AUCHTERLESS, hamlet and parish on north-west border of Aberdeenshire. The hamlet lies 6 miles south-by-west of Turriff, and has a post office, with telegraph, under Turriff, and a railway station. The parish contains also the village of Gordonstown, and is about 8 miles long. Acres, 16,826. Real property in 1879-80, 14,772. Pop., quoad civilia, 2144; quoad sacra, 1948. The surface comprises the upper part of the Ythan's basin, all north-eastward from a line within about a mile from that river's source. Chief antiquities are traces of a Roman camp, and remains of numerous ancient Caledonian stone circles. The churches are Established and Free. There are 4 schools, with accommodation for 365 scholars.
AUCHTERMAIRNIE, seat in Kennoway parish, Fife.
AUCHTERMUCHTY, town and parish on north-west border of Fife. The town stands adjacent to the Kinross and Perth Railway, 4| miles west of Ladybank Junction ; dates from ancient times, and was once a royal burgh; figures in the humorous poem ascribed to James v., and entitled, ' The Wife of Auchtermuchty ; ' comprises streets and lanes of irregular construction ; has a head post office with all departments, a railway station, 2 banking offices, 2 chief inns, a public hall, an Established church, a Free church, 2 United Presbyterian churches, and 2 public schools. Pop. 1673. The parish contains also most of Dunshelt village. Acres, 3530. Real property in 1880-81, 8498. Pop. 4332. The limits include a portion of the rich strath of the Eden, and a portion of the Ochil Hills. The seats are Myres Castle, Bellevue, and Southfield. There are 5 schools for 498 scholars, and 1 of them, for 70, is new.
AUCHTERNEED, small village at head of Strathpeffer, and skirt of Benwyvis, Ross-shire.
AUCHTERTOOL, village and parish in south-west of Fife. The village stands 2f miles east of Cowdenbeath railway station, and 4J west of Kirkcaldy, and has a post office under Kirkcaldy. Pop., with Newbigging, about 240. The parish comprises 2738 acres. Real property in 1880-81, 7789. Pop. 706. The Cullalo Hills, with very steep acclivity, are in the west ; and a deep, narrow ravine, with cascade, is in the east. Other chief features are Camilla Loch, and ruined Hallyards House. There are 2 schools for 169 scholars.
AUCHTERTYRE, village in Newtyle parish, Forfarshire.
AUCHTON, hamlet in Balquhidder parish, Perthshire.
AUCHTYFARDLE, seat near Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire.
AUCHVISH, place, with public school, in South Knapdale parish, Argyleshire.
AUGMUND'S HOW, ruined ancient fort on Elsness promontory, Sanday Island, Orkney.
AUGUSTUS(FORT).
AULDBAR, railway station, and modern-ized ancient castle, 5 miles east-north-east of Forfar.
AULD DAVIE, head-stream of the Ythan, Aberdeenshire.
AULDEARN, village and parish in north-east of Nairnshire. The village stands 2J miles south-east of Nairn, dates from remote times, and has a post office under Nairn. Pop. 363. The parish measures about 7 miles by 5, and comprises 14,035 acres. Real property in 1880-81, 10,082. Pop. 1292. The surface skirts the Moray Firth, is low, yet diversified for 3 miles thence, and rises afterwards into considerable hiUs. The battle of 1645, between the Marquis of Montrose and General Hurry, was fought in the vicinity of the village. The seats are Boath and Lethen ; and the chief antiquities are the old fortalice of Inshoch Castle, vestiges of Moyness Castle, and remains of 2 ancient Caledonian stone circles. The churches are Established, Free, and United Presbyterian ; and the public schools are 2, with about 123 scholars.
AULDFIELD.
AULDGIRTH, place on the Nith, near Glasgow and South-Western Railway, 8 miles north-north-west of Dumfries. It has a post office, with money order and telegraph departments, under Dumfries, a railway station, an inn, and a bridge.
AULDHOUSE, burn, entering the White Cart at Pollockshaws, Renfrewshire.
AULDNACHUIRN, burn, entering the Lossie in Dallas parish, Elginshire.
AULDWICK, dismantled ancient baronial stronghold, on coast of Wick parish, Caithness.
AULD WIFE'S LIFT, cromlech, 18 feet long and 11 feet broad, in Baldernock parish, Stirlingshire.
AULTDINNY, burn in Aboyne parish, Aberdeenshire.
AULTGRANDE, small river, entering Cromarty Firth about 10 miles north-east of Dingwall, Ross-shire. It issues from Loch Glass, runs about 7 miles north-east-ward, traverses a profound long chasm, and makes a series of cascades.
AULTGUISH, rivulet, traversing mountain forest of Rinsky, to north-west side of Loch Ness, nearly opposite the Falls of Foyers, Inverness-shire. It makes one leap of at least 100 feet, and is elsewhere a continuous cataract.
AULTKOLLIE, deep tortuous ravine in Loth parish, Sutherland.
AULTNACAILLICH, birth-place of the famous Gaelic poet Donn, in Durness parish, Sutherland.
AULTNAHARRA.
AULTNANCOORACH, affluent of the Aultgrande, Ross-shire.
