The Statistical Account of Scotland: Drawn Up from the Communications of the Ministers of the Different Parishes, Volume 10

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W. Creech, 1794 - Scotland
 

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Page 495 - Near to the castle, and immediately under some of the buildings, are the coves or caves of Culzean. These are six in number. Of the three towards the west, the largest has its entry as low as high water mark. The roof is about 50 feet high, and has the appearance as if two large rocks had fallen together, forming a Gothic arch, though very irregular. It extends inwards about 200 feet, and varies in breadth. It communicates with the other two, which are both considerably less, but of much the same...
Page 428 - Hills, where the scenes of this pastoral poem are laid, the seat of Mr. Forbes, and the resort of many of the literati at that time, I well remember to have heard Ramsay recite, as his own production, different scenes of the Gentle Shepherd, particularly the two first, before it was printed.
Page 608 - Thefe were thy charms — But all thefe charms are fled. Sweet fmiling village, lovelieft of the lawn, Thy fports are fled, and all thy charms withdrawn; Amidft thy...
Page 56 - Love," celebrated in ancient story as the scene of the death of Diarmid, the Achilles of the Fihgalian heroes, and the great progenitor of the family of Campbell, who are known at this day by the name of Clan Dhiarmaid, " the Children or Clan of Diarmid.*' They form to this day the great mass of the population of this county.
Page 168 - With the produce of this land the inhabitants fupply themfelves with meal and potatoes, and many of them have it in their power to keep a cow. In this manner they are enabled to live comfortably, to clothe and educate their children decently, and to affift in fetting them out in the world. There is no village in this country where the inhabitants have improved more of late years in comfort and convenience than in the village of Athelftaneford. Formerly, their dwellings were no better than fmall,...
Page 442 - British hills to fame? And let her charms, and her example, own That Virtue's dress and Beauty's are the same?
Page 220 - It is a long building, remarkably narrow, and has a projecting aile or wing joined to it, which was formerly the burial place of the Murrays of Cockpool.
Page 285 - Clares ; af family of great note in this country. They had very extensive possessions and many titles, being Earls of Caithness and Orkney, Dukes of Oldenburgh, &.c. and they were for many generations patrons and grand masters of masonry in Scotland. This honour was conferred upon them by James the Second, and continued ia their family till lately.
Page 368 - This might be reckoned a good pennyworth of lands; but when it is considered that the cattle of these tenants, miserably fed throughout the year, and often dying through mere want in the spring season, are neither marketable nor yield much milk; besides, that their crops are commonly insufficient to support their families...
Page 608 - On the north side of the hill, a little below where the hospital stood, there is a fountain of excellent water, which was dedicated to the Holy Trinity, still called Trinity Well. This well, though it does not now appear to have any medicinal qualities, was formerly much celebrated, and much frequented by invalids.

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