PAPA, small island about a mile north of Burra, Shetland.

PAPA, sound, about a mile broad, be-tween Mainland and Papa-Stour, Shetland.

PAPA, sound between Stronsay and Papa-Stronsay, Orkney. It projects a bay into Stronsay, and forms an excellent h arbour.

PAPAL, headland and small bay at north extremity of Yell, Shetland.

PAPA-STOUR, island and ancient parish in west of Shetland. The island lies on south side of mouth of St. Magnus Bay ; exhibits grand coast scenery of crags, caverns, and stacks ; was the seat of an early Culdee establishment for evangelizing Shetland ; and now has a post office under Lerwick, an Established church, a Methodist chapel, and a public school with about 57 scholars. Pop. 254. The parish is now united to Walls.

PAPA-STRONSAY, island off north-east of Stronsay, Orkney. It measures about 3 miles in circuit, is flat and fertile, and contains vestiges of two ancient chapels. Pop. 23.

PAPA-WESTRAY, island, 1 mile east of northern extremity of Westray, Orkney. It measures 3J miles in length and about 1 mile in breadth ; consists mostly of very fertile land ; forms at its northern extremity the bold, lofty Mull of Papa; was the place where Thorsin, Earl of Caithness, slew Ronald, Earl of Orkney ; and contains a post office under Kirkwall, Holland mansion, Established and Free churches, two ruined ancient churches, a public school with about 68 scholars, three vitrified cairns, and a very large Picts' house. Pop. 345.

PAPIGOE, marine offset in Wick Bay, Caithness.

PAPLAY, ancient parish, now part of Holm, Orkney.

PAPPLE, estate, with remains of ancient monastery, in Whittingham parish, Haddingtonshire.

PAPS OF CAITHNESS, summits of Morven Mountains, the loftiest 2331 feet high, on south border of Caithness.

PAPS OF JURA, conical peaks of three mountains, the loftiest 2566 feet high, in Jura Island, Argyleshire.

PARADISE, remains of beautiful plea-sure-grounds, laid out in 1719, in Monymusk parish, Aberdeenshire.

PARALLEL ROADS.

PARBROATH, vestige of ancient castellated mansion in Creich parish, Fife.

PARF, district between Kyle of Durness and the Atlantic, in Durness parish, Sutherland.

PARISHOLM, trace of ancient fortress near skirts of Cairntable Mountain, in Douglas parish, Lanarkshire.

PARK, quoad sacra parish, with massive Gothic church of 1861, in west of Glasgow. Pop. 7538.

PARK, village in Closeburn parish, Dumfriesshire. Pop. 67.

PARK, rivulet, running to right side of the Nith in southern vicinity of Drumlanrig Castle, Dumfriesshire. It is mentioned in lines traditionally ascribed to Thomas the Rhymer.

PARK, principal head-stream of Rotten Calder, Lanarkshire.

PARK, seat in Ordiquhill parish, Banffshire.

PARK, seat in Drumoak parish, Aberdeenshire.

PARK, seat near the Clyde, 2 miles north-west of Renfrew.

PARK, ancient castle in western vicinity of Glenluce, Wigtonshire.

PARK, place, with medicinal spring, on west side of Blantyre parish, Lanarkshire.

PARK, farm, with ancient camp, in Garvald parish, Haddingtonshire.

PARK, place, with numerous standing stones, supposed to commemorate a sanguinary clan-fight of 15th century, in Fodderty parish, Ross-shire.

PARK, large south-eastern section of Lochs parish, Lewis, Outer Hebrides.

PARKEND, quondam village in Coldstream parish, Berwickshire.

PARKFOOT, small suburb of Falkirk, Stirlingshire. Pop. 319.

PARKFOOT, village in Denny parish, Stirlingshire. Pop. 360.

PARKGATE, place, 8 miles north-north-east of Dumfries. It has a post office, with money order department, under Dumfries.

PARKHEAD, quoad sacra parish, with suburb, nominally 2 miles east of Glasgow. It has a post office, with money order and telegraph departments, under Glasgow, a railway station, Established, United Presbyterian, and Congregational churches, and a public school with about 155 scholars. The United Presbyterian church was built in 1877. Pop. of the parish, 8572.

PARKHEAD, suburb of Bellshill, Lanarkshire.

PARKHEAD, affluent of Douglas river, Lanarkshire.

PARKHILL, village in Kilmuir-Easter parish, Ross-shire. It has a post office, with money order and telegraph departments, designated of Ross-shire.

PARKHILL, railway station, mansion, and public school with about 92 scholars, 7i miles north of Aberdeen.

PARKHILL, seat in St. Yigeans parish, Forfarshire.

PARKHILL. seat in Polmont parish, Stirlingshire.

PARKHOUSE, hill, with ancient Cale-donian stone circle, in Old Deer parish, Aberdeenshire.

PARKNOOK, village on south-east verge of Dunfermline parish, Fife.

PARK PLACE.

PARNASSUS, two-topped hill in Morebattle parish, Roxburghshire.