{ "e-011-013": { "id": "e-011-013", "full_name": "ALVES", "plain_name": "ALVES", "or_name": "", "pop_name": "", "term": ",", "raw": ", hamlet and parish in north-west\nof Elginshire. The hamlet lies 5J miles\nwest of Elgin, and has a post office under\nForres, and a railway station. The parish\nincludes about a mile of coast, and is about\n6J miles long and 5J miles broad. Acres,\n9404. Real property in 1880-81, 8992.\nPop. 1117. The surface presents a pleasant\ndiversity of dale and hill. The Knock,\non the east border, is crowned by a modern\ntower, commands an extensive view, and\nis traditionally associated with the story\nof Macbeth and the witches. The churches\nare Established and Free ; and the public\nschool is a new building, with accommoda-\ntion for 200 scholars.", "page": "11", "end_page": "11", "start_line": 13, "end_line": 28, "col": 1, "end_col": 1, "rest": ", hamlet and parish in north-west of Elginshire. The hamlet lies 5J miles west of Elgin, and has a post office under Forres, and a railway station. The parish includes about a mile of coast, and is about 6J miles long and 5J miles broad. Acres, 9404. Real property in 1880-81, 8992. Pop. 1117. The surface presents a pleasant diversity of dale and hill. The Knock, on the east border, is crowned by a modern tower, commands an extensive view, and is traditionally associated with the story of Macbeth and the witches. The churches are Established and Free ; and the public school is a new building, with accommodation for 200 scholars.", "or": null, "see": null, "links": [] }, "e-011-029": { "id": "e-011-029", "full_name": "ALVIE", "plain_name": "ALVIE", "or_name": "", "pop_name": "", "term": ",", "raw": ", parish in Badenoch district,\nInverness-shire. It contains the post office\nof Lynwilg, under Aviemore, and the rail-\nway station of Kincraig. Its extreme\nlength is upwards of 20 miles, and its\narea is 86,618 acres. Keal property in\n1880-81, 8561. Pop. 707. The surface\nis bisected by the Spey, includes part of\nthat river's strath, averagely about 650 feet\nabove sea-level, and extends on one side\nto one of the loftiest summits of the\nCentral Grampians, on the other side to\nmountain summits considerably lower.\nLoch Alvie, in the strath, measures about\n3 miles in circuit ; and Tor Alvie, adjacent\nto that lake, is a lofty crag surmounted\nby a monumental cairn. Other chief\nfeatures are Kinrara, a seat of the Duke\nof Richmond ; and Belleville, built by\n' Ossian ' Macpherson, on site of an ancient\nstronghold of the Comyns. The churches\nare Established and Free ; and the public\nschool is a new building, with accommoda-\ntion for 150 scholars.", "page": "11", "end_page": "11", "start_line": 29, "end_line": 52, "col": 1, "end_col": 1, "rest": ", parish in Badenoch district, Inverness-shire. It contains the post office of Lynwilg, under Aviemore, and the rail-way station of Kincraig. Its extreme length is upwards of 20 miles, and its area is 86,618 acres. Keal property in 1880-81, 8561. Pop. 707. The surface is bisected by the Spey, includes part of that river's strath, averagely about 650 feet above sea-level, and extends on one side to one of the loftiest summits of the Central Grampians, on the other side to mountain summits considerably lower. Loch Alvie, in the strath, measures about 3 miles in circuit ; and Tor Alvie, adjacent to that lake, is a lofty crag surmounted by a monumental cairn. Other chief features are Kinrara, a seat of the Duke of Richmond ; and Belleville, built by ' Ossian ' Macpherson, on site of an ancient stronghold of the Comyns. The churches are Established and Free ; and the public school is a new building, with accommodation for 150 scholars.", "or": null, "see": null, "links": [] }, "e-011-053": { "id": "e-011-053", "full_name": "ALYTH", "plain_name": "ALYTH", "or_name": "", "pop_name": "", "term": ",", "raw": ", town on east border of Perth-\nshire, and parish, partly also on west\nborder of Forfarshire. The town stands\non a burn of its own name, at terminus of\nbranch railway, 5J miles north-west of\nAlyth Junction and 5 north-east of Blair-\ngowrie, carries on woollen and linen\nmanufacture, and has a post office, with\nmoney order and telegraph departments,\nunder Meigle, 3 banking offices, an\nEstablished Norman church of 1839,\nFree, United Presbyterian, and Episcopal\nchurches, and 2 public schools with\nabout 238 scholars. Pop. 2377. The\nparish is about 15 miles long, and com-\nprises 19,972 acres in Perthshire, and\n3324 in Forfarshire. Real property in\n1880-81 of the Perthshire part, 23,766 ; of\nthe Forfarshire part, 1296. Pop. 3521.