YARROW, hill and lake in Wick parish, Caithness. Several cairns are on the hill.
YARROWFEUS, hamlet on Yarrow river, 11 miles west-by-south of Selkirk.
YARROWFORD, hamlet on Yarrow river, 5 miles west-north-west of Selkirk. It has a public school.
YEILSHIELDS.
YELL, island and sound in north of Shetland. The island extends northward to within 9J miles of north-western extremity of Unst ; is divided by only a narrow sound from south-western part of that island ; extends 19 miles southward, with a maximum breadth of 7J miles ; is swept all round by very impetuous tides ; has mostly a low coast, in many parts sandy, in the east, but extensively a bold rocky coast, partly precipitous, on the west ; is indented by seven or eight bays forming natural harbours ; rises slowly, in tame moorish surface, to elevations of from 200 to 400 feet ; presents comparatively little ground for farming, but very rich facilities for fishing ; contains the post offices of East Yell and Burravoe, several good residences, six places of worship, eight Scandinavian dunes, and ruins or vestiges of twenty ancient chapels ; and was anciently divided into the parishes of North Yell, Mid Yell, and South Yell, the first now united to Fetlar, the second and the third now united to each other. Pop. 2529. The sound divides Yell from Mainland ; extends 11 miles southward, with width of from 4J to 6J miles ; contains numerous isles and islets ; and has tidal currents often at rate of 9 or 10 miles per hour, so obstructed and tumultuous as frequently, for good portions of a day, to defy all boat navigation.
YELL (EAST), place on east side of Yell Island, Shetland. It has a post office under Lerwick, and a public school.
YELL (MID and SOUTH), parish comprehending Hascussie and Samphray isles, several pastoral islets, and the middle and southern sections of Yell Island, Shetland. It contains East Yell and Burravoe post offices, and measures 13J miles by nearly 7. Eeal property in 1880-81, 1982. Pop. 1708. The churches are 2 Established, 1 Free, and 1 Episcopalian, and there are 6 schools, all new, for 335 scholars.
YELL (NORTH).
YERROCH, rivulet, traversing romantic ravine, and entering Solway Firth at 9J miles east-by-north of Kirkcudbright.
YESKENABLY, township, with ruined old church, in Sandwick parish, Orkney.
YESKER, rocky islet off Kilmuir coast, Isle of Skye.
YESTER, parish, containing Gifford post office village, and Long-Yester and LongNewton hamlets, in Haddingtonshire. Its length is 6 miles ; its greatest breadth 4 miles ; its area 8848 acres. Real property in 1880-81, 9404. Pop. 924. The northern section is a beautiful strath, and the southern one is part of the Lammer-moor Hills. Yester House is the seat of the Marquis of Tweeddale. The churches are Established and Free. Two public schools are in Gifford, and 1 in Long-Yester.
YESTER (LONG), hamlet, 2 miles south-south-east of Gifford, Haddingtonshire.
YETBYRE, farm, with nearly entire well-preserved ancient oval camp, in Eskdalemuir parish, Dumfriesshire.
YETHOLM, village and parish on north-east border of Roxburghshire. The village stands on Bowmont river, 8 miles south-east of Kelso ; consists of two parts, Town-Yetholm and Kirk-Yetholm, separated by the river; was the rendezvous of Douglas on his way to Otterburn; became a settlement of gipsies about be-ginning of 18th century; furnished, in one of these, the prototype of Sir Walter Scott's 'Meg Merrilees; and has a post office, with money order and telegraph departments, under Kelso, Established, Free, and United Presbyterian churches, and 2 public schools with capacity for 202 scholars. Pop. 746. The parish measures 5 miles by nearly 3, and com-prises 5960 acres. Real property in 1880-81, 8255. Pop. 1045. The surface is hilly, rises into summits from 1097 to 1629 feet high, includes several charming vales, is cultivated over the lower hills, affords excellent sheep pasture in the higher, and contains part of a lake nearly 1J mile in circuit. The seats are Yetholm Hall and Cherrytrees ; and the antiquities are remains of several Caledonian and Roman camps, and sites of two Border peel towers.
YETTS.
YIELDSHIELDS, village in Carluke parish, Lanarkshire. It has a public school of 1881 with capacity for 110 scholars. Pop. with Roadmeetings, 432.
YOKER, town on right bank of the Clyde nearly opposite lower part of Renfrew. It has a post office under Glasgow, great shipbuilding yard, and a large distillery. Pop. 1256. Yoker House and Yoker Lodge are adjacent.
