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Rh GLENCROSS. 113 GLENGAD. glen becomes very steep, and has a seat and a Btone bearing the words " Rest and be thankful." GLENCROSS, or GLENCORSE, a par. in the co. Edinburgh, Scotland, 6 miles S. of Edinburgh. Peni- cuick is its post town. It is pleasantly situated on the Glencross burn, and is bordered by the pars, of Colinton, Lasswade, and Pennycuick. It is nearly of a circular form, having a diumeter of about 3 miles. The surface is hilly, containing part of the Pentland range. There was formerly a large extent of moorland, but it has been reclaimed and well cultivated. The Glencross burn issues from a reservoir of the Edinburgh Water Com- pany, and falls into the river Esk. This par. is in the presb. of Dalkeith and synod of Lothian and Tweeddale. The minister has a stipend of 157. The church was built in 1665. This parish was detached from Pent- land and Pennycuick, and constituted a separate parish in 16 J 6. Falford, or Woodhouselee, a fine old mansion, is the seat of the Tytler family. Other residences are Glencross, Loganbank, Bellwood, and Bush. This parish is said to be the scene of the " Gentle Shep- herd." At Rullion Green General Dalziel entirely routed a body of Covenanters in 1666. A stone bearing an inscription to some of the fallen commemorates the event. There is a small barrack in the parish. A chapel called St. Catherine-of-the-Hopes formerly stood here, but its site is now covered by the " compensation pond," or reservoir of the Edinburgh waterworks. GLENCROSS, a vil. in the par. of Kirkmahoe, Scot- land, 9 miles N. of Dumfries. GLENCULLEN, a. hmlt. in the bar. of Rathdown, co. Dublin, Ireland, 4 miles W. of Bray, and 15 from Dublin. It is situated on the rivulet Glencullen. ULENDALE EAST WARD, in the co. of Northum- berland. It is situated in the N. part of the co., and includes the pars, of Chatton, Chillingham, Doddlington, Lowick, and Wooler, comprising 48,380 acres. GLENDALE WEST WARD, situated W. of the above, containing the pars, of Brompton, Carham, Ford, and Kirk-Newton, comprising an area of about 58,800 acres. GLENDALIGAN, a vil. in the par. of Kilrossentry, bar. of Decies-without-Drum, co. Waterford, prov. of Munster, Ireland. GLENDALOUGH, an ecclesiastical par. in the co. Wicklow, prov. of Leinster, Ireland, 6 miles N.W. of Rathdrum. It is a cur. in the dioc. of Dublin, but for parochial purposes is united with Derrlossary. Glenda- lough gave name to an ancient bishopric said to have been founded by St. Kevin in the 6th century. In 1214 it was incorporated with the see of Dublin. Here is the celebrated Glendalough, or " Two Lough Glen," and its magnificent ruins, situated 5 miles S.W. of Round wood, and 22 S. of Dublin. The glen is about two miles long, and the two lakes are screened in by lofty bills and dark frowning craigs, which, with the grey, sombre ruins of the " Seven Churches," make up a scene of gloom and solitude. These seven churches were founded by St. Kevin, and consisted of the Cathedral, Our Lady's Church, St. Kevin's Kitchen, Rhefeart Church, the Ivy Church, the Priory, and Teainpull-na-Skellig. Some of this group arn now a mere heap of grass-grown debris. St. Kevin's Kitchen remains the most perfect. There seems to be good reason for supposing Glendalough to be the site of an ancient city, said to have extended from $e Ivy Church to Rhefeart Church. The traces of a paired way, and some other remains, are all that now exist. There are allusions in the writings of the Irish annalists to the city as having been the capital of the O'Tooles principality of Iinayle in 1169, and sacked by Dermod Mac Murragh, King of Leinster. In 1176 it was desolated by the Anglo-Normans, and in 1398 was plundered and destroyed by the English. Derry- b:m ii is the principal seat. Granite and mica are worked among the hills, and lead is found at Lugganure. A fair is h< M hriv on the 20th September. CI.KMXiX, a par. in the hund. of Rothwell, co. Northampton, 2 miles N.W. of Kettering, its post town, and 9 S.E. of Market Harborough. There is no village, but only a few farmhouses. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Peterborough, val. 35. The church is dedicated to St. Helen. Glendon Hall, the principal residence in this place, contains a collection of fine paintings. GLENDOOEN, a range of mountains in the bar. of Kilmacrenan, co. Donegal, prov. of Ulster, Ireland. GLENDOVAN, or GLENDEVON, a par. in the co. Perth, Scotland, 2 miles N.W. of Muckhart, its post town. It is situated among the Ochill hills, on the river Dovan, or Devon, and has for its boundaries, Auchtorarder, Blackford, Fossaway, Muckhart, and county Clackman- nan. It is 5J miles long, with a breadth of 4 miles. The surface is extremely hilly, and consists for the most part of grazing lands. This par. is in the presb. of Auch- terarder, and synod of Perth and Stirling, in the patron, of the crown. The minister has a stipend of 158. Here is a house originally of the 16th century, built by the Crawfords, and now restored. Fairs are held on the first Thursday in April, the second in August, fourth in September, and third in November. GLENDHU, or GLENDOW, a vil. in the par. of Edderachylis, co. Sutherland, Scotland, 11 miles S.E. of Scourie. GLENDUCKIE, a vil. in the par. of Flisk, co. Fife, Scotland, 5 miles N.W. of Cupar. GLENELG, a par. and post vil. in the co. Inverness, Scotland, 30 miles W. of Fort Augustus. It is situated on the W. coast of the co., and contains tho vil. of Ar- nisdale, and the districts of Glenelg proper, Knoydart, North Morar, and the Hourn; and Nevis and Morar lochs. The surface is very hilly, affording good pasture to great numbers of sheep and cattle. The size is about 20 square miles. This par. is in the presb. of Lochcarron and synod of Glenelg. The minister has a stipend of 237- Here is a church, Free Church accommodation, and two Roman Catholic chapels. A parish and four or five schools are also in the parish. Glenelg House i the seat of Lord Waterpark ; tho other seats are Glengarry and Hacleod. Glenelg gives the title of baron to the Grants. The vil- lage is very prettily situated on a small inlet bearing its name, near the Skye ferry. It contains some neatly- built houses and the parish church. There are traces of several towers in the parish ; the most perfect are those of Glenbcg. Glenelg gives name to a synod and Free Church district, embracing the presbs. of Lochcarron, Abertarff, Skye, Uist, and Lewis. Molybdena, asbestos, and amianthus are found among the hills. Fairs are held on the Friday after the last Tuesday in May and July, and the third Friday in September. GLENFIELD, a par. in the himd. of Sparkenhoe, co. Leicester, 3 miles N.W. of Leicester, its post town. It is situated in the vicinity of the Leicester and Swan- nington railway, which has a station here. The par. includes the hmlts. of Braunstone and Kirby-Muxloe. The village is considerable, and stockings are made to a small extent. The surface is pleasantly diversified with hills, and is watered by the Glenfield brook. The tithes have been commuted for land under an Enclosure Act. The living is a rect. with the curs, of Braunston and Kirby-Muxloe annexed, in the dioc. of Peterborough, val. 818. The church is a small ancient edifice dedi- cated to St. Peter. The charities produce about 3 per annum. The Wesleyans have a chapel, and there are National and infant schools. The Earl of Stamford is lord of tho manor. GLENFINNA, a vil. in tho par. of Dunurlin, bar. of Corkaguiney, co. Kerry, prov. of Munster, Ireland. GLENF1NNAN, the valley of the river Finnan, at the head of Loch Shiel, co. Inverness, Scotland. It has a post-office station, and a monument erected in 1815 to commemorate tho first setting up of Charles Stuart's standard, which took place here. GLENFRUIN, a valley in the par. of Row, co. Dum- barton, Scotland, about 3 miles E. of the Gairloch. It is celebrated in story as tho" Vale of Sorrows," on accou.. u of a fierce encounter which took place in 1602 between tho clans of Macgregcr and Colquhoun, and for which the former were proscribed by James V. .GLENGAD, or GLENEGAD, a headland on the N.