\nA tract of about 15 square miles is. part of\nStrathmore, low and fertile, and the other\ntracts ascend thence to ward the Grampians,\nand are variously cultivated ground, moor,\nmoss, and mountain. Chief objects are\nMount Blair Mountain, King's Seat Hill,\nSir James H. Ramsay's seat of Bamff\nHouse, Balhary and Jordanstone mansions,\nInverquiech Castle ruins, and a notable\nPictish entrenchment. There are 4\nschools for 562 scholars, and one of them,\nfor 300, is new.", "page": "11", "end_page": "11", "start_line": 53, "end_line": 83, "col": 1, "end_col": 1, "rest": ", town on east border of Perthshire, and parish, partly also on west border of Forfarshire. The town stands on a burn of its own name, at terminus of branch railway, 5J miles north-west of Alyth Junction and 5 north-east of Blairgowrie, carries on woollen and linen manufacture, and has a post office, with money order and telegraph departments, under Meigle, 3 banking offices, an Established Norman church of 1839, Free, United Presbyterian, and Episcopal churches, and 2 public schools with about 238 scholars. Pop. 2377. The parish is about 15 miles long, and com-prises 19,972 acres in Perthshire, and 3324 in Forfarshire. Real property in 1880-81 of the Perthshire part, 23,766 ; of the Forfarshire part, 1296. Pop. 3521. A tract of about 15 square miles is. part of Strathmore, low and fertile, and the other tracts ascend thence to ward the Grampians, and are variously cultivated ground, moor, moss, and mountain. Chief objects are Mount Blair Mountain, King's Seat Hill, Sir James H. Ramsay's seat of Bamff House, Balhary and Jordanstone mansions, Inverquiech Castle ruins, and a notable Pictish entrenchment. There are 4 schools for 562 scholars, and one of them, for 300, is new.", "or": null, "see": null, "links": [] }, "e-011-084": { "id": "e-011-084", "full_name": "ALYTH JUNCTION", "plain_name": "ALYTH JUNCTION", "or_name": "", "pop_name": "", "term": ",", "raw": ", railway station, 24J\nmiles north-east of Perth.", "page": "11", "end_page": "11", "start_line": 84, "end_line": 85, "col": 1, "end_col": 1, "rest": ", railway station, 24J miles north-east of Perth.", "or": null, "see": null, "links": [] }, "e-011-086": { "id": "e-011-086", "full_name": "AMISFIELD", "plain_name": "AMISFIELD", "or_name": "", "pop_name": "", "term": ",", "raw": ", village, 5 miles north-east\nof Dumfries. It has a post office under\nDumfries, and a railway station. Amisfield\nHouse and Tower stand in the vicinity, and\nthe latter is a remarkably interesting old\nbaronial fortalice.", "page": "11", "end_page": "11", "start_line": 86, "end_line": 91, "col": 1, "end_col": 1, "rest": ", village, 5 miles north-east of Dumfries. It has a post office under Dumfries, and a railway station. Amisfield House and Tower stand in the vicinity, and the latter is a remarkably interesting old baronial fortalice.", "or": null, "see": null, "links": [] }, "e-011-092": { "id": "e-011-092", "full_name": "AMISFIELD", "plain_name": "AMISFIELD", "or_name": "", "pop_name": "", "term": ",", "raw": ", a seat of the Earl of\nWemyss, on the Tyne, about a mile east\nof Haddington.", "page": "11", "end_page": "11", "start_line": 92, "end_line": 94, "col": 1, "end_col": 1, "rest": ", a seat of the Earl of Wemyss, on the Tyne, about a mile east of Haddington.", "or": null, "see": null, "links": [] }, "e-011-095": { "id": "e-011-095", "full_name": "AMONDELL", "plain_name": "AMONDELL", "or_name": "", "pop_name": "", "term": ",", "raw": ", seat of the Earl of Buchan,\non Almond river, in Uphall parish,\nLinlithgowshire.", "page": "11", "end_page": "11", "start_line": 95, "end_line": 97, "col": 1, "end_col": 1, "rest": ", seat of the Earl of Buchan, on Almond river, in Uphall parish, Linlithgowshire.", "or": null, "see": null, "links": [] }, "e-011-098": { "id": "e-011-098", "full_name": "AMPLE", "plain_name": "AMPLE", "or_name": "", "pop_name": "", "term": ",", "raw": ", stream, running northward to\nhead of Loch Earn, Perthshire. It makes\na fine cascade adjacent to Edinample\nHouse.", "page": "11", "end_page": "11", "start_line": 98, "end_line": 101, "col": 1, "end_col": 1, "rest": ", stream, running northward to head of Loch Earn, Perthshire. It makes a fine cascade adjacent to Edinample House.", "or": null, "see": null, "links": [] }, "e-011-102": { "id": "e-011-102", "full_name": "AMULREE", "plain_name": "AMULREE", "or_name": "", "pop_name": "", "term": ",", "raw": ", village, on river Bran, 10 miles\nsouth-west of Dunkeld, Perthshire. It\nhas a post office under Dunkeld, an inn, a\nquoad sacra parish church for a pop. of 458,\na Free church station, and a public school.", "page": "11", "end_page": "11", "start_line": 102, "end_line": 106, "col": 1, "end_col": 1, "rest": ", village, on river Bran, 10 miles south-west of Dunkeld, Perthshire. It has a post office under Dunkeld, an inn, a quoad sacra parish church for a pop. of 458, a Free church station, and a public school.", "or": null, "see": null, "links": [] }, "e-011-107": { "id": "e-011-107", "full_name": "ANCRUM", "plain_name": "ANCRUM", "or_name": "", "pop_name": "", "term": ",", "raw": ", village and parish, near centre\nof Roxburghshire. The village stands on\nAle river, near Ancrum bridge, on the\nTeviot, 3J miles north-north-west ^ of\nJedburgh ; is near the site of an ancient\nCaledonian fort ; had a monastery of the\ntime of David I. and a large establishment\nof the knights of Malta, and now has a\npost office under Jedburgh, an ancient\ncross, a parochial church, a Free church,\nand a public school with about 144 scholars.