arranged under the various descriptions of counties, parishes, islands

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SCOTLAND
ARRANGED
Underthe Variousdescriptions of
COUNTIES, PUBLICBUILDINGS,
PARISHES, CIVILGOVERNMENT,
ISLANDS, CHARITABLEINSTITUTIONS,
CITIES, ANDCHURCHES,
TOWNS, MANUFACTURE&COMMERCE;
VILLAGES, NAVIGATIONANDCANALS,
LAKES, MINERALSPRINGS.
RIVERS, SINGULARCUSTOMS,
MOUNTAINS, LITERARYCHARACTERS,
VALUES, AMUSEMENTS,AND
,LOCALSITUATION, POPULATION.
ANDWHATEVERISWORTHYTHE
ATTENTION OFTHE TRAVELLER,
WHETHERREFERRINGTO
TheSceneryoftheCountry,ortheparticularPlaceswhichhavebeen
distinguishedbytheValourortheGeniusofScotsmen.
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CAREFULLYREVISEDANDCORRECTED.
THOMAS TURNBULL AND SONS,
EDINBURGH,

THE
GAZETTEER
OF
SCOTLAND
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T6hmeilseosiliisnlilgehntgtahn,dadnrdy,tahnrde,eoinnthberebaadntkh.s faomuonndaesdtebryy,KidnegpDeanvdiedntI.oinnt1h1a4t0,oafnKdeldseo-t
oftheWhittader, fertileandwellculti- dicatedtoStMacule. Allthatremainsof
vated; but the hillydistrictis barren, themonasteryisasquaretower,withbat-
andcoveredwithheath. Hereare the tlements,nowconvertedintoasteepleto
remainsofanancient abbeyofBernar- thechurchofLesmahagoe. Thevillage
dines,foundedin1170,forwhichAda, lies 12milesS.ofHamilton,and4from
CountessofMarchsworefealtytoEdward Lanark.Itcontainsabout430inhabitants.
IW.eyomfssEnhgalsanlda,teliynbu1i2l9t6.aneTlheegan.Etarvlilloa,f, parAiBshSEoY-fHSIoLuLt,hLaeistmha,llsvuiblulrabgseionftEh-e
calledtheRetreat,abouta"milefromthe diriburgh, ontheE.ofthecity,through
KirktownofAbbey. Populationin1811, whichthenewentrancebytheRegent's
154. Bridgepasses. Population,550.
ABBEY,asmallvillageintheparishof ABBEY PARISHofPAISLEY. See
Logie,aboutonemileN.E.ofStirling,on PAISLEY.
thebanksoftheForth,adjoiningtheruins ABBOTRULE, onceaparishinRoy-
ofCambuskennethAbbey. Itischiefly burghshire, nowsuppressed,anddivided
inhabitedbyweaversandsalmonfishers. betweentheparishesofBedruleandSouth*
ABBEY-CRAIG,arockofconsiderable dean^
heightintheparishofLogie,andcounty ABBOTS-HALLtavillageandparish
ofefodrbSmytioOrfllaiinvgbear;tCtoernroymt,whseealiltd,otpwoihhseatnvoehbeebelesaneideensrietechgtee- piuantrmtiohssehtiSs.exsctmoeaanlsttlnoaofnttdhmeoicrrroeeugtnuhtlayanro,f2bFemiiiflneeg.sIenTahictehs
totheCastleofStirlingwithouteffect. way. ItsgeneralappearancAeisveryplea^
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Bwiatrotd,,riisnitnoggprreatdtuyalhliygfhrgormoutnhdesc.oasTthneortsohi-l ffolraxp,alvienmseeendt,,taanldlogwr,aiann;dthaeshiemsp.ortTsh,eheAmbp-,
ilsarltyhiinnwbautrmexscheoewdeirnyglsyumfmeertrisle., pMarrtFiecur-- bveeyn,erfaobulnedreudin,inwe1l1l78w.orbtyhtWhiellaitatmentIi.oinsoaf
gusonofRaith,oneofthechiefproprie- thetraveller. Aherbrothockisa veryan-
torsoftheparish,haslatelymadeoutsome cientroyalty,itbeingthegeneralopinion
extensiveplantationsaroundhisseat,and thatitwaserectedintoaroyal burghby
erectedafineobservatoryonthehighest Williamthe Lion,in1180,andconfirmed"
groundintheparish,whichhasaverycom- hiitsprivilegesbyawritofnovodamusfrom
mandingprospect. Thedistrictabounds JamesVI.in 15S9. Itisgoverned by a
withcoalandlime-stone.Inaquarry'ofthe provost,2bailies,atreasurer,and15coun-
lfautltesrp,eactimIennnesrtoifelp,etarrieffieodunpdatselolm*-e,beeratuttrio.- rcielvleornsu;eainsduhpawsar7disncoorfpLor.a9t0e0dtSrtaedrelsi.ng.ThIet
chi, cornuaammonis, and othermarine unites with Aberdeen, Montrose, Inver-
productions. ThevillageofAbbots-hall bervie, andBrechin,insendinga repre-
haslongbeennotedforthemanufacture sentative toparliament. ThePARISH
ofAcBhBe'ckSs.(StP)opHuElaAtDio;n3a,0p0r0o.montorywell iasbouotfstmwaollceenxttuernite,sbeaignog, aofn tehreecttioown,n
irnowntoseamen,lyingin the parishof androyaltyintoaseparateparishfrom St.
