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DRUNKIE, seat in Port-of-Menteith parish, and lake partly also in Aberfoyle parish, Perthshire.

DRYBRIDGE, railway station, 5 miles west-south-west of Kilmarnock, Ayrshire.

DRYBRIDGE, place on north-west border of Banffshire. It has a post office under Fochabers.

DRYBURGH, estate, with noble mansion and interesting ruined abbey, on left bank of the Tweed, 4 miles south-east of Melrose. The abbey stands on or near the site of a Culdee cell ; was founded in 12th century by Sir Hugh de Morville, Con-stable of Scotland ; suffered repeated devastation in the international wars; gave rise to an adjacent town, which was devastated with it, and has been long extinct ; is itself now a fragmentary ruin, with features of much architectural beauty ; and contains the tomb of Sir Walter Scott.

DRYBURN, rivulet, running to the sea, at 4 miles south-east of Dunbar, Haddingtonshire.

DRYBURN, rivulet, overlooked by re-mains of ancient Caledonian temple, in Bellie parish, Elginshire.

DRYFE, small river, running 16 miles south-south-westward to the Annan, at li mile west of Lockerby, Dumfriesshire. Its banks, in its lowmost reach, are low and flat, bear the name of Dryfe Sands, and were the scene, in 1593, of a sanguinary fight between two Border clans.

DRYFESDALE (popularly DRYSDALE), parish containing Lockerby post town in Annandale, Dumfriesshire. Its length is 7j> miles ; its greatest breadth 4J miles ; its area 10,231 acres. Real property in 1880-81, 18,148. Pop. 2971. The north-eastern section is an assemblage of verdant hills ; the other sections are mostly flat ; and the parts in the west, along left side of Annan river, are mostly rich alluvial land. The antiquities comprise vestiges of five strong towers, remains of eight ancient camps, variously Caledonian and Eoman, and traces of great Koman road from England to Clydesdale. Established, Free, and United Presbyterian churches are in Lockerby. There are 2 public schools for 693 scholars, and 1 of them for 600 was erected in 1875.

DRYGRANGE, seat, bridge, and imposing railway viaduct on the Tweed, 2 miles east-by-north of Melrose.

DRYHOPE, quondam massive tower, now existing in only its lower part, near foot of St. Mary's Loch, Selkirkshire. It was the birthplace and home of Mary Scott, the ' Flower of Yarrow.'

DRYMEN, village and parish in west of Stirlingshire. The village stands 5 miles west-south-west of Balfron, and has a post office, with money order and telegraph departments, under Glasgow, Established and United Presbyterian churches, and 2 public schools with about 117 scholars. Pop. 234. The parish extends from the Forth to a line 3f miles south of the most southerly reach of the Endrick, and measures about 12 miles in length and 9^ miles in greatest breadth. Acres, 30,850. Eeal property in 1880-81, 25,005. Pop., quoad civilia, 1431 ; quoad sacra, 764. The surface includes some fine tracts on the Endrick, but is mostly mountain, moor, and moss. The parish gives name to the noble family of Drummond, and contains, within Drummond barony, some remains of a Roman fort ; and it has 2 public schools with accommodation for 206 scholars.

DRYMEN STATION, railway station, 2 miles east of Drymen village, Stirlingshire. It has a post office under Glasgow.

DRYNIE, estate in Kilmuir-Wester parish, Ross-shire.

DRYSDALE.

DUALT, deep wooded ravine, with a number of cascades, in Killearn parish, Stirlingshire.

DUARD, promontory in Lochbroom parish, Ross-shire.

DUART, roofless, but otherwise entire, strong ancient castle on bold headland in extreme east of Mull Island, Argyleshire. It was the seat of the Macleans, and the scene of tragic events commemorated in Joanna Baillie's family Legend, and Thomas Campbell's Glenara.

DUBBIESIDE, suburb of Leven town, Fife. It has a United Presbyterian church. Pop. 501.

DUBBS, rivulet, running from Kilbirnie Loch to Castle-Semple Loch, Ayrshire and Renfrewshire.

DUBBS CAULDRON, cascade on Wamphray rivulet, Dumfriesshire.

DUBFORD, place 6 miles east of Banff. It has a post office under Banff.

DUBLIN, suburb or section of Kirkfieldbank in Leshmahagow parish, Lanarkshire.

DUBTON, seat and railway junction station, 3 miles west-north-west of Montrose, Forfarshire.

DUCHALL, seat and head-stream of the Gryfe in Kilmalcolm parish, Renfrewshire.

DUCHOILLE, farm, with ruined Danish fort, in Glenorchy parish, Argyleshire.

DUCHRAE, seat in Balmaghie parish, Kirkcudbrightshire.

DUCHRAY, southern head-stream of the Forth in Stirlingshire and Perthshire. It rises on Benlomond, and runs about 10 miles prevailingly eastward to confluence with the other head-stream in Aberfoyle parish; and it has, on its right bank, about If mile from the confluence, Duchray Castle, the former stronghold of the Grahams.

DUCHRAY, lofty hill, with lake on its summit, in Dunkeld and Dowally parish, Perthshire.

DUCRAIG, rocky islet in Firth of Forth, between Limekilns and North Queensferry, Fife.

DUDDINGSTON, village and parish on seaboard of Edinburghshire. The village stands at south-east base of Arthur's Seat, about 2J miles south-east of General Post Office, Edinburgh ; contains a number of genteel residences ; and has a post office designated of Midlothian, a parochial church with about 370 sittings, and a public school with about 81 scholars. Pop. 333. The parish contains also three hamlets, Joppa village, and the greater part of Portobello town. Its length is 3J miles ; its greatest breadth about 1 mile ; its area 1731 acres. Eeal property, exclusive of Portobello, in 1880-81, 13,547. Pop., quoad civilia, 10,436; quoad sacra, 3414. The surface, for the most part, slopes gently from the base of Arthur's Seat to Firth of Forth, but has the appearance of a plain, and exhibits rich culture and embellishment. Duddingston Loch, immediately south-west of Duddingston village, measures about 1J mile in circuit, is enlivened with water-fowl, and becomes crowded in winter frost with disporters on the ice. Duddingston House, about ^ mile to the east-south-east, is a seat of the Duke of Abercorn. Six churches are in Portobello. Seven schools for 1358 scholars are in the parish, and 1 of them for 700 is new. Cauvin's endowed educational hospital also is in it.


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