. The gazetteer of Scotland. [With plates and maps.]. states were next conferred by KingWilliam on the family of Douglas, by whomthey are still possessed. The castle of Dud-hope yet stands on the height between thetown and the Law. It is a large plain edi-fice, which, from being the residence of thenoble standard-bearers of Scotland, was firstconverted into a woollen manufactory, andnext was fitted up as barracks for the recep-tion of soldiers. The following census ofthe population of the town and parish ofDundee for about two hundred years back,shows the gradual increase, as well as thelow co
. The gazetteer of Scotland. [With plates and maps.]. states were next conferred by KingWilliam on the family of Douglas, by whomthey are still possessed. The castle of Dud-hope yet stands on the height between thetown and the Law. It is a large plain edi-fice, which, from being the residence of thenoble standard-bearers of Scotland, was firstconverted into a woollen manufactory, andnext was fitted up as barracks for the recep-tion of soldiers. The following census ofthe population of the town and parish ofDundee for about two hundred years back,shows the gradual increase, as well as thelow condition of Scotland in the early part ofthe last century :— In 1650, 8,000 In 1788, 19,3291680, ; 6,580 1792, 22,000 1740, 5,302 1801, 26,000 1755, 12,477 1811, 29,716 1766, 12,426 1821, 30,575 1784, 15,700 1831, 45,355 DUNDELCHACK, (Loch) a lake in theparish of Daviot, Inverness-shire, lying not farfrom the east side of Loch Ness, six miles inlength by one and a half in breadth, aboundingin excellent trout. It issues to the sea by theriver &S1 s C=3 | g i m 1 & | DUNFERMLINE. 239 DUNDONALD, a parish on the sea-coastof Ayrshire, district of Kyle extendingeight miles along the coast from the mouth ofthe Water of Irvine toward the south. Itconsists of a lower district on the shore, of asandy unproductive character, and of an upperdistrict yielding excellent pasture and capableof cidtivation. The parish anciently compre-hended, on the east, the chapelry of Ricards-toun, which was formed into a separate parish,long before the Reformation; and it compre-hended, on the south, the chapelry of Crossby,which is now included in the united parish ofMonktown and Prestwick. The parish be-longed to the monks of Paisley. In 1653, thelordship of Paisley passed from the Earl ofAbercorn to Sir William Cochrane of Cowden,who, some years before, acquired from Wallaceof Dundonald, the estate of Dundonald withits ancient castle. In 1647 Sir William wascreated Lord Cochrane of Dundonald ; a
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