Coldingham,andcountyofBerwick,about Vigean's,inwhichitwasformerlyinclud-
1GmilesN. W.ofBerwick,andthesame ed. Around thetowntfiesoilisrichand
distances.E.ofDunbar. fertile;buttowardstheN. W.thereisa
ABDIE,a parishinthecountyofFife, considerableextentofwasteground,thepro-
ofconsiderableextent,but greatly inter- pertyofthecommunity, whichcontainsa
sectedbyotherparishes. ItliesontheS. chalybeatespringofconsiderablecelebrity.
bankoftheriverTay,amongstthosehigh Population,includingthatpartofthetown
lands,which tothewestward acquirethe situatedintheparishofStVigean's,about
appellationoftheOchilhills. Thesurface ,U000.
niserraelmfaerrtkialbe.lyuItnepvosesne,ssbeusttthhreeseoiqluairsriinesgeo-f j LinAliBtEhgRoCwsOhRirNe,. aThpearpiasrhisahndisovifllaagreecitn-
jcranife,of"whichconsiderablequantities angularfigure,about<£mileslong,andf3
areshippedforpavingtliestreetsofLondon. broad,lyingontheS.bankoftheForth,a-
T.wobills,viz..ClatchartCraigandNorman's bout 12milssW.fromEdinburgh. The
Law,areremarkablefortheirheightand wholeisarable;.-abouttwo-thirdsareoccu-
precipitousfronts. Population7S2. piedbyplantationsandthepoliciesaround
ABERARGIE,avillageinPerthshire,a Iiopetoun-house,theprincelyseat of the
mileW.fromAbernethy. familyofHopotoun,whichneverfrilstode-
ABERBROTHOCK,or ARBROATH,a lightthestrangerbyitsexternalgrandeur,
sea-porttown inthecountyofAngusor itstinepaintings,itscharmingwalks,and
Forfar,situatedatthemouthoftheriver tineprospects. Theruinsoftl\eancientre-
Brothock, which flowsintethe German sidence oftheEarlsofLinlithgow, near
Ocean. Itconsistsoftwoparishes^Aber- Hopetoun-house,areworthy,thetraveller's
brothock andSt. Vigean's,surreundedon notice. Thevillage nud'churchofAber-
theVV.N.andE.sidesbyeminences,inthe cornarepleasantlysituated. Themonas-
formofanamphitheatre. Itlies56miles teryofAbercomwaseneofthemostan-
N.N.E.fromEdinburgh. TheTown,ex- cientin Scotlaud,andtheCastle,nowa
ceptingthenewstreets,exhibitslittlere- completeruin,wasoneofthosestationsor
gularity. Thetown-house, whichis mo- fortswhichtheRomansoccupiedbetween
dern,containsseveralpublicoffices,anda Antoninus'wallandCiamond,belowBlack-
small Subscription Library. Besides the nessCastle,videBLACKNESS. Abercom
establishedchurches,it containsan Epis- givestheBritishtitleofMarquis, and the
copal chapel,andothorplacesofworship ScottishtitleofEarl,toabranchofthefa-
fordissenters. Fifty-sixvesselsbelong to milyofHamilton. Themineralsofthepa-
theport,whoseunitedburdenisabout4000 risharelimestone,freestone,coal,andiron
Ions.Tbeharbourissmall,butwellslultir- stone;but(helimestoneonly i.\wrought.
