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Rh KINSLOW. 4S4 KINURE. town, 7 from Kingtxm, and 12 from Leominstcr. It is situated on the river Lug, and on the turnpike road from Leintwardine to Prcsteigne. The land is partly in hops. The soil is very inferior in quality. The living is a don. cur. in the dioc. of Hereford, val. 15. The church is a modern structure with a belfry. The chancel contains escutcheons of the Oxford and Morti- mer families. Kinsham Court is partly in ruins. Kin- sham Dingle is a favourite resort for pleasure seekers on account of its scenery. KINSLOW, a tnshp. in the par. of Worfield, co. Salop, 4 miles N.E. of Bridgnorth. KINSON. See KIXGSTONE, co. Dorset. KINSTERRY, a vil. in co. Nairn, Scotland, near Nairn. KINSTON-PLACE, a hmlt. in the par. of Silk-stone, wap. of Staincross, West Hiding co. York, 3 miles from Barnsley and 33 S.W. of York. It is situated near the river Dearne and the Barnsley canal. KINTAIL, a par. in the cos. of Ross and Cromarty, Scotland. It is surrounded hy the pars, of Glenshiel and Lochalsh, and a part of the co. of Inverness, and is situated between lochs Dinech and Long. It comprises the vils. of Doruio (post-office), Bundalloch, and Kintail. Its average size is 13 miles by 6, and its surface for the most part consists of mountain pasture, well adapted for all kinds of stock. The par. is in the presb. of Loch- carron, and synod of Glenelg. The minister's stipend is 117, in the "patron, of the crown. The parish church is so old that the roof fell in during divine service, in October, 1855, but without injury to any. The Roman Catholics have a place of worship at Dornie. In this district are two Society's schools. Not far from the church is Diannod's tomb. Donan Castle, which bo- longed to the Seaforth family, was battered down in 1719. In the neighbourhood is'the waterfall of Glomach. The parish is wholly encompassed by mountains, of which Tullochard, the loftiest, commands a distant pros- pect of the Hebrides. KINTBUKY, a par. in the hund. of Kintbury Eagle, co. Berks, 3J miles S.E. of Hungerford, its post town. It is a station on the Hungerford branch of the Great Western railway. It is situated on the river Kennet, and tho Kennet and Avon canal passes through the parish. It was anciently called Kennctbury, and was formerly a market town and had two fairs. It contains the tnshps. of Holt and Dcnford. Many of the inha- bitants are employed in the silk mills. The parish, which is considerable, has a large tract of common. Many Saxon coins of the reign of Edwy were found here in 17C2. The impropriate tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 402, and tho vicarial for 803. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Oxford, val. 607. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, is an ancient struc- ture with a square tower. In the interior are several ancient monuments of the Dundas and other families. There is also a district church at Denford, the living oi which is a perpet. cur., val. 40. The Wesleyans and Primitive Methodists have each a chapel, and there is a Sunday-school in connection with the latter. The paro- chial charities produce about 20 per annum. Admiral Dundas is lord of the manor. KINTBURY EAGLE, a hund. in co. Berks, contains the pars, of Avington Chaddleworth, Enborne, Fawley, Hampstcad Marshall, Inkpen, Kintbury, Letcombe, Bas- sett and Regis, East and West Sheflbrd, Speen, Wcsl Woodhay, and parts of Chilton Foliatt, Hungerford, and Shalbourn, comprising 42,560 acres. KINTESSACK, a vil. in the par. of Dyke, in co. Elgin, Scotland, near Forres. KINTILLO, a vil. in the par. of Dunbarney, co. Perth, Scotland, 4 miles S. of Perth. KINTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Great Ness, co, Salop, 8 miles N.W. of Shrewsbury. KINTORE, a par. and royal burgh in co. Aberdeen, Scotland, 2 miles S.E. of Inverury, and 12 N.W. o: Aberdeen. It is intersected by the Great North o: Scotland railway, which has a station here, tho river Don, and the Aberdeen and Inverury