ARDNEIL, sea cliff at south-west extremity of "West Kilbride parish, Ayrshire.
ARDNISH, headland at south-west end of Coll Island, Argyleshire.
ARDNOE, headland at mouth of Loch Crinan, Argyleshire.
ARDO, seat near the Dee in Banchory-Devenick parish, Kincardineshire.
ARDOCH, parish, containing Braco and Greenloaning villages, Perthshire. Acres, 22,127. Pop. 1102. The surface adjoins the watershed between Strathallan and Strathearn, and is drained by the Knaik to Allan river. Ardoch House, and a Roman camp within that mansion's grounds, are chief features. The Roman camp is the best preserved and most notable in Great Britain ; has been the subject of much controversy as to its connection or non-connection with the battle of 'Mons Grampus,' comprises 3 oblongs of 420 by 375, of 1060 by 900, and of 2850 by 1590 feet ; underwent consider-able damage by the formation of General r ade s military roads, yet retains distinct features of its original conformation, and possesses additional interest in the exist-nce, for miles around it, of remains or traces of Caledonian forts or entrenchments. The churches are Established Iree, and United Presbyterian ; and there are 3 public schools for 215 scholars.
ARDOYNE, hill in Oyne parish, Aberdeenshire.
ARDPATRICK, headland, seat, and hamlet at south-western extremity of Knapdale, Argyleshire. The hamlet has a post omce, with money order department under Greenock.
ARDRISHAIO, seaport town at entrance of Crinan Canal, 2 miles south-south-west of Lochgilphead, Argyleshire. It prospers in connection with the canal traffic and the herring fishery, and it has a post office, with all departments, under Lochgilphead, a hotel, a quoad sacra parish church, a Free church, an Episcopalian church, and a public school with about 160 scholars. Pop. of quoad sacra parish, 1210.
ARDROSS, seat and post office, 4| miles north of Alness, Ross-shire. The seat is modern and castellated, and the post office is under Alness.
ARDROSS, ruined baronial fortalice on the coast near Elie, Fife.
ARDROSSAN, town and parish on north side of Ayr Bay, Ayrshire. The town is a police burgh, a head port, and a watering-place ; stands on a branch of Glasgow and South-Western Railway, 31 miles south-west of Glasgow; includes a small low promontory, long the site of ancient hamlet, baronial castle, and parochial church; was itself founded in 1806, with design of being the chief out-port of Glasgow; suffered such defeat of that design as caused it to struggle slowly toward importance ; consists of spacious, well-built streets, a fine crescent, and numerous villas ; contains the Earl of Eglinton's seaside seat of the Pavilion ; commands delightful views across the waters of the Firth of Clyde ; is so near Saltcoats as to render that town almost conjoint with it; and has a head post office with aU departments, a railway station, 3 banking offices, 3 hotels, 5 Established churches, Free, United Presbyterian, Congregational, and Episcopalian churches, and 2 public schools. The harbour is artificial, was constructed at enormous cost, and affords facile steam-boat communication with Arran and Ireland. The arrivals at the port in 1879 were 3748 British vessels, of 396,905 tons, and 54 foreign vessels of 13,308 tons ; the departures, 3630 British vessels, of 389,872 tons, and 56 foreign vessels, of 14,515 tons. Pop. 3960. The parish includes also the larger part of Saltcoats, and measures about 6 miles by 3f . Acres, 6668. Real property in 1880-81, 39,905. Pop., quoad civilia, 7754 ; quoad sacra, 3656. Most of the land is low, with generally light, fertile soil, and that in the north-west is hilly, culminating at 706 feet above sea-level. There are 4 schools for 1245 scholars, and 2 of them, for 1000, are new.
ARDROSSAN (NEW), quoad sacra parish in Ardrossan parish, Ayrshire. It was constituted in 1851, and its church stands in the town, and was built as a chapel-of-ease in 1844. Pop. 4022.
ARDSHIEL, seat near junction of Loch Leven and Loch Linnhe, north verge of Argyleshire.
ARDSKINISH, headland at south-western extremity of Colonsay Island, Argyleshire.
ARDSTINCHAR, old castle near Ballantrae, Ayrshire.
