SAXON, place, with sites of five ancient fortalices, in Dunsyre parish, Lanarkshire. S AXONIA, territory of the three Lothians in times of Saxon Northumbria.

SAYRS, one of the Lammermoor Hills, 1531 feet high, 3f miles east of Lammerlaw, on mutual border of Haddingtonshire and Berwickshire.

SCADDENS, lake in Avoch parish, Eoss-shire.

SCALLOP, basaltic cave, 30 feet high and 130 feet long, in Staffa, Argyleshire.

SCALLOWAY, village, castle, and bay in south-west of Shetland. The village stands on the bay, 6 miles west-south-west of Lerwick, was anciently the capital of Shetland, presents now a pleasant modern appearance, and has a post office under Lerwick, a good natural harbour, and Established, Congregational, and Baptist churches. Pop. 752. The castle stands east of the village and above it ; was erected in 1600 by Patrick, Earl of Orkney; and is now a mere shell, quadrangular, and 3 storeys high. The bay, in one sense, opens between Skeldaness and Burra Island, measures 6| miles across the entrance, penetrates 7 miles eastward and north-eastward, and sends off a number of long narrow voes ; but, in another sense, opens between Skeldaness and Fitful Head, measures 18 miles across the entrance, and includes the sounds between Burra and Mainland.

SCALPA, island and sound in Skye district, Inverness-shire. The island lies near south-east extremity of Eaasay and of Broadford part of Skye ; measures 4^ miles in length and 2f miles in breadth ; consists chiefly of one verdant mountain, with rounded outline and uneven summit ; and has vestiges of an ancient chapel on site of a Culdee cell. Pop. 540. The sound separates it from Skye ; has in many parts a width of not more than | mile ; is a great centre or rendezvous of herring-fishery ; and yields large quantities of bluish and blackish coloured oysters.

SCALPA, island in mouth of East Loch Tarbert, Harris, Outer Hebrides. It measures about 3 miles by If ; is cut into numerous small peninsulas ; includes 2 very good natural harbours ; is mostly low and heathy ; and adjoins an islet with lighthouse showing fixed light visible at the distance of 16 nautical miles. Pop. 37.

SCALPA-FLOW, expanse of sea between Pentland Firth and Pomona, Orkney. It measures 16 miles in length northward, 8 miles in mean breadth, and about 46 miles in roughly-estimated circumference ; it is bounded by South Ronaldshay, Burray, and Holm on the east, and by Hoy on the west ; it makes large expansion in the north, and communicates there by Holm Sound with the German Ocean, and by Hoy Sound with the Atlantic ; it con-tracts suddenly from that expansion into narrow angular bay, terminating at 2 miles south of Kirkwall ; it has there a steam-boat pier for traffic to Kirkwall, completed in June 1880, and noticed in our article on Kirkwall ; it embosoms Flotta, Pharay, Eysay, Cava, Hunda, and other islands ; and it projects from its sides and into its islands a great number of sheltered roadsteads and fine natural harbours.

SCALPSIE, bay on west coast of Bute Island, 5 miles north-north-west of Garroch Head, Buteshire.

SCAMMADALE, fine lake, 2 miles long, 7 miles south-south-east of Oban, Argyleshire.

SCAR, sandbank extending 2J miles south-eastward from middle of west side of Loch Eyan, Wigtonshire.

SCAR, seat on west coast of Sanday Island, Orkney.

SCARABEN, mountain, 2054 feet high, 4J miles north-west of Berriedale, Caithness.

SCARBA, island, 1 mile north of Jura, Argyleshire. It measures 3 miles by 2fc ; is mostly an oblong conoidal mountain, 1490 feet high ; rises picturesquely on the east side in form of an amphitheatre ; and falls precipitously to the sea on the other sides, partly with cliffs several hundred feet deep. The fearfully whirling tidal current of Corrievreckan scours the strait between it and Jura; and a similar current, though not quite so violent, scours a strait on the north between it and Lunga. Pop. of the island, 19.

SCARBH, hill in extreme north of Islay Island, Argyleshire.

SCARES, sunken rocks, ranging far into the sea, off Cruden coast, Aberdeenshire.

SCARES, two rocks, Big and Little, within mouth of Luce Bay, Wigtonshire.

SCARFSKERRY, landing-place and headland on Pentland Firth, 3 miles west of Dunnet Head, Caithness. The landing-place has a post office under Thurso, and a Baptist chapel.

SCARHILL, place, with limeworks, in Cleish parish, Kinross-shire.

SCARINISH, harbour in north-east of Tyree Island, Argyleshire.

SCARLAW, vestige of old castle in Cranshaws parish, Berwickshire.

SCARMCLET, estate and lake in Bower parish, Caithness.

SCARNOSE, bold headland on west side of Cullen Bay, Banffshire.

SCARP, island in south side of mouth of Loch Eeasort, Harris, Outer Hebrides. It measures about 3 miles by 2, and is chiefly a hill nearly 1000 feet high. Pop. 213.

SCARR, rivulet, running about 15 miles south-eastward to the Nith at 2 miles south-east of Penpont, Dumfriesshire.

SCARSBURGH, place, with fine, well-preserved circular camp, and with site of ancient chapel, in Jedburgh palish, Eoxburgh,