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Rh KINCARDINE. 467 KINELARTY. last named at Assynt. The limit, of Kincardine, possess- ing a small harbour, ia situated on the coast, 2 miles S.E. of Bonar Bridge. KINCARDINE, a par. in the district of Honteith, co. Perth, Scotland, 3 miles S. of Dpune. It is situated between the rivers Forth and Teith, and contains the vils. of Woodlane, Thornhill (post-office), Kirklane, and Norriestono, and the post-office station of Blair Drum- mond. The par. is in the presb. of Dumblane and synod of Perth and Stirling. Its minister's stipend is 255. The church is a substantial building in the Gothic style of architecture. There is a chapel-of-ease and a Free church at Norriestone. There are several schools in the district. It has derived benefit from the recent opening of the Forth and Clyde line through Gargunnock. Its size is 5 miles by 3, comprising about 7,500 acres. The surface is carse and moss land, mostly reclaimed, interspersed with many thin beds of shell. Here are sandstone quarries. A number of Roman antiquities have been found near the line of the Roman road. In this parish are several tumuli, one called Wallace's Trench, measuring63 yards in circumference. In 1831 a suspension bridge was erected connecting this place with Stirling. Blair Drummond is the seat of H. Drummond, Esq., M.P., who is chief heritor. This place gives the title of earl to the Duke of Hontrose. KINCARDINE, a post town and seaport in the par. of Tulliallan, co. Perth, Scotland. It is situated on the Frith of Forth at Higgins Neuk ferry, 3 miles S.S.E. of Clackmannan, and 4 W. of Culross. It is a station on the Stirling and Dunfermline line. At one period this place was known as West Pans, from the salt works here, which have long ceased to exist. It is an irregularly built town with narrow streets, and, although it has some good houses, has not on the whole a prepossessing appearance. Ship building was carried on here to a large extent at one period, but has greatly declined. Several shipowners are settled in the town. The shipping be- longing to the port amounts to above 9,000 tons, and is worth about 108,000. There are distilleries, rope and sailcloth factories, and bonding warehouses. Weaving is carried on to a small extent. The Commercial and Union banks have each a branch. It is a burgh of barony under the Earl of Elgin, and is governed by three bailiffs. The parish church of Tulliallan, a modern struc- ture, is situated in the town. The United Presbyterians and Free Church have each a place of worship. The sheriffs small-debt Courts are held on the first Mondays in February, May, August, and November. A commo- dious harbour and excellent quay have been constructed, which, together with the good anchorage ground of the Forth, render this haven an eligible refuge for vessels in distress. The harbour is capable of admitting vessels of from three to four hundred tons burthen. The Stirling and Granton steamers call here regularly. Along the Forth two large embankments have been made, reclaim- ing about 306 acres. Fairs are held on the last Friday of July (old style), and the Monday before Falkirk fair. KINDARDINE, an ancient par. in the co. of Inver- - ness, Scotland, now united to Abernethy. KINCARDINE O'NEIL, a district in the co. of Aberdeen, Scotland. It contains the pars, of Aboyne and Ulentanner, Birse, Braemar and Craithe, Cluny, Coull, Ki ht, Glenmuick/Pullich, Glengairn, Kincardine O'Neil, Logie-Coldstone, Lumphanan, Midmar, Tarland, and . ie. _ Its length is 57 miles, and its breadth varies from 8 to 16 miles. KINCARDINE O'NEIL, a par. in the district of Kincardine O'Neil, co. Aberdeen, Scotland. It is situated 22 miles W. of Aberdeen, on the river Dee, Lumphanan Wood, where, according to Wynton's uicle, Macbeth was killed. It contains a village nig its own name. It is bounded by the co. of Kincardine on the S.E. and S., and on the other sides by the pars, of Aboyne, Birse, Cluny, Midmar, &c. Its f,ize is 7 miles bjr 6. The hilly portion is chiefly pastural, but there is some arable land. It is re- ' 