CAMBUSCROSS, place near Isle Oronsay, Isle of Skye.
CAMBUSCURRY, hill in Eddertoun parish, Ross-shire.
CAMBUSDOON, seat near Ayr, Ayrshire.
CAMBUSKENNETH, abbey and village on the Forth, about a mile east of Stirling. The abbey was founded in 1147 by David I. ; figured conjointly with Stirling Castle in some great public affairs ; was the burial place of James in. and his queen ; is now re-presented chiefly by a massive early-pointed tower, 70 feet high ; and contains a memorial tomb of 1865 of James in. and his queen. Pop. of the village, 217.
CAMBU SLANG, town and parish in north of Lanarkshire. The town stands about J mile from the Clyde, 4 miles south-east of Glasgow ; consists of eight sections, or villages, on the banks of a picturesque burn ; is near a natural amphitheatre, used in 1742 as a place of worship, and then the scene of a religious revival known as 'the Cambuslang wark;' and has a post office, with money order and telegraph departments, under Glasgow ; a railway station, Established, Free, United Presbyterian, and Congregational churches ; and 2 public schools with about 304 scholars. Pop. 5538. The parish excludes a small part of the town, but includes Silverbank, New-ton-Colliery, and Ridleywood villages. Its length is 4 miles ; its greatest breadth 3J miles ; its area 5160 acres. Real property in 1880-81, 56,565. Pop. 9447. The surface includes a hill-ridge, with the summits of Dechmont and Turnlaw ; declines thence in a fine series of swells and undulations; and terminates in low, flat lands on the Clyde. Coal abounds, and is largely worked ; ironstone also is plentiful. Chief seats are Gilbertfield, Newton, and Caldergrove ; and chief antiquities are traces of ancient buildings on Dechmont, and a circular mound on which stood Drumsarguard Castle. There are 5 schools for 1017 scholars, and 2 of them and an enlargement for 680 are new.
CAMBUSMICHAEL, old parish, now united to St. Martin's, Perthshire.
CAMBUSMORE, seat on the Teith, about 2 miles south-east of Callander, Perthshire.
CAMBUSNAGLASS, small bay on west side of upper part of Loch Lomond, Dumbartonshire.
CAMBUSNETHAN, town and parish in middle ward of Lanarkshire. The town stands f mile east of Wishaw, and has an Established church, a Free church, and a public school with about 309 scholars. Pop. 1829. The parish contains also the towns of "Wishaw, Newmains, and Over-town, the villages of Stane, Morningside, Chapel, Clydesdale Rows, Waterloo, Bonkle, and Stewarton, and part of Shotts Ironworks. Its length is 9| miles ; its greatest breadth 3^ miles ; its area 16,608 acres. Real property in 1880-81, 91,037. Pop., quoad civilia, 20,823 ; quoad sacra, 4548. The Clyde bounds the western end ; the South Calder bounds most of the north-eastern side ; the Garrion burn, along a deep ravine, bounds the lower part of the south-eastern side ; and head-streams of Briech water, running into Linlithgowshire, drain the eastern end. The lands adjacent to the Clyde are low, level, fertile hangh ; those in the middle parts are variegated plateau, mostly with good argillaceous soil ; and those in the east are principally moorish, and rise to a maximum height of about 900 feet. Excellent coal, ironstone, and sandstone abound, and are extensively worked. Ironworks, tileworks, a large distillery, and textile manufacture employ very many hands. The chief seats are Cambusnethan House, Wishaw House, Coltness, Allanton, and Muirhouse. Established churches are at Overtown and Newmains, a United Presbyterian church is at Bonkle, and churches of six denominations are at Wishaw. There are 10 schools for 3751 scholars, and 3 of them and an enlargement for 1320 are new.
CAMBUS (OLD).
CAMBUS O'MAY, railway station be-tween Dinnet and Ballater, Aberdeenshire.
CAMBUSTANE, hill, surmounted by monument 105 feet high, in Monikie parish, Forfarshire.
CAMBUS-VIC-HUSTAN, small safe harbour in Assynt parish, Sutherland.
CAMBUS-VIC-KER-CHIR, partially well-sheltered harbour in Assynt parish, Sutherland.
CAMBUSVRACKAN, place, with public school, in Glenlyon, Perthshire.
CAMBUS-WALLACE, place, 1 mile north-west of Doune, Perthshire.
CAMBUS-WALLACE, seat in Biggar parish, Lanarkshire.
CAMELON, town on Forth and Clyde Canal, about a mile west of Falkirk, Stirlingshire. It has a post office, with money order and telegraph departments, under Falkirk, and a quoad sacra parish church. Pop. of the town, 2014; of the quoad sacra parish, 2795.
CAMELON (OLD), spot on Carron river, near Camelon, Stirlingshire. A Roman town, with harbour, stood here, and communicated by iter from Antoninus' Wall with the country north of the Forth.
CAMERON, parish, with church, 3J miles south-south-west of St. Andrews, Fife. Post town, St. Andrews. Length and extreme breadth, each 4J miles ; area, 9325 acres. Real property in 1880-81, 11, 857. Pop. , quoad civilia, 1003 ; quoad sacra, 768. The surface presents an undulating appearance, but includes Drumcarro Hill. Coal, limestone, and sand-stone are plentiful. The chief seat is Mount Melville. A United Presbyterian church is at Lathones, and public schools are near the parochial church, and at Radernie and Denhead.
