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Rh BORROWSTOWN. 316 BOSCASTLE. BORKl iWS 1 1 AVX, a vil. in the par. of Borrowstown- ness, in the co. of Linlithgow. Scotland, 2 miles to the N. "I 1 l.inlithgow. It i situated "ii the coast of the J-'rith <( i-'"rth, and is a station on the Monklnnd rail- ""/10RROWSTOWNNESS, or BO'XESS, a par. and seaport town in the co. of Linlithgow, Scotland, :i mile* to the N. of Linlithgow. ll i> a -talinii on tin- Monk- land railway. The parish is situated on tho south const of tho Frith of Forth, at the uiouth of tho river Avon, and contains the villages of Borrowstown and N'ewtown. Tlit! town is a burgh of barony under the Duke of Hamilton, and one of the oldest seaports in Scotland. Till about Hl'iii, it formed part of the ancient ]>aii>h of Kinnoil. Tin 1 district is fertile and well culti- vated, ami contains coal and iron, limcst >n<, In &c. The town stands on a low spot by the Frith, and is irregularly built. The principal or< upation of the inha- bitants is the shipping trade, which is chiefly roust and of less extent than formerly. The port, about the if the 17th century, rankid next in importance to Lcith. Subordinate toil are the ports of I- Limekilns, Charlcstown, Inverkeithing, and .St. David's. About 80 vessels belong to the port. Tho harbour is safe, and well protected by two long piers. There is in the town a largo distillery, a pottery, a foundry, and a rope work. Ship-building is cairiid mi, and there is a patent slip. A custom-house is established here. The tiring, which is of tho val. of 272, is in t! Linlithgow, and in the patron, of the Duke of Hamilton. Tho church was built on the creation of the parish, in the 17th century. The old church at Kinneil is dc< There i- a l-'rec church I'm- 1 lorrowstownness and Carriden. and also a church belonging to the 1'uitcd 1'resbyti ; Kinneil House, u seat of the Duke of Hamilton, is ititly situated on tho Frith, and was for a long time the 'residence of the philosopher Dugald .Stewart. The wall of Antoninus crossed this parish, and remains of it still exist at Graham's Dvke. l!< iRSTAL. See BOAUSTAIL, Buckinghamshire. BORT1I, a vil. in the tnshp. of ('yfoeth-y-l!ronin. and par. of Llanfihangel (icneur (Jlynn, hund. of Goneur Glynn, in the co. of Cardigan, South Wales, 6 miles to the X. of Aberystwith. 15orth Sands extend northward from this village, which stands on the coast of Cardigan Bay, to tho mouth of the river Dovey, a distance of 3 miles. BORTHIN", a limit, in tho par. of Llandisilis, hund.-. of Troodyraur and .Moyddin, in the co. of Cardigan, South Wales, 7 miles to the K. of Newcastle Emlyn. It is situated on the north bank of the river Teify. 1'iOl.TIIWICK, a pur. in the BO. of Edinburgh. Sc,,t- liind, 11 miles to the S.K. of Edinburgh. The Edinburgh and Hawick section of tho North British railway runs through it. The parish lies at the foot of the LHI>. muir hill-, and is watered by the rivfrGorr, which join- the Smith I'.sk at the we.-tcm extremity of the | The Mirfaco is hilly, and partly moorland ; but the r part is well cultivated. There are several vil- lages scattered over the parish, among which are Dcwai - ton, Newlandrig, Costleton, Middleton, Stobbs, .',<. lone ami freestone are abundant, and coal is largely wrought at Vogrio. There is a powder manu- factory at Stiihhs. Borthwick is chiefly int the site of a fine old castle, still in good preservation. It is situated on an eminence abo of the more an - of I.o.h' i wart, and was fmindid in 1 lliu by Sir William Hmthwick, iintler a I for tho purj)ose from James I. Tin castle consists of a single dmijon, or lower, of iini: ,-th, surrouiitled by a wall. It i- built of hewn . and is about lln feet high. Its sides m 74 by i''S Icet, and the walls are l.'i feet thick at the b*M, gradually diminishing to 6 feet at the summit. It eon- 'f three stories, the lower hall In-im,' n-markable - loftiness and elegance, I >ne .