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GLENCANNICH, long glen, with lakes and tarns, south-westward from head of Strathglass, Inverness-shire.

GLENCAPLE, village on the Nith, 5 miles south of Dumfries. It has a post office under Dumfries, an inn, and a Free church, and carries on some shipbuilding and commerce.

GLEN CARREL, small glen near Glenalot, Sutherland.

GLENCARRIGK, cascade on Duncow burn, in Kirkmahoe parish, Dumfriesshire.

GLENCARRON, glen, traversed by river Carron, and railway station there 17 miles north-east of Strome-Ferry, Boss-shire.

GLENCARSE, railway station, post office with money order department under Perth, and mansion, 6 miles east of Perth.

GLENCATACOL, glen in north-west of Arran, Buteshire.

GLENCHATT, hill-vale in Birse parish, Aberdeenshire.

GLENCLOVA, glen, traversed by upper reach of South Esk river through Benchinnan Mountains, Forfarshire.

GLENCLOY, deep dark ravine, descending north-eastward to Brodick, in Arran Island, Biiteshire.

GLENCOE, deep dark weird mountain-glen, descending 9 miles westward to vicinity of Ballachulish, on north border of Argyllshire. Its lower part has a post office, with money order and telegraph departments, designated of Argyleshire, a chapel-of-ease, and a Free church, and was the scene of a notorious massacre in the winter of 1691-92.

GLENCONA, glen, descending south-south-eastward to vicinity of Corran Ferry, in Ardgour district, Argyleshire.

GLENCONRY, glen, with chalybeate spring, in Strathdon parish, Aberdeenshire.

GLENCONVINTH, glen in Kiltarlity parish, Inverness-shire. It has a public school with about 110 scholars, and vestiges of :in ancient nunnery.

GLENCORSE.

GLENCOTHO, small glen in Glenholm parish, Peeblesshire.

GLENCOUL,wildmountain-glen, descending miles west-south-westward to head of Kyle-Skow, and partly occupied by the Kyles branch of Loch Coul, in south-west of Sutherland.

GLENCRAGGACH, glen, with millstone quarry, in Reay parish, Caithness.

GLENCRAIGIE, glen and burn in Tweedsmuir parish, Peeblesshire.

GLENCRERAN, long glen of Creran river and loch, descending toward Loch Linnhe, in Argyleshire.

GLENCRIEFF (NEW and OLD), mining localities at Wanlockhead, Dumfriesshire.

GLENCROE, glen, descending 5J miles south-eastward to head of Loch Long, Argyleshire.

GLENCROSS, parish, with railway station, 1J mile west of Roslin, Edinburghshire. Its post town is Roslin. Its length is 3 miles ; its greatest breadth 3J miles ; its area 4276 acres. Keal property in 1880-81, 16,640. Pop. 1500. The western section is mainly a portion of the Pentland Hills ; other sections are a picturesque diversity of hill and dale ; and the centre from west to east is a picturesque vale traversed by Glencross burn toward the North Esk, and containing what some persons have supposed to be the Habbie's How of Ramsay's Gentle Shepherd. The limits include Crawley spring, a large reservoir of Edinburgh waterworks, Bullion Green, Greenlaw Barracks, and the mansions of Glencross, Loganbank, Bellwood, Bush, and Woodhouselee. The public school has accommodation for 180 scholars.

GLENDALE, vale in Duirinish parish, Isle of Skye. It has a post office under Portree.

GLENDARUEL, glen, traversed by Ruel rivulet southward to head of Loch Riddan, in Cowal, Argyleshire. It contains a post office and a mansion of its own name, the former under Greenock.

GLENDEAN, deep narrow ravine in Traquair parish, Peeblesshire.

GLENDEARG, glen in north of Blair-Athole parish, Perthshire.

GLENDEBADEL, bay in north-west of Jura Island, Argyleshire.

GLENDELVINE, seat in Caputh parish, Perthshire.

GLENDERRY, alpine glen among Cairn-gorm Mountains, at head of Braemar, Aberdeenshire.

GLENDEVON, parish on south-east border of Perthshire, between Auchterarder and Clackmannanshire. Its post town is Dollar. Its length is 5J miles ; its greatest breadth 4 miles; its area 9133 acres. Real property in 1880-81, 3233. Pop. 147. The surface lies wholly among the Ochils. The public school can accommodate 34 scholars.

GLENDHU.

GLENDINNING, estate, with remains of old castle, in AVesterkirk parish, Dumfriesshire.

GLENDOCHART, glen, traversed by Dochart river, and overhung by Benmore, in Killin parish, Perthshire. It contains a railway station, 2 inns, 3 mansions, and a public school.


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