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INNERLEVEN.

INNERMESSAN, quondam town and extant moat in Inch parish, Wigtonshire. The town stood on Loch Ryan, 2^ miles north-east of Stranraer, occupied the site of an ancient Caledonian settlement, had a castle, and was for some time the most considerable place in the Rhinns. The moat measures 336 feet in circuit and 78 in vertical height, and appears to have been engirt by a fosse.

INNERPEFFRAY, place, with railway station, public library, old castle, and old church, 2J miles east of Crieff, Perthshire.

INNERSAND, place in Sandsting parish, Shetland.

INNERTIEL.

INNERTIG, place, with ruined ancient church, in Ballantrae parish, Ayrshire.

INNERWELL, small bay in Sorbie parish, Wigtonshire.

INNERWICK, village and parish in south-east of Haddingtonshire. The village stands about a mile from railway station of its own name, 4J miles south-east of Dunbar, and has a post office under Dunbar, Established and Free churches, and a public school with about 63 scholars. -The parish contains also Thorntonloch village, extends from the coast to summits of the Lammermoors, measures about ( .H by 3 miles, and comprises 13,157 acrest Real property in 1880-81, 12,276. Pop. 777. The coast is less than 2 miles long, rocky but somewhat tame ; the sea-board, to the breadth of about 3 miles, is a gentle slope, fertile and cultivated ; and the rest of the land is hilly, mostly heathy, and wildly pastoral. Dunglass, the seat of Sir Basil F. Hall, Bart., is on the south-eastern border. Innerwick and Thornton Castles are fragments of two strong old f ortalices, destroyed in 1548 by the English, and confronting each other on a rocky glen near Innerwick village. There are 2 schools for 192 scholars.

INNERWICK, quoad sacra parish in Glenlyon, Perthshire. Its post town is Aber-f eldy, and it has public schools at Cambus-vrachan, Meggernie, and Pubill. Pop. 355.

INNES, a seat of the Earl of Fife, a curious renovated ancient edifice, in Urquhart parish, Elginshire.

INNIMORE, bold basaltic headland, containing Nun's Cave, near Carsaig Arches, on south coast of Mull Island, Argyleshire.

INNINMORE, headland, 3J miles east-south-east of Artornish Castle, on Morvern coast, Argyleshire.

INNISCHONNEL, islet, with picturesque ruin of ancient chief seat of the Argyle family, in Loch Avich, Argyleshire.

INNISDRYNICH, seat on west side near foot of Loch Awe, Argyleshire.

INNISERRICH, islet, with ruined ancient chapel, in Loch Avich, Argyleshire.

INNISFRAOCH, rocky islet, with ruined old castle, in Loch Awe, adjacent to mouth of Orchy river, Argyleshire.

INNISHAIL.

INNISKENNETH.

INNOVAL, headland on west coast of Westray Island, Orkney.

INOED, sea-loch at south end of Trotternish, Isle of Skye.

INSCH, village and parish in Garioch district, Aberdeenshire. The village stands 28 miles north-west of Aberdeen, and has a head post office with money order and telegraph departments, a railway station, 2 banking offices, 2 hotels, a public hall, Established, Free, and Congregational churches, and a large public school. Pop. 579. The parish measures 5 miles by 3, and comprises 8370 acres. Real property in 1880-81, 9538. Pop. 1536. The surface is variously low, undulated, and hilly ; includes the abrupt conical hill of Dunnideer, and part of the lofty hill of Foudland ; and, to an aggregate of about five-sevenths of its extent, is arable. Excellent slate is quarried, and bog iron-ore is found. A vitrified fort and remains of an ancient tower are on Dunnideer; and portions of ancient Cale-donian stone circles are on other heights. There are 3 schools for 371 scholars.

INSCH, quoad sacra parish, with church, at foot of Loch Insch, 8 miles north-east of Kingussie, Inverness-shire. Loch Insch is an expansion of the Spey, 2 miles long and more than a mile broad. Pop. of the ' parish, 455.


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