tvmfr>ayad,n,gnnuubianefnsnsag.idc.dteiussATrdoheetgedfhreeephnrnredtiremneqdacuinbfapuyonafrtlaaitcthebtyexauptrooutefrsesterssyaiionalmfrolectlulbasnoxetttohninnnnaeidg-ss npcPeaooranApirjuBslolhyEianHtiesiaDdos2AnwInimS.nt8u.hdG0c.Ythnh,ahtaianloff'pbmaDriruelipaesldshitnhi.i.nnlTPeTehnhrgeetthhus,nhEiiintrineefdd,c
;
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g•ewansehreaslifterotnilet-h—eAS.bosuitdea;mialnedftrhoemstohielirsivienr tOelrdheMaed,ldFrruamz.erhuIrtghi,sdHiuvnitdleyd,iKnetioth8,5apnad-
standsDuplinCastle,theseatoftheEarlof rishes,which in 1S11 contained13S,15l>
Kinnoul. Population.513. inhabitants. Thechiefseatsare,Huntly
counAtByEisRhDoEunEdNeSdHoInRtEhe.—N.ThainsdeEx.tbeynstihvee LStoadigne',sCtahsetlsee,atEoafrlthoefMEanrrqouli;sKoefitHhunHtallyl,;
oGfeKrimnacnarOdicneea,n;Foornfart,heanSd. bPyertthhe;caonundtioens AEabrolynoef;KiMnatrorreL;odAgbeo,ynEearlCaostfleF,ifEea;rlPhio-f
ItsshheiSr5eWsm..i—leIbsty,seaBxantndfrf4e,0meMmolirelnaegyst,hinafnbrdroemaIdnEtv.hertnfoersWos.m- dlLoeorertndh.FHooBruebsseeis,d;esELlotlhroednseC,SaasMlttoleon,uynEmau;rslkP,ouftaFAcibnhetirre-y,
northtosouth. Itscircuitis2S0miles,and House,FyvieCastle,Invercauld,Pitfour,
itssuperficialarea 19S6squaremiles,or a- Logie,Elphinstone,LeithHall,Free-field,
bout1,270,744 Englishacres. Itcompre- Abergeldy, SkeneHouse,andCluny,are
hendsthedistrictsofMarr, Garioch, For- elegantresidences. Aberdeenshiresends
martin,Strathbogie,andgreatpartofBuch- onemembertoParliament. Thevalued
an. Wildasthisregionis,itexhibitssome rentofthewholecountyis,inScottishmo-
ofthe most interestingscenestobemet ney,L.241,931Ss.lid.andtherealland
with in Sootland. Thedistrict of Marr, rentisestimatedatL.200,000 Sterling.
whichmaybeconsideredasthecentreof Theweightsandmeasuresare, avoirdu-
Sscoomtelaonfd,thieshwiilllds,rriusgignged4,0a0n0dfmeeotunatbaoivneoutshe; pgoriosc,erioers,Enagnlidshs,alftorbuEtntgelri,shingotohdes,shoapnsd.