-mall room is call. .1 the IJ ui, and is ..aid t" have been occupied by I."iii7. 'lining the brief inter n her marriage with Bothwcll an.. battle of Carbcrn- Hill. After tho day of Dnnbui Cromwell summoned tho governor of this cattle surrender it, which, not bcini; dmic, he had to"t<ii,I his cannon against it," and so took it. The wall Mi shows tho eflcct of the cannmiadc, and thi' autwrrarj letter of Cromwell, summoning Lord lioothtosanJIiisi is in the possession of the Bmthv. tosLtJ proprietors of the castle and farm ii]nin wind stands. It was from this family, a ancient family, that the parish took its present M having been called bet m they had possession of i Locherwart. Tho li ving, of the' ^^ ,, glebe of the value of 30, is in ti l)ilktl in tho patron, of Dundas of An f the i prietors of the jiarisli, whose scat called Arniston House. The foiin<Liii< i church was laid on the 13th June, Isiij. It uecupit site of tho old one, which was d< re n & years ago. It is a handsome Gothii corporates what remained of the old walls. It u fctu- tifully situated, and forms the ciownim; object of tl sweet valley as it is seen from tli noble gift of David Ki<ld. KSIJ., n, ..mfa,i native of the parish, and has been erected as token his affectionate regard for the spot where the muini . of his fathers repose. The parish was a posaesoon of t collegiate kirk of Crichton until i Luna VI made it a separate cha ; .rthwii was the birthplace (1721) of I'll historian, who.-e i.ither was at th..; paiish. A new manse was built a' 11)1011 the site of theolil one. days will remember Fushie Inn, i stage U)KJII the I/indon i Walter Scott found his "Meg Dods " i,, woman who sat upon a stool at I her gude man to take cue of the 1. .r-.< - conducted her guests within. At Arnuton family seat of the Dundas ; wu tfct Right Honourable Henry Dm ville, President of the Court of S .. Saall. the mechanician, was also a n:.:n par. extends about 6 miles in ! and about 4 in breadth from I-!, to V. BOKVA, or BURFA, a tnshp. muted with Bareluxl, in the par. of Old Radnor, and boi. lUiii r in the co. of Radnor, South Wab-s, ."i mi! New Radnor. It is situated in a -idwl : trict on the borders of Her. ! i irtfc ii of the small river Jlcndwi 11. Th i- CTOtM by Offa's Dyke. BOR'II 'K, a tnshp. in the par. ot V.u nf l.onsdale South of the Sand-, in the co. |*lUni I Lancaster, 7 miles to the N. of I Inelai- ' caster and Carlisle railway runs mar tl, is not far from the coast of Jl le-iili-nie Is liorwick Hall, the scat of the Skndil family. ( 'harles 1 1. was en' from tho north to Worcc-ter, the anny cnranfiig the neighbourhood. r.OSKCKY, a ]ir. in the hund. of Kadlow, in U ot II. ictmd. I :i:ile.- to the N. of I.edbnry, itspotttowii. It i- >itnated on the Mnall ri, r l.edt n, and COntUUtkt limit, ol' I'pleailon. ,t this | of the liislmjis of Hen lord. '1 farm-house. The living is a vie. in the ilioc. i.f Hfa< ot the val. of :ci7. in the jiatron. ,,f tli. cliiircli. which is o],|,is dedicated to the II contains several monuments. 'I'll. LTUnma selinul, founded by Sir R. Morton, which has an moon* i.dowmeiit of t':H) |.cr annum. There arc wrenl charitable endowments pnnlucin year. Il.i art ultivated in the parish. The 1 iiliry bounds meet here. BOSCASTLE, a vil. and small f, par. of i'omibiiry, partly in that of M Lesnewth, in the co. of Cornwall, "> miles to the 1> id. It is plea-antly situated on i lofty hill, and in ]>art surrounded with orchard) l