PORT-WHAPPLE, small bay in Sorbie parish, "Wigtonshire.
PORT-WILLIAM, seaport village on east side of Luce Bay, 7 miles west-north-west of Whithorn, Wigtonshire. It was founded in 1770 ; it presents a neat appearance ; and it has a post office, with money order and telegraph departments, designated of Wigtonshire, a banking office, a well-sheltered small harbour, Free and United Presbyterian churches, and a public school with about 157 scholars. Pop. 742.
PORT WYMS, village in neighbourhood of Portnahaven, Islay Island, Argyleshire.
PORT YARROCK, small bay, 1 mile north of Isle of Whithorn, Wigtonshire.
POSSIL PARK, suburb, If mile north-north-west of Royal Exchange, Glasgow. It covers the site of Possil House, the seat of the late Sir Archibald Alison, Bart. ; it is all quite recent; it consists chiefly of streets crossing one another at right angles ; and it has a post office, with money order department, under Glasgow, and a chapel-of-ease. Pop. 4594.
POSSO, quondam large peel tower in Manor parish, Peeblesshire.
POSSO (NEW).
POT, cascade on Wamphray rivulet, Dumfriesshire.
POT, burn, running to Cromarty Firth, on boundary between Nigg and Logie-Easter parishes, Eoss-shire.
POTARCH.
POTENTO, seat in Meigle parish, Perthshire.
POTTECH, sea-loch on west coast of Isle of Skye.
POUL-A-GHLOUP, large vertical cavity and long natural tide-swept tunnel on north coast of Durness, Sutherland.
POW, sluggish rivulet, going 1\ miles north-eastward to the South Esk at 3J miles east of Brechin, Forfarshire.
POW, sluggish rivulet, going about 11 miles south-westward to the Earn in vicinity of Innerpeffray, Perthshire.
POW, sluggish rivulet, going about 8 miles mostly southward to Solway Firth at 2j miles west of Annanfoot, Dumfriesshire.
POW, sluggish rivulet, going 8 miles eastward to the Forth at 1 mile east of Airth village, Stirlingshire.
POW, sluggish rivulet, going about 15 miles round north skirt of Criffel, and eastward thence to the Nith at 2 miles east of Newabbey, Kirkcudbrightshire.
POW, each of numerous sluggish streams, mostly short, on low flat lands, in many parts of Scotland.
POWBATE, hill on east side of Eddie-stone parish, Peeblesshire.
POWFOOT, small watering-place on Solway Firth, 3 miles west-south-west of Annan, Dumfriesshire.
POWFOULIS, seat in Airth parish, Stirlingshire.
POWGAVIE, small seaport on north side of Firth of Tay, 8 miles west-south-west of Dundee.
POWIS, seat in vicinity of Old Aberdeen.
POWMILLION, rivulet, running south-eastward to the Avon, through and near Strathaven town, Lanarkshire,
POWNESS, affluent of Ayr river, in Muirkirk parish, Ayrshire.
POWRIE, ruined old castle in Murroes parish, Forfarshire.
POWTRAIL, head-stream of the Clyde, running about 9 miles north-north-eastward to confluence with the Daer at 2 miles south of Elvanfoot, Lanarkshire.
POYNTZFIELD, seat and post office in Resolis parish, Ross-shire. The post office is under Invergordon.
PRECEPTORY, aseatof Lord Torphichen, and interesting remains of chief seat of Knights of St. John, in Torphichen parish, Linlithgowshire.
PREMNAY, parish, containing Auchleven post office village, in Garioch district, Aberdeenshire. Its length is 4 miles ; its greatest breadth 2i miles ; its area 5431 acres. Real property in 1880-81, 4444. Pop. 930. The surface is bisected by Gadie rivulet, includes part of Bennochie Mountain, and consists elsewhere of slopes and little hills. Chief residences are Overhall and Licklyhead. The churches are Established and Free, the former enlarged in 1828, the latter erected in 1876. The public school is new, and has capacity for 120 scholars.
PRENDERGUEST, estate in Ay ton parish, Berwickshire.
PRESHOLM, place, with Roman Catholic church and bishop's residence, in Ruthven parish, Banffshire.
PRESS, place, with quondam stage inn, 4J miles north-west of Ayton, Berwickshire.
PRESSMENNAN, beautiful artificial lake, in Stenton parish, Haddingtonshire.
PRESSTELLOCH, estate in Luss parish, Dumbartonshire.
PRESTON, ancient parish, now part of Bunkle, Berwickshire.
PRESTON, decayed village \ mile south-west of Prestonpans, Haddingtonshire. It contains an ancient pillar-cross, is near a ruined ancient historical fortalice, and gave the title of viscount, from 1631 till 1739, to the family of Graham.
PRESTON, suburb of East Linton, Haddingtonshire.
PRESTON, small village, 5 miles east-south-east of Dalkeith, Edinburghshire.
PRESTON, hamlet, 3 miles south of Kirkbean, Kirkcudbrightshire. It has a post office under Dumfries, and an ancient cross.
PRESTON, islet in Firth of Forth, 2 miles north of Borrowstownness.
PRESTONFIELD, seat of Sir Robert K. A. D. Cunyngham, Bart., in eastern vicinity of Newington, Edinburgh.