level'ofthesea. Theboilersorbullers of Likewiseforflesh,butter,cheese,tallow,
Buchan,arresttheattentionofallstrangers hog'slard,andwool,inwholesale,reckon-
bytheir'ruggedandstupendous precipices. ing2Slb.toastone Insomepartsofthe
TheriversofAberdeenshireare,theDee, county,26lb.inothers22lb.goforastone
trieDon,theYthan, theBogie,the Urie, ofcheeseandbutter.Flesh,butter,cheese,
tsoh,efUogrimea,nayndmiltehse,Cfrourdmesnit:stbhoeuDnedvaerryowniatlh- tsoalldlobwy,thhoeg'SscoltasrdT,raoyn,dowrooDlu,ticnh,re1ta7ila,nadrae
thecountyofBanff. These riversarecele- halfouncestothelb. Mealbythesame,
bratedforthesalmonwithwhichtheya- 8stoneperboll,andeoals36stonetothe
b1.o3u6n,d0,00thanenuraelvleyn.u—eTohfewfhisihcehrieissonrattheedseaat baovloli.rduBpuotitse.ranHdaycheaensdebfyeaathelbr.s,ofby2Stohze
coastarealsoprosecutedwithgreatsuccess. tronstoneof21 lb. Dutch,and21 Scots
Aberdeenshire contains many excellent Troyoz.tothelb. HithetownofAber-
granitequarries. Fromthoseintheneigh- deen,theyuseapintstoup,whichcontains
bourhoodofAberdeen, upwardsof12,000 nearlyagillmorethantheStirlingjugor
tonsareannuallyexportedtoLondon,which legalstandard. Plaidingandothercoarse
producesaboutL.8,400. Itpossessesanum- homestuffs,aresoldbyan ellof38and
tbheorseofomfinPeertaelrsheaanddamnidnerGallenwdaeteerasre; btuhte m1-e1a2lt,hsienecdhse,s.areWhmeeaats,urryeed,pbeyasae,fibrleoatnso,f
mostcelebrated. Agricultureis making 2,688*504cubicinehes,andcontains1firlot
considerable advances in Aberdeenshire, 4pints3mutchkins,Linlithgow,orstan-
andagreaternumberofcattleareprobably dard measure. Thebollis22,353per-
reared herethan inanyothercounty of cent, betterthanstandard. Oats,bear,
Scotland,about12,000beingannuallysent and malt, bya firlotof3,515,736cubio
tothesouthandto England. Theprinci- inches,andcontains1firlot3pints,stan-
palmanufacturesofthecountryareinwool- dard measure, andthebollis9,677 pep
len,cotton, and linencloth;also hosiery, cent,betterthanthestandard.Theweights
cordage,andyarn. Thefirstgivesemploy- andmeasuresarcnowchangedbyActofPar,
menttoabout 7000 persons; about4000 liament,andarethesameoverScotland.
aarnedo3c0c0u0pifeadmiilnietshearmeamnauifnatcatiunreedobfy-ctohtattonof; anAciBenEtRbDuErgEhNin(OtLhDe),cooulnimtyAboefrtdhoens;amaier
flax. Thequantityoflinenmadein 1S0S, name, andformerlyanepiscopalsee. It
amountedto314,556'yards;about50years is situated onaneminenceon the river
ago,themereknittingofstockingsbrought Don,aboutamileN.ofthecityofNewA-
L.120,000annuallyintoAberdeenshire. A- berdeen,andnearlythesamedistancefrom
berdeenshire contains three royal bo- thesea. Itisaplaceofgreatantiquity
roughs,viz.Aberdeen,Kintore,andInve- butnoauthenticrecordsareextantpriorto
rury;andaevevalhandsometowns,asPc- 1154,inwhichyearitwaserectedbyDavui
;
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I.intoafreeburghofbarony,holdingdi- piedbythetownofNewAberdeen,)which
rectlyofthecrown. Thischarterhasbeen liesbetweentheriversDeeandDon. Over
renewedbysuccessivesovereigns,andwas theDonthereisafinebridgeofoneGothic-
lastlyestablishedbyacharterfromGeorge arch,builtbyBishopCheynein1281. The
mI.agbiyswthriaccyhitshveepsotewderinoftheelebcutrignegsstehse.iroTwhne aArcrhicihsv9e7ifneeotfsmpaang,naannedse34ha1s-2befeeentlhaitgehl.y
magistratesare,aprovost,3bailies,atrea- openednearthebanksoftheDon,which
surer,andcouncil,withthedeaconsof6in- promisestoturnouttomuchadvantage.
corporatedtrades. Herethereare3small Populationofthetownandparish13,731.
hospitals,onefoundedbyBishopDunbarin ABERDEEN(NEW),thecapitalofA-
1531,fortwelvepoormen,aTrades'hos- berdeenshire,issituatedonarisingground
paintdalMfiotrchdeelcla'ysehdosfprieteamlefnoratnhdetshuepiprowritdoofws10; nGeearrmtahneOacesetauna,ry1o2f7tmhielesriNve.rED.eferoimntEodtihne-
indigentfemales,openedin1801. Butthe burgh,14N.E.ofStonehaven;33N.W.