1 that a wooden bridge was built here across the Doe six hundred years ago, at the expense of a knight called Allan Durward. The village is much resorted to in summer by invalids. The par. is the seat of a presb. in the synod of Aberdeen. The minister's stipend is 232, in the patron, of Sir W. Forbes, Bart., of Pitsligo. There is a Free church, also several schools. A bede house was founded here by a bishop of Aberdeen foi eight old men, but at the Reformation it became extinct. Kincardine, Desswod, Learney, Camfield, Criagmyle, and Stranduff are the principal seats. This parish derives the suffix to its name from the Neil, a streamlet draining the western portion of the parish, and falling into the Dee. Fairs are held on the second Tuesday in May (old style), and on the Wednesday and Thursday after the last Tuesday in August (old style). KINCLAVEN, a par. in the district of Stormont, co. Perth, Scotland, 7 miles N. of Perth, and adjacent to Meikleour, its post town. The parish is traversed by the road from Perth to Dunkeld. Its nearest railway station is Stanley, on the Scottish Midland line. The river Tay runs about 10 miles along the boundary of the parish, and forms a cascade called the Linn of Campsie. There are several fishing stations on this river. The size of the parish is 4 miles by 2. Its surface is woody, but in some places fertile and well cultivated. It is in the presb. of Dunkeld, and synod of Perth and Stirling. The minister's stipend is 277- The parish church is an ancient structure. The United Presbyterians have a church, and took a prominent part in the secession. Opposite the mouth of the Isla, and on the river Tay, are the remains of Kinclaven Castle, once a royal resi- dence, said to have been erected by Malcolm Canmore. This is the "won Kinclaven" described in the metrical history of Sir William Wallace. KINCON, a vil. in the par. of Kinfian, in the bar. of Tirawley, co. Mayo, prov. of Connaught, Ireland, 4 miles W. of Killala. KINCORA, a district on Lough Derg, co. Clare, prov. of Munster, Ireland, near Killaloo the ancient territory of the kings of Munster, and the site of the great Brien Boroihme's palace, of which a circular fort and a few stones are the only traces remaining. The " Lament for Kincora" was composed by MacLeag, the king's bard. KINCRAIG, two promontories of this name, the one near Largo Bay, in co. Fife, the other on the river Spey, co. Inverness, Scotland. KINDROCAT, an ancient par. in co. Aberdeen, Scotland, now united to Crathie. KINDER, a limit, in the par. of Glossop, bund, of High Peak, co. Derby, 4 miles N. of Chapel-le-Frith. It is situated in the Peak, under Kinder Scout Hill, which rises to the altitude of 1,800 feet. KINDER, a loch near New Abbey, co. Kirkcudbright, Scotland. It is situated under Criflel. KINDERTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Middlewich, hund. of Northwich, co. Chester, 2 miles E. of Middle- wich. It is joined with Hulme, and is connected with the parish of Middlewich by a bridge over the canal. The village is considerable. The powerful barons of Kinderton exercised the right of inflicting capital punishment for crimes committed within the barony until the end of the 16th century. KINDRUM, a lough in co. Donegal, Ireland, lying between Mulroy Bay and Lough Swilly. KINEAGH, a par. partly in the bar. of Rathvilly, co. Carlow, and partly in the bar. of Kilkea, co. Kildare, prov. of Leinster, Ireland, 2 miles W. of Rathvilly. Castledermot is its post town. The surface is level, and the soil mostly good. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Dublin, val. 116, in the patron, of the vicars-choral of St. Patrick's, Dublin. The church was built by the late Board of First Fruits in 1832. Newtown, Philips, Bettyfield, and Ricketstown are the chief residences. KINEARNEY, an ancient par. in co. Aberdeen, Scotland, now united to Cluny and Midmar. KINEDAR. See KINO EDWAKD, co. Aberdeen. KINELARTY, a bar. in co. Down, prov. of Ulster, Ireland. It is 11 miles long, and its greatest breadth is 7 miles. Its boundaries are Upper Castlereagh on the