WIGTONSHIRE RAILWAY, railway from junction with the Dumfries and Portpatrick at Newton-Stewart, 19J miles southward to Whithorn. It was opened to Wigton in 1875, and formed afterwards to Garlieston and Whithorn.
WILDSHAW, place, with limework, in Crawfordjohn parish, Lanarkshire.
WILKHOUSE, place, with site of Pictish tower, in Loth parish, Sutherland.
WILKIESTON, village, 9 miles west-south-west of Edinburgh. It has a post office designated of Mid-Lothian, and a public school with about 102 scholars.
WILLIAMFIELD, seat in Symington parish, Ayrshire.
WILLIAM (FORT).
WILLIAMSBURGH, eastern suburb of Paisley, Renfrewshire.
WILSONTOWN, village, 3f miles west of Auchengray railway station, and 6 south-east of Shotts Ironworks, Lanarkshire. It was founded in 1779 to be a seat of iron manufacture ; went through such changes as to employ upwards of 2000 persons in 1807, and to have a population of only 113 in 1841 ; experienced again some revival ; and now has a branch railway to Auchengray station, and a Free church. Pop. 692.
WILTON, town and parish in Teviotdale, Roxburghshire. The town stands on left bank of the Teviot, forms part of Hawick burgh, communicates with Hawick-proper by several bridges, is mostly all modern, comprises several well-built streets, arid has several woollen factories, a parochial church, and a large public school. Pop. 4848. The parish contains also the villages of Wilton-Dean and Appletree-Hall, measures about 5f miles by 4, and comprises 8760 acres. Real property of landward part in 1880-81, 10,376. Pop. 5782. The surface adjacent to the Teviot is haugh ; elsewhere is irregular and hilly ; and most of it is under cultivation. The seats are Wilton Lodge, Siller-bithall, Briery-Yards, Bucklands, and Stirches. Three schools for 182 scholars are in the landward part, and 1 of them for 50 is new.
WILTON-DEAN, village on the Teviot, about a mile south-west of Wilton, Roxburghshire. It is believed to be the scene of the Cottagers of Glenbumie, and it has a public school with about 43 scholars.
WINCHBURGH, village, llf miles west of Edinburgh. It has a post office with money order and telegraph departments, designated of Linlithgowshire, and a railway station.
WINDBRUGH, hill, 1662 feet high, 7J miles south-by-east of Hawick, Roxburghshire.
WINDFELL, mountain, 2180 feet high, on north-west border of Eskdalemuir parish, Dumfriesshire.
WINDFORD, summit-level of Forth and Clyde Canal, 2 miles north-east of Cumbernauld, Dumbartonshire.
WINDGATE, ruined ancient mansion in Wandell parish, Lanarkshire.
WINDHEAD, mountain in Castleton parish, Roxburghshire.
WINDLESS, lake and burn in Wick parish, Caithness.
WINDLESTRAW, mountain, 2161 feet high, 4-| miles north-north-east of Innerleithen, Peeblesshire.
WINDMILLHILL, village in Dalziel parish, Lanarkshire.
WINDYEDGE, hamlet in Sanquhar parish, Dumfriesshire.
WINDYGATE, hill in Morebattle parish, Roxburghshire.
WINDYGATES, village in Markinch parish, Fife. It has a post office, with money order and telegraph departments, designated of Fife.
WINDYGOWLE, steep hollow, with repeating echo, on top of Kinnoul Hill, in eastern vicinity of Perth.
WINDYHILLS, section of Fyvie parish, Aberdeenshire.
WINDYRAW, place, with public school, in Cairnie parish, Aberdeenshire.
WINDY STANDARD, mountain, 2287 feet high, 7 miles east of Dalmellington, Ayrshire.
WINE, old tower, surmounting a cave, on Kinnaird Head, adjacent to Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire.
WINGILLBANK, mountain-summit on south-east border of Lamington parish, Lanarkshire.
WINKSTONE, place, with old castle, 1 mile north of Peebles.
WINLES.
WINNOCH.
WINTER, burn in Walston parish, Lanarkshire.
WINTERHOPE, hill in east of Middlebie parish, Dumfriesshire.
WINTON, station on Macmerry Railway, estate, and ruined noble mansion in Pencaitland parish, on west border of Haddingtonshire. The estate gave the titles of baron and earl from respectively 1449 and 1600 till 1716 to the family of Seton.