chiefornamentofthisplaceistheKing's ofPeterhead; 118 S.byE.ofInverness;
sCiodleleogfe,thaetstoawtne.lyfIatbrwiac,ssfiotuunadteeddobnytBhieshoE.p a45ndW3.6lSo.ngE..ofItHuisntalyla;r5ge7a9nNd.hlaat.ndasnodme1
Klphinstonein1506,anddedicatedtoSt. city,havingmanyspaciousstreets,linedon
pMraortyec;tbiuotn,obfeitnhgetkaiknegn,uitndwearsthdeeniommmiendaitaetde felaocohrssiindehebiyghetl,egbaunitlthouosfesg,rangietneerfalrloymftohuer
King'sCollege. Butthoughthisisthedate neighbouringquarries. Themarket-place,
oftheerectionofthepresentbuildingof inthecentreofthecity,isalargeoblong
theCollege,itappearsthatPopeAlexan- square. OntheN.sideofitisthetown-
der,byabull,datedin1594,institutedin house,withahandsomespire;andadjoin-
Aberdon an University forthe different ingtoittheprison,asquaretower,120feet
bburialndcihnegscoofntPahiinlsosaocphhaypaeln,dlLibirtaerrya,tumrues.eTumh,e thihgeh,wahlosloesuhramsounatevderwyitlhofatyspaiprpee;arsoantchea.t
cuonmifmoornm-hraalnlgaendoflemctoudreerrnoohmouss;ews,itfhoarltohneg aClnodseoptpoosthiitsetiostahneteolweng-ahnotusmea,sotnh-eloAdbgeer-
accommodation oftheprofessorsandstu- deen Banking Companyhaveerectedan
dents. Behindisthegardenofthecollege elegant officeofpolishedgranite, which
Thelibraryandmuseumarewellfurnish- givestothispartofthetownanairofpe-
ed. Thereareanumberofbursariesfor culiarsplendour. InthemiddleofCastle
poorstudents,thefundsforthesupportof Streetisthecross,the mostcomplete,per-
whichamounttoL.700. Thesessionlasts haps,ofanyofthekindinthekingdom. It
fivemonths,beginninginNovember. The isanoctagonstonebuilding,highlyorna-
officersare,achancellor,arector,aprinci- mentedwithneatbas-relievosofthekings
pal,asub-principal,andaprocurator,who ofScotland,fromJamesI.toJamesVI.
haschargeofthe funds. Theprofessors withaCorinthiaucolumninthecentre,on
are,ofHumanity,Greek,OrientalLangua- thetopofwhichisanunicorn. Twoele-
ges,CivilLaw,Divinity,Medicine,and3of gantstreets,oneforminganentrancefrom
Philosophy. Thenumberofstudentsinthe theN.theotherfromtheS.thelatterpasses
wtahinindutsewrawsaosfsietsnhitfeiff-oir1r8sft1rp7or,miwnPacaisrpia1slSf7oo.frtthHhaeetcptCuoorrlplBoeosgeee,-, wwovihedirtchhaniwsi1at3rh2cihnfeoetfth,eciutptsahrgearipagenhtitste2,490t;feheetth,esaspenadntwiotofs
onasalaryoffortymeritsScots. Thecrown have been opened, besidesseveral lesser
IcseesduepdertioortheofKibnogt'hscCoolllleeggeesu;pohnavtihnegabsoulci-- ownheisc,hbtyhveirctoumemoufnaincaatcitonofhaPsarbleieanmegnrte,atblyy
taitotnaionfdeepriosfcotphaeclya,teanEdartloMtahreislcahttaelr—oTnhetrhee icmhpurrocvhedw.hicIhnfotrhmeerUlpypebrelKoinrgkegdatteoitshea
wasformerlyamagnificentcathedralinthis Franciscans,foundedbyBishopElphing-
ltoonwgn,widtehditchaeteBdisthoopS'ts.pMaalcachea,rfe;lbluatsatchriisf,icae- sTthoene,MaarnidscfhianlisChoeldlebgyeoannedofUnhiivsesruscicteyssowrass.
