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* HIGHLAND CATTLE. 67 HIGH PLACE. of .SfoUaiul. descended from ancient stock, and noted for their shaggy, usually reddish coats and hardy constitutions. They are comparatively short-homed, and feed in a semi-wild condition upon the hilly moors. See Plate of Wild Cattle, under Cattle. HIGHLANDEKS. Scottish regiments of the IJriti^li .riny. the oldest ot which is the Klack Watch (q.v. ), founded in 1008. The Scottish so- cial structure and conditions generally offered l>eculiar f.acililies for gooil i-ecruiting — which fact, together with their proved militiiry quali- fications, encouraged the British (iovcrnment in the organization of the following regiments: as that portion of the north and northwest of Scotland in which the Celtic language and man- ners have lingered until modern times. See (JREAT JlBiTAi.N; also iirowne. History of the Hiijlilunds and the Highland Clans (i vols., HIGHLANDS OF THE HUDSON. A group iif mountains cxtcinling in a southwest-northeast direction through Kockland, Orange. Putnam, and Dutchess counties, X.- V.. and forming a north- erly continuation of the Blue Ridge oi" Pennsyl- vania and Xew Jersey. The Hudson River crosses the mountains through a. winding gorge whose sides rise abruptly in plftces. to peaks about OBIUINAL TITLE Rep- Dieutal Dateot (ornia- Present territorial title Number and headquar- ters depot of territorial Battalion numbers tioD 1704 1777 1777 1787 district Ist 2d Black Watch. The 43 71 72 74 78 79 92 93 ■26 1st 21 42 71 72 71 72 79 t5 91 26 1 21 73 74 78 74 78 71st Hi^blautlers Hamilton, N. B.... 71 74th HiKhlaiiders 2d Hattaliinr Highland L I ... Hamiltcm. .. B.... Fort George . 71 72 79 75 •91 26 I'uke »jf .Vlbauy's Own. 1793 2d Battalion Sealorth Hiuhlders. t'aiiiMrou Ul^blau'h'i>, 1805 TheUuKens Own. lamenm llM^re (i.iniun HiglilaiidiTs... 1796 1800 1688 16G0 1660 2d Battalion Gordon Ili^riilaiiders 2d Bat. Argyle and Sutherland H. Scottish Kifles 92 iSutherlaud Hi>^hl'<lers. Stirling Other Scottish rpgi- ments (not High- landers) are: CanieroDians Hamilton. S. B.... 90 The t)ougla» Keg't Scots Fusilier Guards.. Scots Fusiliers Avr N B 1 OI 21 The personnel of the Highland regiments is no longer confined to Scottish officers and men; the changed industrial conditions and widely diffused educational facilities having reduced recruiting in Scotland to a very low ebb, despite the efforts of the British Government. See British Empire under Ar-Mie.s. HIGHLAND FLING. One of the distinctive national ilaiin> iif Scotland. It is ordinarily danced bv' three or four persons to the music of the strathspey (q.v.). The time is *, and most of the music is distinguished by an extended use of syncopation. Its name is derived from the jK'culiar. Hinging action of the steps as the per- former danws alternately on each leg. throwing the other out in front and behind. Like all Scotch dances, the Highland fling is animated, sharp, and vigorous. HIGHLAND MARY. . poem by Robert Burns ( 17!»2), celcl. rating his affection for Mary Campbell, a nursemaid in the family of Gavin Hamilton and dausrhter of a sailor settled near Dunoon. Stic ilicd sliortly after their betrothal. HIGHLAND PARK. A city in Lake County. III.. 22 miles north of Chicago: on L;ike Michigan and on the Cl)ic;vgo and Xorthwestern Railroad (Map: Illinois. El). Picturesquely situated on wooded bluffs one hundred feet above the lake, it is a popular residential suburb of Chicago, and has the Xorthwestern Military .cademy and other educational institutions. Fort Sheridan (q.v.) adioins the citv on the north. Population, in Hfio. l'k;:!: in infio. 2snn. HIGHLANDS. .V name applied to the moun- tainous region north of and inchuling the Gr.am- pian Mountains in Scotland. This district has no political or civil boundary. and is separated bvonly a vague line of demarkation from the division called the Lowlands. It niav be brieflv described 1500 feet above the water. The region abounds in beautiful scenery, and has great historic in- terest. Stony Point and West Point, two prom- ontories on the west side of the river, were the scenes of stirring struggles during the Revo- lution. See Hiusox IUvek : Xew Vokk. HIGH LIFE BELOW STAIRS. An amus- ing farce by .James Townlcy {17.">'-lt. The au- thorship was concealed for some time, and the comedy has been attributed to Garrick. It has been translated into Krench and tiennan, and frequently produced. See Lady Bab. HIGHNESS. See Titles of Honor. HIGH PLACE (Heb. bSni'ih. height). An expression ireiiuent in the Old Testament, and in- variably used (except in poetry I as a designation of a sanctuary. . worship in ancient Israel was conducted at high places, and there was. there- fore, a very large number of such shrines. General- ly they were located on the top of a hill or a mountain, which accounts for the name: but sometimes a hamnh was within .i city, at the gate, or in a valley, not necessarily even on an artificial mound, as has been supposed. -t such a high place there would be an altar, a sacred stone of phallic slnvjie. a oden post, a sacred tree, or often a sacred fountain. While some may have been only small shrines, others had larire halls where the worshipers took part in the sacrificial meal, as well as an ndutiim for the image of the deity. There probably was an idol in every snch temple. .t Bethel and Dan there were bull images of Yahweh, at Jerusalem a brazen serpent as well as bulls. The worship at these sanctuaries was. in earlier times, charac- terized by joy. by eatin-j. drinking, dancins. and spxvial indulgences. This rejoicing was hallowed by offerings of sacrifices, liliations. and inter- course with the hierodules. As most of these