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Rh AREKLEMNO. 18 AUKKNKTHY. dUtance of 2 miles west of the village. Ballon, -ri. eat of Lord Elibank, and Luflhess, the seat f Sir Alexander Hope, are in this paruh. The living is in DM presb. of Haddington, vul. rjsl,i>> nf the Earl of WemvM- In the church is a monument to Lady North. "It has been conjectured by some that an esta- blishment of the Culdees one* existed near this village ; .etwwn the village and the shore, of which no traces arc now left, bore the name of Kflnindr, which signifies ""11 ..t' the black-heads" or "black- hoods." This "cell" was probably connected with the Cnldee monastery at Dunkeld. ABEULEMNO, a par. in the district and co. of Furfur, Scotland, 4 miles N.E. of Forfar. There is a railway station at Aulbar. It lies at the confluence of the Lemno with the south Esk. The district is undu- lating, the surface in the higher parts covered with broom and heath, that in the lower fertile, and subject to inun- dations from the Esk. There are several quarries of slate and stone, both for building and paving. The living, val. 288, is in the presb. of Forlar, in the patron, of the Crown and Smythe of Morven. The extensive remains of Melgund Castle, which is said to have been built by Cardinal Beaton, and to which he was accus- tomed to retire for purposes lew innocent than mere relaxation from business, are to be seen here. The pro- perty is now in the Panmure family. Many interesting indications exist of this pariah having been the scene of a battle in remote time*, such as cairns, coffins, and monumental stone* ; one of the most perfect of the stones is in the churchyard, it has on one side a curious cross in bold relief. It has been conjectured that these " Cross i of Aberlemno" commemorate a defeat of the Danish army which was sent into Scotland early in the llth century. On the highest point in the parish are remains of an ancient fort, now called Camp Castle, bearing some resemblance to a summer camp of the Romans. The Castle of Auldbar, another ancient fort, is of feudal origin. There were several of these strong- holds on this border-ground between the Braemen and the Lowlandere. The Arbroath and Forfar railway Tmmm south of this parish. i. T N VEY (Alxrtlynje), a par. in the hund. of Talgarth, and union of Hay, in the co. of Brecon, South . ,4muesS.W. of Hay. It is situated at the confluence of the Llunvey and the Wye. The par. is united with Qlasbury, and is commonly considered a hmlt. or rhplry. thereto. There is no" church. The inhabitants marry and bury at Olasbury.but they pay no church-rates. No tithes have been paid hero within the memory of man. An old yew-tree tells where once a church stood, and persons lately living could recollect tombstones. The ground is now covered with fir-trees. Aberllunv the south bank of the Wye, and in the midst of scenery beautiful and diversified. ABERLOUK, a par. and district in the co. of Banff, Scotland, 11 mile* S.W. of Keith. Itis situated on tin couth bank of the river Spey, at the confluence of the Lour with that river, and at a short distance from Craigellachu Bridge. The district is mountainous. In the centre ol the pariah Ben Kinnes rise* to the height of 2,747 feet A deep and narrow gorge separates this hill from the Cunvals, two dome-shaped hills, of much less elevation than Ben Rinnes, and covered with heath. The soil is generally fertile. Traces of an old monastery exist h< n- as alao some ruins at a place called Lcachell Boandich the Blessed Chapel, from a circular stone monu- ment, which formerly stood near it. The living, val 287, is in the presb. of Aberlour, synod of Moray. The Earl of Fife, who is chief heritor, is the patron. Kincardineshirc. 