totbeindiscreetzealofthereformers.Two founded, andrichly endowed, byGeorge
antiquespires,andanaisle,nowusedasthe EarlMarischalofScotland,byacharter,
parishchurch,areitsonlyremains.—The dated2dApril1593. Theoriginalfounda-
PARISHofOldAberdeen,orOldMachar, tionwasaprincipal,andtwoprofessorsof
ilsoonfgcfornosmidEe.ratboleWe.xtaenndt,fbreoimng4atboou5tSbrmoialde,s pnahtiiloonsso,phtyhe;rbeuth,avbeybeseonmesinmcueniafdidceedntandoo--
comprehendingthespace(exceptthatoccu- therprofessorshipofphilosophy;oneofdi-
;
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vinity,andothersformathematics,chemis- latelyerectedattheexpenceof10,0001. A
try,medicine,andOrientallanguages,and littletotheE.ofthetownarethebarracks,
manybursaries forpoorstudents. The erectedin1794,onthesiteofafortification
buildingsaresituatedintheBroad-street builtby OliverCromwell. They areele-
ofNewAberdeen,andcontain,besideslec- gantandcommodious,andcapableofac-
tureroomsforthedifferentclasses,thepub- commodatingupwardsof600men. The
licschoolforthe conferringofdegrees,a ancientreligiousestablishmentsinthecity
cpaoimntmionngshbalyl,Jaomrineasmoennatneddowtihtehrs,sotmheefliinbe- hwaenrdeednudmoewrnotuos;usbbyuthisotnolryy.f1osutr,AhaCvoenbveeennt
rary,andasmallmuseumofnaturalhistory ofMathurines,ortheorderoftheTrinity,
aanndobasnetrivqautiotriyes,.weTlhlefcuorlnliesgheeadlswoitchonatsatirnos- fTohuendDeodmibnyicKainn,gorWiBlllaickafmritahresmLoinoans:ter2yd,,
nomicalapparatus. Theofficersare,the foundedbyAlexanderII. 3d,TheObser-
chancellor,therector,thedeanoffaculties, vantinePriory,foundedbythecitizensand
theregent,whoisalsoprofessorofGreek, otherprivatepersons: And4th,theCar-
andtheprincipal. Thenumberofstudents melite,orWhiteFriarsmonastery,founded
atbothcolleges isgenerallyabout500or in1350,byPhilipdeArbuthnot.Thetrade
400. Variousattemptshavebeenmadeto isconsiderable,butitmightbegreatlyex-
unitethetwocollegesofNewandOldA- tendedbytheprosecutionoftheWhitefish-
berdeen,butwithouteffect. The Crown eries. Theharbour,whichisformedbythe
issuperiorofbothcolleges,havingsucceed- Dee,waslongadetrimenttoitstrade,and
edtotheKing'sCollegeupontheabolition occasionedthelossofmanylivesandmuch
ofepiscopacy,andtotheMarischalCollege property. It wasmuchinterruptedbya
ontheattainderofthelateEarlMarischal barofsand,whichshifteditssituationso
buthasneverinterfered intheelectionof often,thatavesselcouldneverdependon
theirchancellorsorrectors. TheGrammar findingitasitwasleft. Thisinconveni-
Schoolisalowbutneatbuilding,undera enceisnowremoved,byanewpier,onthe
rectorand5teachers,whohavegoodap- N.sideoftheriver,erectedaccordingtoa
pointments. Thereareanumberofchari- planbyMrSmeaton. Itis1200feetlong,
tableinstitutions,ofwhichthechiefare, andgraduallyincreasesinthickness and
1st,ThePoorHouse,alargebuilding,ap- heightasitapproachesthesea,wherethe
propriatedtothereceptionofagedpoor, headorroundingis60feetdiameteratthe
and destitute children,supportedby its base,andtheperpendicularelevation58.
ownfunds,contributionsfromthetownand Theharbourhaslatelybeenstillfurther
kTiirlkl-sleastseiloyn,s,thaenrdevwoalsuntaarGyuidlodnatBiroetnhsr:en2'd; ifmoprrmoivnegd,awbeytcdaorcrky,inganodutothtehreiNm.prpoiveer-,
Hospital;butitwasfoundmoreagreeable ments, whichaddsgreatlytoitssecurity
forthelodgerstoreceiveanannualpen and capacity. Theseimprovementshave
sion,anditwasaccordinglysold, andthe beenexecutedatanexpenseof120,0001.
