, Auchterless on the south, and In-
verkeithnie on the west. It extends six miles
in length, by from four to five in breadth.
The district has been much improved and
reclaimed from its original heathy condition,
and is generally fertile. There are now also
several considerable plantations.
Turriff, a town in the above parish, &
free burgh of barony, and the seat of a presby-
tery, situated on a tributary of the Deveron,
near that river, at the distance of thirty-four
and a half miles north north-west of Aberdeen,
and eleven south of Banff. Here was found-
ed a religious hospital, in the reign of Alex-
ander III., (1249-93,) for twelve poor men,
by Alexander, Earl of Buchan, Lord Justice
General of Scotland; and further endowed by
Robert Bruce. The town was erected a burgh
of barony by James IV., in the year 151 1, in
favour of Mr. Thomas Dickson, prebend of