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CAITNISH, place, with series of cascades, on river Orchy, in Glenorchy parish, Argyleshire.

CAKEMUIR, old castle in Cranston parish, Edinburghshire. An apartment in it is called Queen Mary's room, and got that name from having received her on her flight from Borthwick Castle.

CALAIR, impetuous burn in Balquhidder parish, Perthshire.

CALART, hill at eastern boundary of Rothiemurchus parish, Inverness-shire.

CALASAND, bay on east side of Sanday Island, Orkney.

CALDARVAN,seat in Kilmaronock parish, Dumbartonshire.

CALDER, district in extreme west of Edinburghshire. It was early divided into Calder-Comitis on the west, and Calder-Clere on the east ; and the former section was afterwards divided into Mid-Calder and West-Calder.

CALDER, seat of Lord Torphichen in Mid-Calder parish, Edinburghshire.

CALDER, rivulet, running about 10 miles north-eastward to the Clyde, at 5^ miles south-east of Glasgow. It is called Park burn in its upper part, Calder in its middle part, and Rotten Calder in its lower' part.

CALDER, rivulet, running 7 miles east-south-eastward to Castle Semple Loch, in west of Renfrewshire.

CALDER, rivulet, entering left side of the Spey, in Kingussie parish, Inverness-shire.

CALDER, hamlet and lake in north-west of Halkirk parish, Caithness. The hamlet has a post office under Thurso, and a public school with about 5L> scholars. The lake is about 2 miles long, and sends off a burn of its own name to Thurso river.

CALDER, Lanarkshire.

CALDER, Nairnshire.

CALDERBANK, town on North Calder river, partly in Bothwell parish, but chiefly in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire. It has a post office under Airdrie, and an Established church ; is adjacent to a rich mineral field ; and was proposed near end of 1872 to be reached by a branch railway. Pop. 1749.

CALDERBANK, seat in Blantyre parish, Lanarkshire.

CALDERBRAES, suburb of Calderbank town, Lanarkshire.

CALDERCRUIX, village with railway station, 4| miles east of Airdrie, Lanarkshire. Pop. 306.

CALDER (EAST), village and parish on west border of Edinburghshire. The village stands near Mid-Calder railway station, 11 miles west-south-west of Edinburgh, and has a ruined ancient parochial church , a United Presbyterian church, and a public school with about 174 scholars. Pop. 734. The parish was originally Calder-Clere barony, and is now united to Kirknewton.

CALDERGROVE, seat in Cambuslang parish, Lanarkshire.

CALDERHALL, seat in Kirknewton parish, Edinburghshire.

CALDERHAUGH, place in Lochwinnoch parish, Renfrewshire.

CALDERHEAD, registration district, dis-joined in 1863 from Cambusnethan and Shotts, Lanarkshire. It has an Established church. Pop. 4158.

CALDER IRONWORKS, town on North Calder river, comprising Calder Proper in Old Monkland parish, and New Carnbroe in Bothwell parish, Lanarkshire. Pop. 2180.

CALDER (MID), village and parish in west of Edinburghshire. The village stands on Almond river, 2 miles west of railway station of its own name, 10 miles south-west of Edinburgh, and has a post office, with money order and telegraph departments, under Edinburgh, a public hall of 1880, Established, Free, and United Presbyterian churches, and 2 public schools with about 197 scholars. Pop. 657. The parish contains also the village of Bellsquarry, extends south-eastward to water-shed of Pentland Hills, and is 9 miles long, but comparatively narrow. Acres, 12,294. Real property in 1880-81, 17,431. Pop. 1695. The north-western section is mostly level and fertile ; the south-eastern section ascends to the summits of Cairn Hills ; and the total surface is about one-third arable and two-thirds pastoral. The chief residence is Calder House ; and chief antiquities are a Roman camp, ruins of Cairns and Murieston Castles, and the ancient towers and battlements of Linhouse. Public schools are at Bellsquarry and Causewayend.

CALDER (NORTH), small river, running 13 miles south-westward to the Clyde, at 5 miles south-east of Glasgow.


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