8t MART MAK' IINANT. a !r ]r. of Man rhaiadr-yn-Mochiiant, h nfyllin. in t Montgomery. ,les, 4 mile*" to the X.V. o Llanfyllin. MAULAIS, an ancient seat of the Griffith" 1} mill- N V. of tli.' town of Llangadock, in the hund. o Perfedd in the co. of Carmarthen, situated in a pleasan spot on the river Towy, and not far from the Sawddc. It was here that the famous Sir Bhys-ap-Thomas resided. There are traces of the Roman road called the Via Julia Montana. ABERMAW, Merionethshire. See BAUMOI TII. ABERMTJLE, a vil. in the par. of Llandyssil, in the co. of Montgomery, North Wales, 6 miles N.E. of New- town. It is pleasantly situated at the confluence of the river Mule with the Severn. AllHltNANT, a par. in the upper div. ..t On hund. of Elvet, in the co. of Carmarthen, Booth ales, 5 miles V of Carmarthen. It is pleasantly situated on the tanks of the river Cywyn. Silver coins of the reigns of Elizabeth, James I., and Charles I., have been found at he vicarage. Some years since, a Roman urn was dia- covered containing some ashes. From this cir< and from the vicinity of the village to Ncwchurch, v. a battle between the Romans and the Britons took place, of which a memorial stone still exists, it is conjectured hat this may have been the place of burial of those who ell in the fight. The Carmarthen races formerly were leld in this parish. Petty sessions are held once a month. The living is a vic., with the pernet. cur. of Convil annexed, val. 131, in the dioc. of St. Dn and in the patron, of the Duke of Leeds. The church, small and neat, is situated in a retired spot, and is dedi- cated to St. Lucia. Pont-y-Ccndy is the seat of the Svanses. ABERNANT, in the par. of Aberdare, in the hund. of Miskin, in the co. of Glamorgan, South Wales, clow to Abcrdaro. Here are extensive iron works, which, with those at Llwydcoed in the same parish, are capable of producing above 1,600 tons of iron we. ABERNCH1LL CASTLE, an old mansion built in the commencement of the 17th century, in the district of Middle Perth, in the co. of Perth, Scotland, situated on a beautiful spot near the falls of the -, re- nowned in story for the conflicts of the Campbells and Macgregors. ABERNETHY, a par. lying partly in partly in the co. of Inverness, Scotland, 4 miles S.Wi of Orantown. It formed originally the two parishes of Abemethy and Kincardine. It is situated at the con- fluence of the rivers Nethy and Spey, and is bounded on the south by the Cairngorm, or Blue Mountain, one of the loftiest peaks of the Grampians, which separr from Braemar. This hill rises to an elevation of 4,050 feet. Below this, about a mile from its base, lies Loch which is the source of the river Aven. At on "t this loch is a largo natural cave called Chlachdhian. or '.It'Tiiii? St .nc. The Cairngorm yellow orhrown rock crystals are found here. The parish is of considerable extent, being 16 miles in length and 12 miles in breadth. It contains several lakes, Morloch, Loch Aven, Gi.ui Loch, and others. There are fine hilly sheep-w and extensive woods of fir, which is of excellent quality. (iniiiito and freestone are quarried hero. Abernethy is the seat of a presbytery. The living, val. 234, is in the patron, of the Earl of Seaficld, who is chief heritor. Castle Roy, formerly the residence of Bailie I short distance from the church. Chief Jusii< Urant. and John Stuart, a Gaelic poet of the 17th century, were i of this parish. ABERNETHY, a par. partly in the co. of Perth, and partly in the Cupar district of "the co. ol land, 6 miles S.E. of Perth. It is situated at the confluence of the rivers Earn and Tay, and on Balloburn in the < of Abemuthy. It is a station on the Edinburgh and Northern railway, and has a ferry t" the Carso of Gowrio. The village of Abcrdargie is contained in this parish, which is itself a burgh of barony under Lord 1U name is traditionally derived from the and the place is supposed to have been made the caj.it >1 of a Pictish kingdom about the year I Ml It was after- wards the seat of an archbishop, until the Picts were conquered by Kenneth II., King of Scots, who removed tli. archbishopric to St. Andrew's in 840. At a later t hcdral became a collegiate church. A Culdeo
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