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Rh KINGHOEN. 469 KINGSBIUDGE. Dundee railway, which has a station at Kinghorn this parish. Its coast line extends from the promon- called Kinghorness to the eastern end of Burnt d. It contains the vils. of Inchkeith, Kinghorn, Invertiel (a suburb of Kirkcaldy), and the harbour of Pettycur. Its size is 4 miles by 3J. The surface rises abruptly in many places, and attains at Glassmount Hill a height of 601 feet above sea-level. The greater part of the district is well cultivated. It contains some yery fertile spots both along the shore and inland. The Bar. is in the presb. of Kirkcaldy and synod of Fife. The minister's stipend is ,246. The parish church is a commodious building erected in 1774. There is achapel- of-ease and a Free church at Invertiel. At Kinghorn the United Presbyterians, Free Church, and Baptists have each a place of worship. There are several schools in the neighbourhood. At Chapel-field, until a few years go, were the ruins of an ancient chapel. In this parish tie the ancient seats of Balmuto, Abden House, and Fiteadie Castle; there are also two superb mansions recently erected, the one on North Glassmount, and the other on the Kilrie estate. Seafield Tower, formerly the Beat of the Moutrie family, is situated on the shore, and is a very conspicuous object. Kinghorn Castle, which formerly stood on the N. side of the town, was a royal residence, and was given with its lands by Robert II. to Ilia son-in-law Sir John Lyon, Lord Glammis. It was whilst riding near Kinghorn Castle that Alexander III., of Scotland, was killed by falling over a precipice, still called King's Wood End. Kinghorn Spa is celebrated from the fact of Dr. Anderson, physician to Charles I., having written a treatise upon the medicinal virtues of its waters. Tradition points to this as the spot where Macbeth routed the Northmen in the reign of Canute. KINGHORN, a post town and royal burgh, in the par. of Kinghorn, mentioned above, 3 miles from Kirk- caldy, and 2J from Burnt Island. It is a station on the Edinburgh, Perth, and Dundee line. The railway here passes under Witch Hill, celebrated in story as the place where the witches of Kinghorn were ezecuted. It occupies a pleasant situation on the side of a hill sloping to the Frith of Forth, directly opposite Leith. It was invested with the privileges of a royal burgh by King David I., and about that time is said to have been a royal residence. It had its latest charter granted in 1611, but was disfranchised as a municipal burgh in 1841, and placed under three managers. It unites with Kirkcaldy, Burntisland, and Dysart in sending one member to parliament. Its revenue is 400. The courts formerly held here have been transferred to Kirkcaldy. The town, which principally consists of one street, is well paved, and has greatly improved in appearance of late years. Most of the public building have been rebuilt. It contains a townhouse, gaol, and workhouse, also a burgh school-house, besides several other schools. There are Established, Free Church, United Presbyterian, and Baptist places of worship. The inhabitants are chiefly employed in hand-loom weaving, tanning, brewing, &c. It has a small harbour, but the harbour of Pettycur, near the town, is more used; having good accommodation for ships. The population of the burgh in 1861 was 1,230. KINGLASSIE, a par. and vil. in the co. Fife, Scot- land, 4 miles W. of Kirkcaldy. It extends 4 miles in length bv 2 in breadth at its narrowest part, and 4 at its broadest. It is bounded on the N. by the river Leven, and is intersected by its tributaries, the Orr and It contains about 6,000 acres, by far the greater portion of which is arable land. Ironstone has lately been found, and limestone and coal were until worked. The Edinburgh, Perth, and Dundee railway passes through this district. The par. is in the presb. of Kirkcaldy and synod of Fife. The minister's is 223. There is a Free church. The inhabi- tants .ire for the most part employed in weaving and in agriculture. There is an agricultural society. Fairs '; here on the first Wednesday in