cDhraurmi'tysHpoustpitoaln,ftohraotldfuonomtianrgri:ed3dw,omLeand,y Tgrheeatwphieorleareistbwuoiltbatotfergireasn,itmeo.unNteianrgttheen
foundedin1665,byLadyMary,daughterof 12pounders,erectedin1781-2,forthede-
tpaihntedaleE,rafrIolruvonifdnBgeudocfihnDanr1,u73ma3n,:da4wtnihdd,oGtwohreodfogSnoi'vrseArHlnoeosxr--s jftoerynaedcdee;oafittsgrhceehaihteafrsbihomauprroe.rtosfAabNreeorrdnteohewnAfomrneocrmeicetanhn-e
hiTbbanlohsciyesoshraIepandorgfrieioanrotmmd1eaa7dri4ryn2be,t,yvaaearinolnnuyadearedlgs;eucapphanplandoarirdtnteeefrdbduruciiobnlamydtie1s6nd6u0g.7b,s2tc;eo5rstit6hpai,-6-t vBswFtaaarolnrocttdkimsicann;1g6d8s5a,1t0ftvheehtewsroseWmea1eled8ss,r1t1cfs,hIraantoldnhmmietoersnsfe,.ortwgereriIaartgdiesnen,eeptxnaooprtnotetdrsrh,temesdecLaoaielnrn-.-e-
tions,collections,anddonations;thenum- taining9,017tons,and1,100 coastersof
berofpatientsannuallyrelievedisabout 78,676tons. Duringthesameperiod,there
900:6th,TheLunaticHospital,builtby wereenteredoutwardsSIvesselsforforeign
siunbs1c8r0i0pt:i7otnh,,aTbhouetDhiaslpfean-samriyl,eaflsroosmuptpoowrnt,- ptoerrtss,ofco4n4t,a7i9n8intgon1s5.,42T4hteonsm,anaunfda7c5t0urceoaso-f
edbyvoluntarycontributions, andhaving finethreadiscarriedontoaconsiderable
fthreosme,2e0v0etroy5i0nc0opraptoireanttesdatnrnuaadlelyh.asBaesfiudneds evaxst,enatre;barlsoownmalniunfeanc,tuorsneadb.urgTsh,eansdalcmaonn-
fforriednedclyayesodcimeetimebs,ersA;aBnrdidtehweerlelahraesmbaeneyn lfiusahbilnegsbroafntchheoDfeteraadned;tthheeDaonnnufaolramvearavga-e
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ofexportedsalmonbeing2000barrels. A- thebeachofthecoast,istherumofthean-
berdeenalsoexportedaconsiderablequan- cientcastleofDundargue.Thegreaterpart
tityofpickledpork,whichhasahighrepu- oftheparishismossandmoor,interspersed
tationforbeingwellcured,andforkeeping withsmallpatchesofcultivatedland. Itis
on longvoyagas. Itisremarkable,that wateredby5rivulets,theTroup,theAuch-
thereisnotasingle-deckedvesselfittedout meddan, andtheAlierdour,whichemply
ferrioesm.thiAsbpeorrdtefeonrthhaeshtewrroinpgriovratwehibtaenkfiisnhg- t3hfeimssheinlgvevsililnatgoesthheavFeribtehe:nabtutihlte.iruTehsteuaornilcys
companieswhoissuetheirownnotes; and plantationsarearoundAberdour-house.Po-
aninsurancecompanyagainsttirehasbeen pulation1445.
