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Appendix: Glossary
A Topographical Dictionary of Wales
for the recesses in mountains, where the valleys terminate: likewise the highland of a country; thus, the mountainous districts of Gwentland is called Blaen-au ... a ridge of a mountain...
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Tweeddale - Tyrie
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
the mountains which intervene in almost endless succession, and the German Ocean, ... with gravel. The mountains are covered to their summits with luxuriant verdure, ... of the Highland Society,...
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Stronfernan - Symington (Lanarks)
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
of which the prevailing breed is naturally small, have been considerably improved by a cross ... some mountains of considerable elevation, particularly noticed in the article ... 1840. The surface presents a...
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Ross, Little - Rutherglen
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
and about twelve miles in extreme breadth, comprising a large extent of Highland ... are arable, 3000 woodland and plantations, and the remainder chiefly mountain ... of implements have been adopted. The cattle...
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Criech - Cullicudden
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
of a mountainous district, and a small proportion only of its area ... in mountainous districts. At Pulrossie, Flode, Rosehall, and some other places near ... of the insurgent forces. It was burnt by the ...
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Aberdour - Anderston
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
Highland road. It is surrounded with thick and luxuriant woods of hazel ... The river is here crossed by a bridge, erected by General Wade. ... which is in the south-western portion of the county, forms the...
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Kilmarnock - Kilspindie
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
rapidly into decay. The former Soules Cross, a rude stone pillar about nine feet high, surmounted with a gilt cross, was erected to the memory ... the churchyard, in 1825, in lieu of the old cross...
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Prehistoric and Roman Westmorland
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Westmorland
into the church-porch. 35 From Brougham, after crossing the central highlands ... and, with their obstinate capacity for "levelling mountains and draining ... in the 'highland...
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America and West Indies: June 1738, 1-10
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies: Volume 44, 1738
the Highland Cross; Hudson's River running many miles from the north-east ... of the Highlands to build a courthouse and gaol at Goshen. (18) An Act for defraying ... in some parts it is ...
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Historical Collections: Matters relating to Scotland, 1645
Historical Collections of Private Passages of State: Volume 6, 1645-47
from Careston Castle, and so to Brechin, he made his Escape to the Mountains ... Lesley, with the Horse out of England, crosses the Tweed Sept. 6. The Scots ... fearing the Enemy would block up his Passage into...
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