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HIGHLANDS (SOUTHERN).

HIGHLAWS, hill in Eyemouth parish, Berwickshire.

HIGHMOOR, medicinal spring in Kirkpatrick-Fleming parish, Dumfriesshire.

HIGH SUNNYSIDE, section or suburb of Coatbridge, Lanarkshire.

HIGHTAE, village and lake in Lochmaben parish, Dumfriesshire. The village stands 2f miles south-south-east of Lochmaben town, and has a post office under Lockerby, a Free church, and a public school. Pop. 324. The lake has an area of 52 acres.

HILDERSTON, hill-ridge, with coal mine, in Torphichen parish, Linlithgowshire.

HILDESAY, island in Tingwall parish, Shetland. Pop. 7.

HILL, seat in Kirkmabreck parish, Kirkcudbrightshire.

HILL, seat near Kirknewton, Edinburghshire.

HILLEND, village on mutual border of Inverkeithing and Dalgetty parishes, Fife. It has a post office under Inverkeithing, and a public school with about 125 scholars.

HILLHEAD, western suburb of Glasgow. It stands on right side of the Kelvin, adjacent to the Botanic Garden on the north and to the New College on the south ; occupies steep ascents and a broad plateau, within a grand fold of the river ; consists chiefly of well-built streets and handsome terraces, all of recent construction ; was constituted a police burgh in 1869 ; communicates by tramway with the city ; and has a post office, with money order and telegraph departments, under Glasgow, 3 banking offices, an Established church, 2 Free churches, 1 of them built in 1881, and a United Presbyterian church. Rental in 1880-81, 78,908. Pop. 6684.

HILLHEAD, place in Renfrew parish, Renfrewshire. It has a public school with about 207 scholars.

HILLHEAD, village and seat in Cockpen parish, Edinburghshire.

HILLHEAD, suburb or section of Stranraer, Wigtonshire.

HILLHEAD, seat, with splendid view, in eastern vicinity of Dunkeld, Perthshire.

HILLHEAD, rich mineral tract in Car-luke parish, Lanarkshire.

HILLHEAD, estate in Penpont parish, Dumfriesshire.

HILLHOUSE, hill in Wandell parish, Lanarkshire.

HILLIPOL, place in Tyree Island, Argyleshire. It has a quoad sacra parochial church for a pop. of 1492, and a public school with about 63 scholars.

HILL OF BEATH, village in Beath parish, Fife. Pop. 352.

HILL OF BLAIR, rising-ground, crowned by parochial church, adjacent to Blairgowrie, Perthshire.

HILL OF CRICHIE, eminence, with vestige of old camp, in vicinity of Inverury, Aberdeenshire.

HILL OF CROMARTY.

HILL OF KEILLOR, village in Newtyle parish, Forfarshire.

HILL OF MULLOCK, battle-scene be-tween Malcolm Canmore and the Danes, crowned with large cairn, near Aboyne, Aberdeenshire.

HILL OF NIGG, hill-ridge, 5 miles long, on coast northward from mouth of Gromarty Firth, Ross-shire. It commands very grand views, and presents to the sea bold fissured cavernous cliffs.

HILL OF RATTRAY, large mound, with remains of ancient castle, in Rattray parish, Perthshire.

HILLS, entire tower of ancient castle in Lochrutton parish, Kirkcudbrightshire.

HILLSIDE, village and quoad sacra parish in Forfarshire. The village stands 2 miles north-north-west of Montrose, and has a post office under Montrose. Pop. of the quoad sacra parish, 1480.

HILLSIDE, place, 7 miles from Aberdeen. It has a post office under Aberdeen.

HILLSIDE, place, with public school, in Crossbill quoad sacra parish, Ayrshire.

HILLSIDE, seat in Aberdour parish, Fife.

HILLSIDE, seat in Saline parish, Fife.

HILLSLOP, ruined tower on Girthgate, northwardfromOldMelrose,Roxburghshire.

HILLSWICK, village, bay, and headland in Northmaven parish, Shetland. The village is a small seaport, and has a post office under Lerwick.

HILLTOWN, north-eastern suburb of Dundee. It contains a Free church and a large Roman Catholic church.

HILLYLAND, village in Tibbermore parish, Perthshire.

HILTON, ancient parish, now part of Whitsome, Berwickshire.

HILTON, fishing village, 6 miles east-south-east of Tain, Ross-shire. It has a public school with about 109 scholars.

HILTON, village in Banff and Ord school-board district, Banffshire. It has a public school with about 158 scholars.

HILTON, village in Inverness parish, Inverness-shire.

HILTON, seat in Cupar parish, Fife.

HILTON, estate, with large cairn, in Fodderty parish, Ross-shire.

HILTON, seat near Aberdeen.

HILTON, place, with medicinal spring, in Turriff parish, Aberdeenshire.


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