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        "rest": ", affluent of the Tyne, between Pencaitland and Salton parishes, Hadding-I tonshire.",
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        "raw": ", large well-preserved Roman\nI camp, 1 mile east-north-east of Eccle-\nfechan, Dumfriesshire.\nBIRSAY and HARRAY, united parish\nin north-west of Pomona, Orkney. Birsay\nincludes about 8 miles of coast, mostly\nbold and rocky ; measures about 8 miles by\n5 ; is partly hilly, partly rich arable land ;\nand has a post office under Kirkwall.\nHarray extends inland and southwards\nfrom the south-east of Birsay ; measures\nabout 6 miles by 4 ; is mostly flat, and\nsomewhat swampy ; and has a post office\nunder Stromness. Real property of the\nunited parish in 1880-81, 3651. Pop.\n2326. Birsay contains a ruined magni-\nficent palace of the Earls and Bishops of\nOrkney ; contains also many ancient stand-\ning stones and Picts' houses ; includes a\npeninsulated tract, with traces of ancient\nfortification ; and in 1876 was constituted a\nseparate parish quoad sacra. Its church\nwas renovated in 1867, and contains 500\nsittings. Other churches are Harray\nparochial, Birsay Free, and Harray and\nSandwick Free. There are 4 schools\nfor 384 scholars, and 3 of them and\nclass-room for 324 are new.",
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