481 XIII. EDINBURGH.-MID CALDER.-KIRK OF SHOTTS.-HOLYTOWN. XIV. EDINBURGH.-LINLITHGOW.-FALKIRK.-CUMBERNAULD.-GLAS 483 XVI. EDINBURGH.-KIRKALDY.-CUPAR.-DUNDEE.-ARBROATH.-STONE ON RIGHT FROM EDIN. HAVEN.-ABERDEEN.-109 MILES. At the east end of the 1001 981 9 KIRKALDY. 11 town Ravenscraig Castle in ruins, formerly the seat of the family of St. Clair. 97 Pathhead vill. An ancient royal burgh. 12 Population of the parish 95 Galatown. 14 89 Plasterer's Inn. 19 Near Markinch Kirk, where General Leslie, the leader of the Cove cr. Leven Wat. 874 New Inn nanting army, lies interred. Cults Kirk. Cults Manse, the birth place of Sir David Wilkie, R.A. 851 Kettle vill. The Mount, the patri- 791 monial estate of Sir David Lindsay, is about four miles to the west of Cupar, but 75 no old building exists at the place. CUPAR. Dairsie Kirk. Balbirnie, Gen. Balfour. On left, two miles distant, bye-road to Perth, Falkland, and Falkland 25 Palace. 37 Osnaburgh vill. 76 721 694 boat, Where embark in a steam Maitland Rankeillour, M'Gill Crichton, Esq. Crawford Priory, Earl Cupar is a handsome town, of modern and thriving appearance. The Town Hall and County Hall are elegant buildings. An eminence at the east end of the town was the site of a fortress ofconsiderable importance, of which no trace now exists. Near Cupar, in ruins, Airdit Ho., Stewart, Esq. Fintry, Graham, Esq. The most interesting object in Arbroath is the 65 venerable ruins of the Abbey. It was founded by William the Lion, who is interred here. 44 55 Panbride Kirk. cr. Elliot Wat. ARBROATH. Chance Inn. cr. Lunan at cr. South Esk to 37 321 77 81 85 281 24 Ruins of Dunnotar Castle. Dunnotar was built by an ancestor of the Marischal family about the time of the contest between Bruce 15 and Baliol. Before the use of fire arms, it was considered as almost impregnable, and was used as the 11 deposit of the Regalia of Scotland, to preserve them from the English army under Cromwell, in 1651. Lunan Kirk. cr. North Esk. St. Cyrus Kirk. Johnshaven. INVERBERVIE. cr. Bervie Wat. STONEHAVEN. cr. Carron and Cowie Waters. Muchals House. cr. Dee, and enter ABERDEEN. The rock on which the Bell Rock Lighthouse is founded, is about 12 miles from the shore at Arbroath Montrose is a remarkably neat, and even handsome town. The river is crossed by a fine suspension bridge Population 12,055. Aberdeen is a large and elegant city of great antiquity, possessing many handsome 944 streets and splendid public 981 1091 buildings. The large proportion of eminent Scotsmen who have been produced in this city, is very remarkable, and can only be attributed to the presence of its Universities. In Old Aberdeen are to be seen the remains of the Cathedral. The scenery in the neighbourhood is remarkably interesting. 123 The road from Tain to 125 Dornoch is a very singular one. The distance between the two towns, straight across the firth, is only four miles, but, instead of going directly across the water, the coach winds round the bed of the firth, a distance of thirty-one. The Castle of Lochlin is 122 a remarkable building; it has stood 500 years. Sir George M'Kenzie, (popularly denominated The 115 Bloody M'Kenzie,) King's Advocate in the reign of 1141 Charles II., was born there. Bonar Bridge is a strong and magnificent structure, composed of iron. It cost £14,000. 112 Near Crach Church is an obelisk, eight feet by four, erected in memory of a Danish chieftain. Here, on the summit of a hill, 1009 Dornoch. cr. Loch Fleet, By a stupendous mound, built to dam out the seaCost £9000. Golspie vill. Brora. Kirk of Clyne. 801 Kinkradwell. Loth Kirk. 741 our several churches were at different times built in this place. Near Fearn, there are the ruins of an abbey of great antiquity, founded by the first Earl of Ross. Patrick Hamilton, an abbot of this place, was the first who suffered in this country for the Reformed religion. Near the abbey is a high square column, covered with Saxon characters. Near Skibo, Dempster, Esq. Dornoch is, without exception, the most miser77 able of all our royal burghs. It is nevertheless, the county town of Sutherland, and formerly was the seat of the bishopric of Caithness. Part of the cathedral still serves as the parish church. 85 Dunrobin Castle, the seat of the Duke of Sutherland, occupies an eminent 89 site upon the shore, a little beyond Golspie, and is surrounded by some fine 90 old wood, besides exten 95 sive modern plantations. It is said to have been 91 founded in the 13th century by one of the earliest Earls of Sutherland. About a mile farther on, between the road and the beech, stands one of those unaccountable relics of antiquity, called Picts Houses. 100 Adjoining Helmsdale, are the ruins of a romantic old castle, once the seat of an extensive proprietor of the name of Gordon. |