RUTHWELL, village and parish on coast of Dumfriesshire. The village stands 8 miles south-east of Dumfries, dates from ancient times, was rebuilt about beginning of present century, and has a railway station, Established and Free churches, a public school with about 95 scholars, and a famous Eunic monument. The parish contains also Clarencefield post office village, and the decayed small watering-place of Brow. Its length is 5 miles ; its greatest breadth 3 miles ; its area 8693 acres. Eeal property in 1880-81, 7007. Pop. 868. The surface adjoins the broad foreshore of Solway Firth, includes part of Lochar moss, and is all low and tame. Chief objects are the Earl of Mansfield's seat of Comlongan Castle, and vestiges of Cockpool Castle.
RYAN, sea-loch, deflecting from Firth of Clyde at boundary between Ayrshire and Wigtonshire, and projecting 10 miles south-by-eastward to Stranraer. Its northern half has a mean breadth of about 1J mile, its southern half about 2| miles ; its west side, at about the middle, is invaded south-eastward by a sandbank 2^ miles long ; its seaboards, except around the head, are assemblages of knolls, hills, and hillocks ; and its bottom, at and near all the head, is dry at low-water. Lochryan House, the seat of Sir William T. F. A. Wallace, Bart., is near the middle of its west shore.
RYE, rivulet, running about 8 miles south-eastward to the Garnock at Dairy, Ayrshire.
RYEDALE, seat in Troqueer parish, Kirkcudbrightshire.
RYLAY, pastoral islet in WaUs parish, Orkney.
SAARTAY, islet in Harris Sound, Outer Hebrides.
SAATVEN, rivulet in south of Isle of Skye.
SABBATH WELL, medicinal spring in Knockando parish, Elginshire.
SABHALMORE, lofty mountain in Edderachyllis parish, Sutherland.
SADDELL, parish, containing Carradale post office hamlet, in Kintyre district, Argyleshire. It forms the eastern part of the peninsula from about 3 miles south of Tarbert to about 8 miles north of Campbelton, and comprises 46,872 acres. Eeal property in 1880-81, 8601. Pop., quoad civilia, 1156; quoad sacra, 684. The coast and seaboard both include and command delightful scenery, and the interior is chiefly an assemblage of hills with intersecting vales, but ascends to the summit of Beninturk Mountain. Principal objects of interest are four mansions, a Caledonian stone circle, several tumuli, a vitrified fort, Aird Castle, Skipness Castle, Saddell Castle, once a seat of the Lords of the Isles, and Saddell monastery, erected m 12th century by two of the Lords of the Isles, and now represented by interesting remains of its church, and by many interesting monuments in its cemetery. Two parochial churches are at respectively Carradale and Skipness. There are 5 schools for 227 scholars, and 2 of them for 78 are new.
SADDLEBACK, steep lofty hill, with saddle-shaped summit, 6 miles north-north-east of Moffat, Dumfriesshire
SADDLEHAGG, hill in New Cumnock parish, Ayrshire.
SAIGTOWN, town of 12th century, now called Kilwinning, Ayrshire
SAINT ANDREWS, etc.
SAINT'S ISLAND.
SAINT'S WELL, very deep and copious spring in St. Mungo parish, Dumfriesshire.
SAINT'S WELL, very strong chalybeate spring in Fodderty parish, Eoss-shire.
SALACHIE, lake in Golspie parish, Sutherland.
SALANSIDE, tract, with vestige of very strong tower, in Ashkirk parish, Eoxburgh-shire.
SALEN, village and quoad sacra parish on north-east coast of Mull Island, Argyleshire. The village stands on bay of its own name, 10 miles south-south-east of Tobermory, commands the road across the isthmus to head of Loch-ua-Keal, and has a post office, with money order and telegraph departments, designated of Argyleshire, a banking office, an inn, Established and Episcopalian churches, and a new public school with capacity for 120 scholars. The parish comprises portions of Torosay and Kilninian. Pop. 594.
SALIGUE, bay, 10 miles north of Ehinns, in Islay Island, Argyleshire.
SALINE, village and parish on west border of Fife. The village stands 6 miles west-north-west of Dunfermline, presents a pleasant appearance, and has a post office, with money order and telegraph departments, under Dunfermline, Established and Free churches, and a new public school with capacity for 180 scholars. Pop. 369. The parish measures 6 miles by 4i, and comprises 8189 acres. Eeal property in 1880-81, 8482. Pop. 954. The western section is mostly level, and the eastern one is mainly occupied by a group of considerable hills. The seats are Kineddar, Inzievar, Hillside, Bandrum, Balgonar, Kirklands, Ehynds, and Oakley ; and the antiquities are some cairns, vestiges of two Eoman camps, and remains of two old towers.
SALISBURY CRAG, hill in Queen's Park contiguous to south-east verge of Edinburgh. It is separated by the dingle of Hunter's Bog from west base of Arthur's Seat ; it ascends westward in regular gradient, over a distance of about 700 yards, to a height of 574 feet above sea-level ; it then makes a semicircular sweep of about 5 furlongs in diameter, with convexity to the west ; it then makes a crest of sheer rocky precipice, averagely about 60 feet deep, round all the semicircle ; it then has a broad artificial foot-path contiguous to that crest ; and it thence descends in smooth and very declivitous talus to the great western curve of the Queen's Drive.
