AIRDRIE, seat in Crail parish, Fife.
AIRDS, peninsula between Loch Linnhe and Loch Cretan, Argyleshire. .
AIRDS, bay of Loch Etive, Muckairn parish, Argyleshire.
AIRDSMOSS.
AIRI-INNIS, lake in Morvern parish, Argyleshire.
AIRLEYWIGHT, seat in Auchtergaven parish, Perthshire.
AIRLIE, parish on west border of Forfarshire, midway between Kirriemuir and Alyth. Post town, Kirriemuir. Length, 6 miles ; greatest breadth, 4 miles ; area, 8923 acres. Real property in 1880-81, 11,092. Pop. 844. The surface is partly low ground within Strathmore, and partly a series of ridges, rising thence to an extreme altitude of about 510 feet. Airlie Castle, the seat of the Earl of Airlie, stands in the north-west corner, crowns a rocky promontory at the influx of Melgum rivulet to the Isla, is an elegant modern edifice, and retains vestiges of the 'Bonnie House o' Airlie,' celebrated in song. Lindertis House and F>aikie House also are modern. The churches are Established and Free ; and there are 2 public schools for Airlie, and another for it and part of Kirriemuir.
AIRNTULLY.
AIRSMOSS. large morass between Auchinleck and Muirkirk, Ayrshire. It was the scene in 1680 of the skirmish in which the famous Covenanter Richard Cameron fell ; and it contains a monument called ' Cameron's Stone.'
AIRTH, village and parish in Carse district, Stirlingshire. The village stands near the Forth, 5 miles north-by-east of Falkirk, and has a post office under Larbert. Pop. 487. The parish contains also Dunmore village, and extends about 5 miles along the Forth. Acres, 5477. Real property in 1880-81, 13,769. Pop. 1362. The surface, with exception of two small hills, is all low and flat, and most of it is very fertile. Airth Hill is a circular eminence less than 100 feet high. Airth Castle is an elegant modern mansion, and was preceded by an ancient tower, which figures in the history of Sir William Wallace. Dunmore House, the seat of the Earl of Dunmore, is a prominent feature ; and Higgin's Nook and Powfoulis are other mansions. The churches are Established, Free, and United Presbyterian. The schools are 4, with accommodation for 466 scholars, and one of them and an enlargement for 200 are new.
AIRTHREY, mineral wells and an estate on northern verge of Stirlingshire. The wells are on a height in the eastern vicinity of Bridge of Allan, are approached thence by ornate walks, and have a neat bath-house. The estate belongs to Lord Abercromby, comprises picturesque grounds among skirts of the Ochil Hills, and has a fine castellated mansion.
AITHSTING, parish united to Sandsting, Shetland.
AIT-SUIDHE-THUIN, lofty mountain, with magnificent view, at head of Loch Portree, Isle of Skye.
AKERMOOR, lake, 8 miles south-west of Selkirk.
AKERNESS, tract in extreme north of Westray Island, Orkney. It has coast cliffs so torn and pierced as to disport the sea billows in a manner similar to the Bullers of Buchan.
ALAUNA, quondam Caledonian town and Roman station on Allan river, near boundary between Perthshire and Stirling-
ALBANY, originally all the country of the Scottish Celts, afterwards only the region now forming Breadalbane, At hole, and parts of Lochaber, Glenorchy, and Appin. A dukedom of Albany was created first for a younger son of Robert II., next for the second son of James II.
ALCLUYTH, ' the rock on the Clyde,' or Dumbarton Castle, as known to the Venerable Bede.
ALDARDER, streamlet running to the Spey, in Knockando parish, Elginshire.
ALDCAMBUS, old parish, now part of Cockburnspath, Berwickshire.
ALDCATHIE, detached part of Dalmeny parish, Linlithgowshire.
ALDERNIE, affluent of the Fiddich, in Boharm parish, Banffshire.
ALDERSTONE, seat in Haddington parish, Haddingtonshire.
ALDHAM, old parish, now part of Whitekirk, Haddingtonshire.
ALDHOUSE, village in East Kilbride parish, Lanarkshire.
ALDIE, hamlet, deserted baronial fort-alice, and estate in Fossaway parish, Perthshire.
ALDOURIE, seat and public school in Dores parish, Inverness-shire.
ALE, affluent of the Eye, between Ayton and Eyemouth, Berwickshire.
ALE, affluent of the Teviot, near Ancrum, Roxburghshire.
ALEMOOR, lake in Roberton parish, Roxburghshire.
ALEXANDRIA, town and quoad sacra parish in Vale of Leven, Dumbartonshire. The town stands on Leven river, 3J miles north of Dumbarton ; forms practically a joint town with Bonhill, separated from it only by the Leven ; is modern, well-built, and prosperous ; conducts much business in connection with neighbouring printfields and other public works ; and has a post office with all departments under Dumbarton, a railway station, a banking office, Established, Free, United Presbyterian, Congregational, "Wesleyan, and Roman Catholic churches, and 2 public schools with about 745 scholars. Pop. of the town, 6173; of the quoad sacra parish, 6616.
ALFORD, village, parish, and district in south-west of Aberdeenshire. The village stands on the Don, at terminus of branch railway, 29J miles west-north-west of Aberdeen ; is a scattered place, but a centre of considerable business ; and has a post office, with money order and telegraph departments, under Aberdeen, 2 banking offices, a hotel, Established, Free, and Episcopalian churches, and a public school. Pop. 529. The parish is 7 miles long and 3 miles broad. Acres, 9102. Eeal property in 1880-81, 8198. Pop. 1472. The surface is partly the western portion of a vale 10 miles long, including portions of 3 other parishes, and partly an engirdling series of hills and mountains. Less than half is under the plough, and much of the rest is moss, moor, and upland pasture. The mansions are Haughton and Breda. There are 3 schools, with accommodation for 292 scholars. The district comprehends also the parishes of Auchindoir, Clatt, Glenbucket, Keig, Kildrummy, Kinnethmont, Leochel, Rhynie, Strathdon, Tullynessle, Tough, Towie, and the Aberdeenshire part of Cabrach.