May and on the Thursday before Michaelmas (old style). It is a r the Fifeshire hounds. KINGLEDOORS, a hmlt. in the par. of Drumelzier, cp. Peebles, Scotland, 8 miles S.W. of Peebles. It is situated near the junction of the Powsail burn with the Tweed. Here was formerly a chapel dedicated to St. Cuthbert. KINGLEY BOTTOM, a hmlt. in the par. of Bird- ham, co. Sussex, 3 miles S.W of Chichester. KINGMOOR, an ext. par. place in the ward of Eskdale, co. Cumberland, 3 miles N. W. of Carlisle. It is situate on the high road from Carlisle to Scotland, and has recently much increased in population. It belongs to the corporation of Carlisle, the freemen of which city have long been accustomed to hold their guild races here on Ascension Day. There is a village school. KINGOLDRUM, a par. in the co. of Forfar, Scot- land. It is bounded by Kerriemuir, Lintrathen, Cor- tachy, and Airlie, and is situated at the base of the Grampian hills. It is 7 miles long by 2 in breadth. The surface is hilly in the S. and mountainous in the N., the Catlnw rising to an altitude of 2,214 feet above sea-level. The parish contains about 12,800 acres, of which 3,500 are in tillage. It is watered by the Prosen-water and Cromby, with their tributaries. The par. is in the presb. of Meigle and synod of Angus and Mearns. The minister's stipend is 149, in the patron, of the crown. The original church was given, about the 1 3th century, to the monks of Arbroath by Sir Alland Durward, of Lintrathen. The present church is modern. In the southern part of the parish stands Balfour Castle, an ancient structure in the Gothic style of architecture, and formerly the seat of the Ogilvie family of Balfour. Here are also the mansions of Pearsie and Baldovie. On the summit of Catlaw is an immense cairn, and Scurrock Hill is crowned with a Druidical temple. The post-office village bearing the name of the parish, is 4 miles W. of Kerriemuir. KINGOODIE, a vil. in the par. of Longforgan, co. Perth, Scotland, 3 miles W. of Perth. It is chiefly inhabited by the labourers of the quarry of Kingoodio, which produces a very hard material known as " grain- stone," admirably adapted for the construction of docks, breakwaters, &c. Dundee Tower and Huntly Castlu were built of stone from this quarry. KING-ROADS, a good anchorage in the British Channel at the mouth of the Severn. Here is a light- house with a fixed light 73 feet above sea-level. KINGSBARNS, a par. in the co. of Fife, Scotland. It is bounded by the North Sea and the pars, of Dunino, Crail, and St. Andrew's. Its size is 3~ by 2j miles, containing about 3,200 Scotch acres, which, save about 200 acres, are all under cultivation. Its coast is rocky and low and has several cairns. The place received its name from certain storehouses erected here by King John, during his occupation of a castle in the neighbourhood, now demolished. The par. was part of Crail till 1631, and is in the presb. of St. Andrew's and synod of Fife. The minister's stipend is 252. The church stands in the village of Kingsbarns, whioh is 6J miles from St. Andrew's, on the road between the last-named place and Crail. The fairs are now discon- tinued. The inhabitants are employed for the most part in weaving and agriculture. KINGSBRIDGE, a hund. in co. Wilts, contains the pars, of Chiseldpn, Clifle Pypard, Draycott-Foliatt, Liddington, Liddiard, Trecgooze, Lyneham, Swindon, Tockenham, Wanborough, Wootton-Bassett, and part of Hillmarton, comprising an area of 40,430 acres. KINGSBRIDGE, a par., market and post town, in the hund. of Stanborough, co. Devon, 9J miles from Kingsbridgo Road station on the South Devon railway, 20 S.E. of Plymouth, and 34 S.W. of Exeter. It is situated on the summit and declivities of a hill at tho head of Salcombo Haven, and formerly belonged to the Courtenays, Petres, &c. The parish, which is exceedingly small, comprising only 30 acres, chiefly laid out as gardens and orchards, is separated from Dodbrooke on the E. by a small rivulet. It is a petty sessions town, and polling-place for the: southern division of the county. The streets are well paved- and lighted with gas, and 3o