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BUNMAN, hill with fine view in Kirkmaiden parish, Wigtonshire.

BUNROY, hamlet in Kilmonivaig parish, Inverness-shire.

BUNZEON, estate in Cults parish, Fife.

BURDIEHOUSE, hamlet, with limekilns, on burn of its own name, 3^ miles south of Edinburgh. The burn runs 8J miles from the Pentlands north-eastward to Firth of Forth.

BURDYARDS, estate in Torres parish, Elginshire.

BURG, bold headland in Kilfinichen parish, Ai'gyleshire.

BURGAR, seat in Evie parish, Orkney.

BURGHEAD, bay, promontory, town, and quoad sacra parish in Elginshire. The bay lies immediately east of mouth of Findhorn river, has'aproximately half-moon form on a chord of about 4 miles, and is entirely exposed to the north-north-west. The promontory flanks the east side of the bay, projects about mile from the adjacent coast line, presents to the sea a precipitous front about 80 feet high, and was the site of successively a Roman station and Scandinavian works. The town stands on the south-west slope of the promontory, at terminus of branch railway, 11 miles north-west of Elgin ; is a watering-place, a small seaport, and an important fishing-station, and has a post office, with money order and telegraph departments, under Elgin, a banking office, a hotel, a suite of baths, a public reading-room, an artificial harbour, Established, Free, and United Presbyterian churches, and 2 public schools with about 305 scholars. Pop. of the town, 1411 ; of the quoad sacra parish, 2059.

BURGIE, estate, with ancient castle, modern mansion, and public school, in Rafford parish, Elginshire.

BURLEIGH, ruined baronial castle, near Milnathort, Kinross-shire. It belonged to the Lords Balfour, who were attainted in 1716, and whose descendant was restored to the peerage in 1869.

BURN, seat in Fettercairn parish, Kincardineshire.

BURNBANK, fishing village in Nigg parish, Kincardineshire.

BURNBANK, streamlet running to the Forth in Kincardine parish, Perthshire.

BURNBRAE, place near Methven, Perthshire. It has a post office under Perth.

BURNBRIDGE, village in Muiravonside parish, Stirlingshire.

BURNESS, parish in Sanday Island, Orkney. It comprises the island's north-west peninsula, and is united to Cross.

BURNESS, lake in Westray Island, Orkney.

BURNFOOT, small harbour at head of Luce Bay, Wigtonshire.

BURNFOOT, small harbour in Rerrick parish, Kirkcudbrightshire.

BURNFOOT, seat in Westerkirk parish, Dumfriesshire.

BURNFOOT, places in Carriden parish, Linlithgowshire ; Glendovan parish, Perthshire ; Gargunnock parish, Stirlingshire ; and Lochwinnoch parish, Renfrewshire.

BURNFOOTHILL, town in Dalmellington parish, Ayrshire. Pop. 1690.

BURNHAVEN, fishing village in Peterhead parish, Aberdeenshire. It has a public school which about 94 scholars. Pop. 320.

BURNHEAD, hamlet in Penpont parish, Dumfriesshire. It has a United Presbyterian church.

BURNHEAD. place in Dunscore parish, Dumfriesshire. It has a public school with about 113 scholars.

BURNHOUSE, village in Beith parish, Ayrshire.

BURNHOUSE, seat in Stow parish, Edinburghshire.

BURNMOUTH, fishing village in Ayton parish, Berwickshire. It has a railway station, and a public school with about 100 scholars. Pop. with Ross, 371.

BURN OF CAMBUS, place near Doune, Perthshire. It has a post office under Stirling.

BURN OF VAT, streamlet crossing a vertical vat-like cave-, in east end of Tullich section of Glenmuick parish, Aberdeenshire.

BURN ROW, village in Slamannan parish, Stirlingshire. Pop. 353.

BURNS, hamlet in Milton section of Markinch parish, Fife.

BURNSIDE, village, suburban to Dumbarton. Pop. 386.

BURNSIDE, village in Muiravonside parish, Stirlingshire.

BURNSIDE, village, suburban to Kettle, Fife.

BURNSIDE, place in Tannadice parish, Forfarshire. It has a public school, with about 67 scholars.

BURNSIDE, part of Kilsyth burgh, Stirlingshire. It has a public school with about 247 scholars.

BURNSIDE, place in Dairy parish, Ayrshire. It has a public school with about 104 scholars.

BURNSIDE, village in St. Cyrus parish, Kincardineshire.

BURNSIDE, village in Nairn parish, Nairnshire.

BURNSIDE, seat in Rathven parish, Banffshire.

BURNSIDE, hamlet near Birnam, Perthshire.

BURNSIDE, seat in Rescobie parish, Forfarshire.


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