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Rh AUCHTERDAIR. 127 AUCKLAND, ST. ANDREW. building which is said to have been a hunting-seat of King Malcolm Canmore. The walls are of immense thickness and strength. There are quarries of slate and stone in the parish, and cotton weaving is carried on to a considerable extent. Sinithyhaugh and Borland Park are villages of this parish. The principal residence is Auchtrrarder House, a modem mansion in the Eliza- bethan style, erected by Captain Hunter. There is a weekly market on Saturdays, at which a great deal of business, principally in grain, is transacted. Six fairs are held in the course of the year on the last Tuesday in March, the first Thursday in May, the 6th of Decem- ber, and one in rarh of the months of August, September, and October. The par. has an area of about 24 square miles. ArCUTERDAIR, a vil. in the co. of Elgin, Scotland, not far from Duthill. AUCHTERDERRAN, a par. and postal vil. in the Kirkcaldy district of the co. of Fife, Scotland, 8 miles to the N.E. of Dunfermlinc. It is situated on the river ' hv, and contains the village of Loehgelly. A branch of the Edinburgh and Northern railway passes through tho parish. Coal and iron ore are obtained in abundance, mid there are several smelting furnaces at Loehgelly. I'ii" living, val. 238, is in the presb. of Kirkcaldy, and iu the patron, of Boswcll of Balmuto. There are three chapels at Lochgelly, belonging to tho established and Irei churches, and the United Presbyterians. The par. has an area of 15 square miles. ATi'HTERGAVEN, or OCHTERGAEN, a par. in the co. of Perth, Scotland, 8 miles to the N.W. of Perth. It is situated in a hilly moorland country on tho south- west li;ink of the river Tay, having Birnam Hill at its niirlhcrn extremity. It comprises part of the vil. and iind those of Carnie Hill, Waterloo, and several other hmlts. The old parish of Logiebride is incorporated with lAuchtergaven. In the village of Stanley is an extensive cotton-mill, in which about 1,000 hands are employed. The same village has a station on a branch of the Scottish Midland Junction railway. The northern part of the parish lies among the Lower Grampian mountains. Many uf these rise to an elevation exceeding 1,000 feet. Birnam Hill, Craig-Obney, Craig-Gibbon, and Tullybelton Hill, ire the loftiest points. Several small streams run through he parish. There are quarries of slate and good building itone. The living, val. 179, with a manse and glebe, is in the presb. of Dunkeld, and in the patron, of the town. The principal mansions are Stanley House, the I'M seat of the Nairne family, recently repaired and en- larged, and standing amidst magnificent scenery on the bank of the Tay, Arrlywight House, and the House of Tullybelton. Part of an old tower is standing near the liver at Stanley, which is conjectured to have been a 'iui"U3 house connected with Dunfennline Abbey. Auchtergaven has a claim to kindly remembrance as the 1 'irthplace of the young poet, Robert Nicoll, -who died in t the age of 23. One of his songs is entitled, " The Fouk o" Ochtergaen." A fair is held here on tho second Friday in November. The par. extends over an nrea of 19,000 acres, chiefly moorland. A rCIITERHOUSE, a par. in the co. of Forfar, Scot- land, 6 miles to the N.W. of Dundee. It has a station ' TI the Dundee and Newtyle branch railway. The par. is situated on tho river Dighty, on the southern slope "t' the Lidlaw Hills, and comprises the villages of .ilcy and Kirkton. The living, -which is of the val. of 229, is in the presb. of Dundee, and in the patron.
 * '"id xacfa par. of Stanley, the postal vil. of Baukfoot,
 * (lie Earl of Airlie. There is also some glebe attached.

