TULLYPOWRIE, place, 1J mile from Aberf eldy, Perthshire. It has a post office, with money order and telegraph departments, under Ballinluig.
TULM, pastoral islet in Kilmuir parish, Isle of Skye.
TUMMEL, lake and river in north of Perthshire. The lake commences 9 miles west-north-west of Pitlochrie ; is about 3 miles long and 7 furlongs wide; has diversified shores, beautiful flanks ascending to high undulating ridges, and a grand sky-line, including Benvracky and Schichallion ; is overhung by a grand standpoint called the Queen's View ; and contains, near its head, a wooded artificial islet, with vestiges of an ancient fortalice. The river issues from the lake into a narrow, romantic, Highland glen ; makes there, at 2J miles from the lake, a magnificent fall of rapids, cataracts, and a terminating leap of 18 feet ; proceeds thence through a wider glen with softer screens ; and runs altogether about 12 miles, in demi-semi-circle, to the Tay at Logierait. But the Gair rises near King's House, within Argyleshire, traverses Loch Lydoch, and goes eastward to head of Loch Rannoch ; and Rannoch river issues from foot of Loch Rannoch, and goes eastward to head of Loch Tummel ; and these are the upper and the middle reaches of the same river as the Tummel.
TUMMEL-BRIDGE, hamlet on Rannoch river, 3 miles west of head of Loch Tummel, Perthshire. It has a post office under Pitlochrie, an inn, and a Free church.
TUNDERGARTH, parish, with church 3 miles east-by-south of Lockerby, Dumfriesshire. Its length is 9^ miles ; its greatest breadth 2J miles ; its area 10,482 acres. Real property in 1880-81, 8219. Pop. 466. The surface is bounded from end to end, on north side, by Milk rivulet, declines all to that stream, and has such prevailing ruggedness as to be mostly pastoral. Tundergarth Castle was an ancient fortalice, but is now extinct. Existing antiquities are remains of ancient Caledonian stone circle, traces of a Roman road and numerous small camps. The public school has about 75 scholars.
TUNILAW, lofty coast cliff, with remains of Caledonian fort, a little north-west of St. Abb's Head, in Berwickshire.
TURFHOLM, section of Lesmahagow town, Lanarkshire.
TURIN, estate and hill, with craggy summit crowned by remains of large Caledonian fort. 4 miles east of Forfar.
TURINGS, quondam ancient tower in Foveran parish, Aberdeenshire.
TURK, streamlet, running 5 miles south-south-eastward down Glenfinlas to outlet of Loch Achray, near south-west extremity of Perthshire. It first traverses a profound chasm, then runs some distance under-ground, then emerges toward a gorge, then makes a long cataract, then glides into the efflux from Loch Achray at Bridge of Turk.
TURLUM.
TURNAGAIN, eminence on Luncarty battlefield, in Redgorton parish, Perthshire.
TURNBERRY, headland, with vestiges of ancient castle, 6 miles north-by-east of Girvan, Ayrshire. The castle was a fortalice of the petty kings of Galloway ; became the chief seat of the Earls of Carrick ; went by marriage with Countess of Carrick to Bruce of Annandale ; was seized and garrisoned by the troops of Edward I. of England ; and, by enterprising feat graphically described in Sir Walter Scott's Lord of the Isles, was stormed and taken by King Robert Bruce.
TURNER HALL, seat, 2 miles north of Ellon, Aberdeenshire.
TURNHOUSE, one of the Pentland Hills, in Glencross parish, Edinburghshire.
TURNLAW, hill in Cambuslang parish, Lanarkshire.
TURNNESS, headland at south-western extremity of Hoy Island, Orkney.
TURNWHEEL, place at influx of Rotten Calder to the Clyde in Lanarkshire.
TURRET, rivulet, running about 8J miles south-eastward to the Earn in western vicinity of Crieff, Perthshire. It rises on Benchonzie ; expands soon into a lake about a mile long, overhung by mountains 2535 and 2571 feet high ; makes after-wards a leap of 30 feet; and through out most of its course traverses a picturesque glen.
TURRIFF, town, parish, and district on north-west border of Aberdeenshire. The town stands on burn of its own name, ^ mile south-east of influx to the Deveron, and 11J miles south-south-east of Banff ; is mostly old and irregular, but partly new and well-built ; carries on some manufacture and considerable inland trade ; and has a head post office with all departments, a railway station, 4 banking offices, several inns, a renovated ancient market-cross, Established, Free, and Episcopalian churches, and 3 public schools. Pop. 2304. The parish measures 1\ miles by 5f , and comprises 18,386 acres. Real property in 1880-81, 21,548. Pop. 4343. The surface rises aggregately eastward and south-eastward from the Deveron, but is much diversified with flats, vales, undulations, hills^and pastoral plateaux. Chief seats are Dalgaty, Hatton, Muiresk, Scobbach, Gask, and Towie-Barclay ; and chief antiquities are cairns, tumuli, and standing-stones. There are 5 public schools with about 662 scholars. The district extends from northern vicinity of Old Meldrum to vicinity of Banff, and measures about 22 miles by 13.