TYNRON, hamlet and parish in Upper Nithsdale, Dumfriesshire. The hamlet lies on the Shinnel, 2f miles west-south-west of Penppnt, and has a post office under Thornhill, a church, and a public school. The parish measures 9^ miles by 31, and comprises 15,683 acres. Real property in 1880-81, 5960. Pop. 416. The surface consists chiefly of the Shinnel's glen and two lofty flanking hill-ridges. Tynron-Doon, at foot of the glen, projects saliently from one of the hill-ridges, has a profile fancied to resemble that of a human face, is crowned by vestiges of a notable ancient fortalice, and figures very strikingly in many views to the east. A Roman road went from the Doon along the face of the hill-ridge to the upper part of the glen, and has left very distinct traces. There are 2 schools, with jointly accommodation for 78 scholars.
TYREBAGGER, hill with granite quarry iu. Dyce parish, Aberdeenshire.
TYREE, island and parish in Argyleshire Hebrides. The island extends south-west-ward on a line with Coll; lies, at its north-eastern extremity, 2 miles south of Coll, and 13 west-by-south of Treshinish Point in Mull ; and measures 13 miles in length, and from 1^ mile to 6J miles in breadth. Its north-eastern and middle parts have a mean elevation of not more than 20 feet above high-water level ; its south-western parts are diversified only by eminences from 30 to 400 feet high; its shores are sandy beaches and bays with interspersions of ridgy rocks ; and its entire surface is destitute of either tree or shrub. Somewhat more than a third is in tillage, and the rest is pastoral or waste. A factor's dwelling-house, on the site of an ancient castle, is a chief residence ; and standing-stones, Scandinavian forts, and ruined churches are the chief antiquities. The island has a post office, with money order department, under Oban, Established, Free, Congregational, and Baptist churches, and 2 old schools and 3 new ones, with aggregate capacity for 498 scholars. Pop. 2733. The parish includes also Skerryvore Island. Real property in 1880-81, 5636. Pop., quoad civilia, 2733 ; quoad sacra, 1241.
TYRIE, hamlet and parish near north-east extremity of Aberdeenshire. The hamlet lies 5 miles south-west of Fraserburgh, and has a post office under Fraserburgh, a church with 400 sittings, and a public school with about 92 scholars. The parish contains also New Pitsligo town, and includes most of New Pitsligo quoad sacra parish. Its length is 1\ miles; its greatest breadth 3^ miles ; its area 11,182 acres. Real property in 1880-81, 10,060. Pop., quoad civilia, 3391; quoad sacra, 871. The surface is variously hiU and dale, and rises north-westward into a high range continuous with the heights of Aberdour. The seats are Boyndlie, Ladysford, and Tillanamols ; and the antiquities are tumuli and other memorials of battle. Four places of worship and 3 schools are in New Pitsligo.
TYRIE, farm, with remains of old chapel, in Kinghorn parish, Fife.
UAIGHLAMAICH, large arch-roofed cavern on west coast of Jura Island, Argyleshire. It opens at about 38 feet above sea-level, is 33 feet high at the entrance, and has an interior area of 1312 square yards.
UAIGHMORE, cavern in loftiest summit of Braes of Doune, 4 miles north-east of Callander, Perthshire. It is the Uamoar of Sir Walter Scott's Lady of the Lake, where "tis told a giant made his den of old ; ' and it has a spring leaping from its side in the manner of a jet.
UAIGH-THORCUIL, cave in hill above Dunrobin, in Golspie parish, Sutherland.
UAISH, ancient forest on Benwyvis, Ross-shire.
UAMH-A-CHOINNLEIR, dark cave, about 50 feet high and nearly 100 feet long, in Diminish parish, Isle of Skye.
UAMH-AN-OIR, cave, presenting miniature resemblance to the great cave of Staffa, on north-east coast of Isle of Skye.
UAMOAR.
UCHTERMONSEY, ancient parish, now called Moonzie, in Fife.
UDALE, estate in Cromarty parish, Cromartyshire.
UDDINGSTON, town near the Clyde, 9 miles south-east of Glasgow. It rose recently from the condition of a village ; carries on extensive manufacture of agricultural implements ; and has a post office, with money order and telegraph departments, under Glasgow, a railway station, a banking office, a quoad sacra parochial church of 1873, a Free church of 1876, and United Presbyterian and Evangelical Union churches. Pop. of town, 3542 ; of quoad sacra parish, 4086.
UDDINGTON, village in Douglas parish, Lanarkshire.
UDNY, village and parish in Formartine district, Aberdeenshire. The village stands 14j miles north-by-west of Aberdeen, and has a post office under Aberdeen, a railway station, a banking office, Established and Free churches, and male and female public schools. The parish measures about 6f miles by 6, and comprises 11,548 acres. Real property in 1880-81, 14,528. Pop. 1638. The surface is partly flat and partly undulating. The seats are Pittrichie and Tillygreig ; and the antiquities are Dumbrake Castle on Udny estate, and two ruined mansions on Pitmedden estate. There are 4 schools with accommodation for 344 scholars, and part of 1 of them is new.
UDSTON, quondam seat of branch of the Hamilton family in Hamilton parish, Lanarkshire.