canal. It contains >ort Elphinstonc, on the canal, and part of the ancient jar. of Kinkcll. Its size is 9 miles by 3, and it contains ibout 8,000 acres, of which one half is cultivated. The and for the most part is owned by the Earl of Kin- OTO, and Mitchell, of Thainston House a mansion in of Aberdeen. Tho minister's stipend is 184. The parish church is a commodious structure built in 1819. Here is a Free church. There are four or five schools, tn the parish are several cairns and tumuli, which are said to point out the position where Robert Bruce over- iook and destroyed the English army under Edward I., after the defeat of Comyn, Earl of Buchan, near In- verury. The parish was once a forest, whence its name Kintore, or " wood head," and in it are the ruins of Hall Forest Castle, which was given by Robert Bruce to Robert Keith, after tho battle of Bannockburn. Tho town of Kintore is a very ancient royal burgh, situated on the main road, and near the river Don. It is a rail- way station on the Great North of Scotland line. The town consists principally of one street, containing some well-built houses and a townhall. According to the census of 1861 it contained 100 houses, inhabited by a population of 568. Its charter is dated 1506, and was granted by James VI., in confirmation of others of an earlier period. It is governed by a provost, two bailiffs, a dean of guild, and a treasurer, assisted by 8 bur- gesses. It unites with Peterhead, Cullen, Banff, Elgin, and Inverury in returning one member to parliament. This place gives the title of earl to the Keith family. KINTRADWELL, an estate and bay in co. Suther- land, Scotland, 3 miles N. of Brora. KINTRAW, a post-office vil. in the par. of Kilmelfort, co. Argyle, Scotland, 14 miles W. of Inverary. It is situated in the vicinity of Loch Craignish. KINTULLOCH, a vil. in tho par. of Dunbarnie, co. Perth, Scotland, 4 miles S. of Perth. William the Lion granted the lands of Kintulloch to Hugh Say, an Englishman, part of which came afterwards to the monks of Scone. KINTURK, a demesne in co. Westmeath, Ireland, near Castle Pollard. KINTYRE, or CANTYRE, a district and peninsula in the eo. of Argyle, Scotland. It is bounded by tho Atlantic Ocean and tho Frith of Clyde, and is united to Knapdale by the Isthmus of Tarbert. It comprises the pars, of Campbeltown, Killean, Southend, Killchenzie, Kilberry, Skipness, and Saddel. Its length is 42 miles, and average breadth 5 ; but at Loch Tarbert the breadth is only 1 mile. The surface is rugged, and attains an elevation of 1,515 feet at Ben Turrick. It contains lochs Kearan, Garasdil, and several minor lochs. It is supposed to be the country occupied by tho Epidii of Ptolemy, and in the year 210 was settled by Reuda, son of Connor II., king of Ireland, then called Scotia. The Hibernian settlers were driven back to Ireland in 446, but returned in 503, under Fergus, the first Scottish king, who fixed his seat at Campbeltown. In the 9th century it was overrun by tho Northmen, and afterwards submitted to tho Macdonalds of th Isles, who, in the reign of James V., forfeited it to llio Campbells. This district was considered one of the Hebrides down to the 17th century. KINTYRE, MULL OF, consists of the promontory at tho extreme S. of the above peninsula, and is tin; Kpi- dium Fromonlorium of tho Romans. It is washed by tho waves of the Atlantic, and has a lighthouse on the rocks known as " The Merchants," at an elevation of about 287 feet above sea-level. A view of tho neighbouring coast may be obtained from tho Knockmoy Mountain, which is in this locality. KINURE, a par. in the bar. of Kinalea, co. Cork, prov. of Munster, Ireland, 4 miles E.S.E. of Kinsale, its post town. It is situated on the coast, near Oyntrr HaVen and Kinure Point. The soil of the interior ia mostly good. The living is a cur. in the dioc. of Cork, val. with Tracton, 97. The church is in ruins. Walton Court is the chief seat. The Dooney is a remarkable landslip in the vicinity.
 * his parish. It is in the prcsb. of Garioch, and synod