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SCUIR-NA-FINGAL, mountain peak, 3168 feet high, on north side of Glencoe, Argyleshire.

SCUIR-NA-GILLEAN, peak, 3220 feet high, in north-east of Cuchullin Mountains, in south of Isle of Skye.

SCUIR-NA-GOUR, peaked mountain, 1983 feet high, near Kyle-Shea, in east of Isle of Skye.

SCUIR-NA-LAPICH, peaked mountain, 3772 feet high, on south side of upper part of Glenstrathfarrar, Inverness-shire.

SCUIR-NA-RIACH, mountain peak on north side of Glencbe, Argyleshire.

SCUIR-NA-VERTACH, peaked mountain on north side of head of Glenstrathfarrar, Inverness-shire.

SCUIR-OURAN.

SCUIR-VULLIN, mountain, with three rocky peaks about 2500 feet high, over-hanging south side of Loch Fannich, in Ross-shire.

SCULOMY, boat harbour on east side of Kyle of Tongue, Sutherland.

SCUNT, salmon rivulet in Harris, Outer Hebrides.

SCURDYNESS, headland in vicinity of Montrose, Forfarshire.

SCURR, hill, remarkable for fine kinds of agates, in Balmerino parish, Fife.

SEABANK, seat in Stevenston parish, Ayrshire.

SEABEGS, barony, containing several mediaeval judicial moats, inFalkirk parish, Stirlingshire.

SEACLIFFE, seat, with very fine sea-view, in AVhitekirk parish, Haddingtonshire.

SEAFIELD, barony in Cullen parish, Banffshire. It was formerly called Ogilvy, and it gives the titles of Earl of Seafield, Viscount Seafield, and Baron Ogilvy to the family of Grant-Ogilvy.

SEAFIELD, chapelry, with church of 1839, in Eathven parish, near Cullen, Banffshire.

SEAFIELD, hamlet, small port, and ruined ancient fortalice, 1J mile north of Kinghorn, in Fife.

SEAFIELD, small suburb on Firth of Forth, at eastern extremity of Leith Links, Edinburghshire. It includes baths erected in 1813 at a cost of 8000.

SEAFIELD, place, with public school, in Mid Yell parish, Shetland.

SEAFORTH, sea-loch, partly dividing Lewis-proper from Harris, and partly penetrating Lewis-proper, in Outer Hebrides. It opens at 23 miles sputh-by-west of Stornoway ; is 6J miles wide at entrance ; goes 5^ miles north-westward ; diminishes there to f mile in width ; goes thence 7J miles northward with width of from mile to 2 miles; contains in that reach an island of its own name 1 mile long ; and terminates in two branches westward and eastward 1 mile and 2f miles long. It is everywhere flanked or overhung by high mountains, is much exposed to sudden squalls, and presents, in its middle and upper reaches, a solemn appearance. It gave the title of earl from 1623 till 1716 to the family of Mackenzie.

SEAGREENS, small harbour in St. Cyrus parish, Kincardineshire.

SEAL CAVE, coast cavern about a fur-long in length, with terminal spacious stalactitic semicircular chamber, in Stornoway parish, Outer Hebrides.

SEAL ISLAND.

SEAMAB, conical hill, 1440 feet high, one of the Ochils, in Muckart parish, Perthshire.

SEAMILL, eminence in "West Kilbride parish, Ayrshire.

SEAPARK, seat near Kinloss, Elginshire.

SEATON, ancient parish, now part of Tranent, Haddingtonshire. Seaton House, 1^ mile north-north-east of Tranent town, is a castellated mansion of latter part of last century. Seaton Palace, on the ground now occupied by that mansion, was a very splendid edifice erected in the time of James v. ; belonged to Lords Seaton, Earls of Winton, attainted in 1716 ; and gave entertainment to James VI. and Charles I. on occasion of their public progress through Scotland^ Seaton collegiate church, in vicinity of site of the palace, was a handsome spired Gothic edifice of 14th century, contained the mausoleum of the Earls of "VVinton, and is now an interesting ruin.

SEATON, seat in vicinity of Old Aberdeen.

SEATON, seat in St. Vigeans parish, Forfarshire.

SEATOWN, section or suburb of Lossiemouth, Elginshire. Pop. 277.

SEATOWN, section or suburb of Cullen, Banffshire.

SEATOWN, suburb of Rosehearty, Aberdeenshire.

SEATOWN, village in Nairn parish, Nairnshire.

SEEDHILL, suburb of Paisley, Renfrewshire.

SEGGIE, place, with extensive distillery, on the Eden near Leuchars, Fife.

SEGGIEDEN, seat near the Tay in Kinfauns parish, Perthshire.

SEIL, island, 8 miles south-south-west of Oban, Argyleshire. It is separated by narrow straits from Nether Lorn mainland on the east, from Torsa and Luing on the south, and from Easdale and Sheep Isle on the west ; it measures 4 miles in length, and 2J in extreme breadth ; it is so much indented by the sea as to have a very irregular outline; it consists chiefly of three parallel ridges, two intervening vales, and a belt of low seaboard ; it rises, in its loftiest ground, to a height of more than 800 feet ; it ranks as one of the Slate Islands, but is greatly eclipsed by Easdale ; and it contains the village of Balvicar and the mansion of Ardincaple. Pop. 656.


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