latelyestablishedonarespectableplan,and ABERDOUR,aparishamitowninFife-
withalargecapital. Aberdeenissaidto shire,formingasquareofabout31-2miles,
havebeenerectedintoaroyalboroughas andlyingalongthenorthbankeftheFirth
enaorwlyeaxsta8n9t3i;sfbrutomthKeinmgosWtilanlciiaemntthechLairotne,r osmfaFlolrtrhi.dgeIotfishidlilvsirduendniinntgof2rdoimstEr.icttsoWby.a
ofwhichthedateiswanting; butitmust ofthesetheN.districtispoorlycultivated
havebeenbetween1165and1214,thepe- andaltogetherunshelteredby enclosures;
riodofhisreign. Thisisnottobewondered whiletheS.isfertile,andagricultureiswell
at,asthecitywaswhollyburntdownbyEd- attendedto. ThesmallislandofInchcolm,
wardIII,in 1556,theinhabitantsmassa- isinthisparish.TheoldcastleofAberdour,
cred,andtherecordsdestroyed,inrevenge thepropertyofthe EarlofMorton,stands
fortheirhavingkilledanEnglishgarrison ontheeasternborderoftheparish,onthe
whooppressedthem. Manyothercharters banksofarivulet,whichwindingbeautiful-
have beengiven bysuccessivemonarchs. lyinfront,falls intothe Firth ofForth.
Itscivilgovernmentisvestedinaprovost, TowardstheN.ofthecastleistheelegant
c4oubanicliile,s,aandde7adneoafcgounisldo,fttrheeasuirnecro,rpaortaotwend hmaarnbsoiuornoonfHtihlelsFiodre.th,Tahbeoutto1w0nmhialsesaN.goWod
trades. Anactofparliamentwasalsopas- ofEdinburgh. Itisaplaceofconsiderable
sedin1795,empoweringtheinhabitantsto antiquity. Inthe12thcenturyitbelonged
elect 13 commissionersofpolice,andfor tothefamilyoftheUiponts;fromwhichit
raisinganassessment,prorenata,forpav- wenttotheMortimersbymarriage,andafter-
ing,lighting,andcleaningthestreets,sup- wardstotheDouglasses,oneofwhom,in1457,
plyingthecitywithwater,&c. Aberdeen was created LordAberdour and Earlof
enjoysparliamentaryrepresentation,uniting Morton. Population1S20.
with Aberbrothock,Brechin,Inverbervie, ABERFELDIE, asmallvillagein the
andMontrose,insendingamembertoPar- parish ofDull,in Perthshire, situatedon
liament. Itsfairsareonthe2dTues.of theTay,about61-2milesN.E.fromKen-
June,1stTues.ofMay,lastThurs.ofAug. more. Nearitisaverycompletedruidical
1stTues.ofOct.and1stTues.ofDec. temple. ItliesonthegreatHighlandroad,
ABERDEEN,(NEW)orSTNICHOLAS, 77milesfromEdinburgh.
aparishinAberdeenshire,ofsmallextent, ABERFOIL,orABERFOYLE,aparish
beingconfinedtothelimitsofthetownon iuPerthshire,11mileslong,and5 broad;
everyside,excepttheS.E.whereitex- formingtheS.W.comerofthecounty,and
tendstothesea,includingFootdee,acon- theextremeprecinctofthe Highlands. It
siderablevillage,havinginitaneatchapel consistsofalongvalley,andthesurround-
ofease. Thereisafinebridgeof7arches inghills,formingtogetheragreat variety
overtheDee,builtin1530byBishopDun- oflandscapeandmountainscenery. The
bar,andrebuiltin1724. Amongstthema- bottomof thevalley is occupied bythe
nyeminentcharactersborninthisplace,we beautifulexpanseofwaterformedbytheri-
shallonlymentionJamieson,thecelebra- verTeith,whichhasitsriseontheborders
tedpainter,afterwardsnamedtheScottish ofthisparish. The chiefoftheselakesare
Vandyke. Severalworksofthisartistmay LochCatherine,LochArd,andLochCon
beseeninboththecolleges ofAberdeen. allofwhichaboundwith trout and pike;
Populationofthecityandparish,3S.540. andthechiefmountainsareBenivenowand
ABERDOUR, a Parish inAberdeen- Benchochen.Limestone,coarsemarble,and
shire,inthedistrictofBuchan,extending somegoodslatearewroughtintheparish.
alongtheMorayFirth,fromE.toW.61-2 Onthebanksofthelakesthesoilisearlyand
miles,andfromN.toS.itsgreatestextent fertile,butis little cultivated. The'hills
hnearly10.—Upon arockyprecipice, on affordexcellentsheeppasture, andmanyof