Vichterhouse Castle, or the House of Auchtcrhousc, helongs to the Earl of Airlie. Not far from it is a castle led Wallace Tower. It is a square tower of great .iing-th, the only remains of a largo building conjec- uvcd to have been tho seat of Sir John Ramsay, for- jinerly lord of Auchterhouse. Here, probably, he received 10 patriot hero after whom tho tower is 'named, when 10 arrived from France to attempt the liberation of his ountry. Tho par. has an area of 3,567 acres, chiefly ruble, and abounds with building and paving stone. AUCHTERLESS, a par. with a postal hmlt., in tho co. of Aberdeen, Scotland, 22 miles to the N. W. of Aber- deen. Tho river Ythau flows through tho western part of the parish. The living, val. 191, is in tho presb. of Turriff, and in the patron, of Duff of Hatton. Re- mains of an extensive Roman encampment exist in this place. There are also remains of numerous circles of stones called Druidical. The par. has an area of about 16,000 acres. AUCHTERMARINE, a vil. in tho par. of Kennovay, in the co. of Fife, Scotland, 4 miles from Leven. AUCHTERMONEY, a vil. in the par. of Campsio, in AUCHTERMUCHTY, anciently a burgh, now a par. and postal vil. in the Cupar district of the co. of Fife, Scotland, 9 miles to the V. of Cupar, and 28 miles N. of Edinburgh. It is a station on the Fife and Kinross branch of the Edinburgh and Northern railway. The parish lies on the north side of tho river Eden, a branch of which also intersects it, and it contains the village of Dunshelt. It was made a royal and municipal burgh, under a charter of James IV. , and its government is vested in three bailies, a treasurer, and fifteen councillors. Tho town, situated on rising ground, is irregularly built, and its principal branch of industry is the cotton manu- facture. There are some extensive malting establish- ments, a savings-bank, and a branch of tho Union Bank of Scotland. The living is of the val. of 254, in tho presb. of Cupar, and in the patron, of Mrs. Bruce, of Falkland. Myres Castle, long the seat of the Moncriefis, is the chief residence. Besides tho parish church, there are places of worship belonging to the Free Church, the United Presbyterians (who have three), and the Baptists. There are several good schools. Fairs are held in Feb- ruary, April. July, October, and December. The par. has an area of about 6 square miles, chiefly arable and pasture. AUCHTERNE1D, a vil. in the par. of Fodderty, in the co. of Ross, Scotland, 4 miles from Dingwall. AUCHTERTOOL, a par. in the Kirkcaldy district of tho co. of Fife, Scotland, 8 miles to the E. of Dunfenn- line. Newbiggin is a village in this parish. Tho Edin- burgh and Northern railway passes through it. The living, of the val. of 158, is in the presb. of Kirkcaldy, and in the patron, of the Earl of Moray. From the church, which stands on elevated ground in the centre of the parish, there is a fine prospect. Near the small Camilla loch are some picturesque remains of tho old house of Hallyards, the seat of the family of Skene. It was here that they received and gave shelter to James V. after his defeat. The par. has an area of about 8 square miles. The chief proprietors are the Earl of Moray and the Wcmyss family. AUCHTERTYRE, a vil. in tho co. of Forfar, Scot- land, not far from Newtyle. Montrose had a camp here, of which some traces remain. AUCKLAND, ST. ANDREW, a par. and vil. in the north-western and south-eastern divs. of Darlington ward, in the co. palatine of Durham. The vil. of St. Andrew Auckland, better known as South Church, lies 1 mile to the S. of Bishop Auckland, its post town, and has a station on the Weardale railway. It is situated in a fertile and picturesque country on the river Gaunless, at its junction with tho Wear. The parish is of great extent, comprising 45,868 acres, and includes the chplries. of Bishop Auckland, Auckland St. Helen, West Auckland, Byers Green, Etherley, Ham- sterley, Shildon, Escomb, Wittou-lc-Wear, Coundon, Lynesaeh, and Hunwick, each of which is aperpet. cur. with a district and church of its own, besides many town- ships. Its name signifies " oak-land," and was derived from the number of oaks in the district, to the whole of which the name Aucklandshire was onco applied. Coal and lime are obtained in abundance, and many of the in- habitants are engaged iu the collieries. The living is a perpet. cm-.* in the dioc. of Durham, val. with that of St. Anne, Bishop Auckland, 587, in the gift of the Bishop of Durham, who is also lord of the manor. Tho church, dedicated to St. Andrew, is a large cruciform
 * he co. of Stirling, Scotland, 2 miles from Kirkintilloch.