\nPop. 430. The parish is 6 miles long,\nand comprises 10,295 acres. Real property\nin 1880-81, 15,586. Pop. 1360. The\nsurface is pleasantly diversified, and in-\ncludes considerable eminences, but is\nnowhere hilly. The river Teviot traces\nall the south-eastern boundary, and the\nAle runs through the centre, and has a\nreach of rocky banks pierced with numer-\nous artificial caves. Ancrum Moor, on\nthe north-east border, was the scene of a\nbattle between the Scotch and the English\nin 1545. Ancrum House, in vicinity of\nthe village, is the seat of Sir William\nScott, Bart. , and was a fine old baronial\nmansion, but suffered such utter destruc-\ntion by fire in 1873 as to require being\nrebuilt. Chesters House, on the Teviot,\nis another fine seat.", "page": "11", "end_page": "11", "start_line": 107, "end_line": 136, "col": 1, "end_col": 1, "rest": ", village and parish, near centre of Roxburghshire. The village stands on Ale river, near Ancrum bridge, on the Teviot, 3J miles north-north-west ^ of Jedburgh ; is near the site of an ancient Caledonian fort ; had a monastery of the time of David I. and a large establishment of the knights of Malta, and now has a post office under Jedburgh, an ancient cross, a parochial church, a Free church, and a public school with about 144 scholars. Pop. 430. The parish is 6 miles long, and comprises 10,295 acres. Real property in 1880-81, 15,586. Pop. 1360. The surface is pleasantly diversified, and includes considerable eminences, but is nowhere hilly. The river Teviot traces all the south-eastern boundary, and the Ale runs through the centre, and has a reach of rocky banks pierced with numerous artificial caves. Ancrum Moor, on the north-east border, was the scene of a battle between the Scotch and the English in 1545. Ancrum House, in vicinity of the village, is the seat of Sir William Scott, Bart. , and was a fine old baronial mansion, but suffered such utter destruction by fire in 1873 as to require being rebuilt. Chesters House, on the Teviot, is another fine seat.", "or": null, "see": null, "links": [] }, "e-011-137": { "id": "e-011-137", "full_name": "ANDERSTON", "plain_name": "ANDERSTON", "or_name": "", "pop_name": "", "term": ",", "raw": ", south-western suburb of\nGlasgow. It lies averagely about a mile\nwest-south-west of the Royal Exchange, is\nbounded by St. Vincent Street, Macalpine\nStreet, the river Clyde, and Finnieston ;\nextends about 3} furlongs from north to\nsouth, and about 5 furlongs from east to\nwest ; embraces an important section of\nthe harbour; contains many factories,\nfoundries, and other industrial establish-\nments, and presents for the most part\na dingy appearance, very different from\nthat of adjacent places. It was originally\na weavers' village, founded in 1725; it\nbecame a considerable town, with the\nstatus of a burgh of barony ; it was long\nseparated from the outskirts of Glasgow\nby a wide rural tract, and it was even-\ntually overtaken and engirt by the city's\nwestward extension, and included in Glas-\ngow municipal burgh. It has tramway\ncommunication with all parts of the city,\nand it contains several ornamental\nchurches, a number of other churches,\nand a very large public school. Pop. of\nAnderston quoad sacra parish, 7273; of\nregistration district, 38,753.", "page": "11", "end_page": "12", "start_line": 137, "end_line": 23, "col": 1, "end_col": 1, "rest": ", south-western suburb of Glasgow. It lies averagely about a mile west-south-west of the Royal Exchange, is bounded by St. Vincent Street, Macalpine Street, the river Clyde, and Finnieston ; extends about 3} furlongs from north to south, and about 5 furlongs from east to west ; embraces an important section of the harbour; contains many factories, foundries, and other industrial establishments, and presents for the most part a dingy appearance, very different from that of adjacent places. It was originally a weavers' village, founded in 1725; it became a considerable town, with the status of a burgh of barony ; it was long separated from the outskirts of Glasgow by a wide rural tract, and it was eventually overtaken and engirt by the city's westward extension, and included in Glasgow municipal burgh. It has tramway communication with all parts of the city, and it contains several ornamental churches, a number of other churches, and a very large public school. Pop. of Anderston quoad sacra parish, 7273; of registration district, 38,753.", "or": null, "see": null, "links": [] } }