CALLANDER, seat near Falkirk, Stirlingshire. It is partly ancient, it belonged to the Earls of Linlithgow, it was frequently visited by Queen Mary, and it suffered storm and capture by Cromwell.
CALLANDER AND OBAN RAILWAY, railway 70f miles long, first northward then curvingly westward from Callander in Perthshire to Oban in Argyleshire. It was authorized in 1865, terminated for some time at Tyndrum, and was opened from Tyndrum to Dalmally in 1877, and from Dalmally to Oban in 1880. It curves from Callander into Pass of Leny, goes northward past Lochearnhead and through Glenogle to vicinity of Killin, curves there rapidly to the west, goes up Glendochart and Strathfillan to Tyndrum, descends past the north-west skirt of Benloy to Dalmally, crosses Loch Awe a little to the east of Kilchurn Castle, sweeps thence round to the Pass of Brandir, has a station adjacent to new hotel about 4 miles from Dalmally, proceeds down the gorge of the Awe and along the south side of Loch Etive, and terminates contiguously to sea-walls and other works at Oban, completed in 1881. It belongs, by arrangement, to the Caledonian system.
CALLENDS, seat, hill, and burn, in Newlands parish, Peeblesshire.
CALLERNISH, tract, with village and great group of Caledonian standing stones, in Uig parish, Lewis, Outer Hebrides.
CALLIEVAR, hill, 1747 feet high, 4 miles west of Alford, Aberdeenshire.
CALLIGRAY.
CALLIOCH, headland, with very grand view, at north-western extremity of Mull Island, Argyleshire.
CALLOW, seat, a little north of Tighnabruaich, Argyleshire.
CALLUMS, wooded hill in Crieff parish, Perthshire.
CALLY, seat near Gatehouse, Kirkcudbrightshire.
CALLY (BRIDGE OF).
CALLY (STRONE OF), place in Beu-dochy parish, Perthshire.
CALNADULACH, village in Muckairn parish, Argyleshire.
CALROSSIE, seat in Logie-Easter parish, Ross-shire.
CALTON, eastern suburb of Edinburgh. It once formed part of Eestalrig barony, was annexed to Edinburgh in 1725, ranked for a time as a separate bailiary, and was eventually incorporated with the burgh of Edinburgh. Its streets and lanes were always few; they have suffered decrease of importance in result of modern city improvement ; they lie on the skirts or at the base of the southern and western sides of Calton Hill ; and they are designated in two divisions as High Calton and Low Calton. Their south side is a narrow vale, dividing them from Canongate ; their south-west corner is a gorge, spanned by Regent bridge, and dividing them from the New Town ; and their side thence north-eastward is a ravine curving from the gorge and merging in the plain toward Leith. Calton Hill, the main feature of the suburb, and now an ornate as well as very prominent feature of the city, measures about 5 furlongs by 3, rises to an altitude of 344 feet above sea-level, is largely occupied by elegant terraced streets and ornamental public structures, and commands one of the richest panoramic views in Europe.
CALTON, suburb, parish, and registration district, in east of Glasgow. The suburb adjoins the eastern part of Glasgow Green; lies between Gallowgate and Bridgeton, and extends eastward to the city's outskirts ; includes numerous streets in various alignment ; is largely occupied by factories, and by working-men's dwelling-houses ; presents, on the whole, a bustling and dingy appearance ; and contains (> Established churches, 4 Free churches, 4 United Presbyterian, and 6 of other denominations. The parish lies wholly within Glasgow parliamentary burgh. Pop. 39,590. Pop. of registration district, 37,448.
CALVA, sea-loch in Edderachyllis parish, Sutherland.
CALVE, islet at mouth of Tobermory harbour, Mull Island, Argyleshire.
CAL VINE, place in Blair-Athole parish, with post office under Blair-Athole, Perthshire.
CAMA, lake in Assynt parish, Sutherland.
CAMBIE, streamlet, entering the Leven, in Leslie parish, Fife.
CAMBO, seat of Sir Thomas Erskine, Bart., in Kingsbarns parish, Fife.
CAMBUS, village on the Forth, 2 miles west of Alloa, Clackmannanshire. It has a post office, with money order and telegraph departments, under Stirling ; a railway station, a small harbour, and a large distillery.
CAMBUSBARRON, town, \\ mile south-west of Stirling. It has a post office under Stirling, a mission church projected in 1876, a Free church, a public school with about 161 scholars, and a large woollen factory. Pop. 1135.
