A topographical dictionary of Scotland, comprising the several counties, islands, cities, burgh and market towns, parishes, and principal villages, with historical and statistical descriptions: embellished with engravings of the seals and arms of the different burghs and universities . other, formerly, it is said, the parish chapel, may yetbe traced ; and there is a small bay called the Port ofthe Athollmen, which received its name from the cir-cumstance of several of the Marquess of Atholls menhaving been drowned there, after a defeat by the natives,in the seventeenth century. CRAIGO, a villa
A topographical dictionary of Scotland, comprising the several counties, islands, cities, burgh and market towns, parishes, and principal villages, with historical and statistical descriptions: embellished with engravings of the seals and arms of the different burghs and universities . other, formerly, it is said, the parish chapel, may yetbe traced ; and there is a small bay called the Port ofthe Athollmen, which received its name from the cir-cumstance of several of the Marquess of Atholls menhaving been drowned there, after a defeat by the natives,in the seventeenth century. CRAIGO, a village, in the parish of Logie-Pert,county of Forfar, 5^ miles (N. N. W.) from Montrose;containing inhabitants. It is pleasantly seated onthe south bank of the North Esk river, and has a largemanufacturing establishment, comprising a flax-spinningmill, a bleachfield, some cloth-finishing machinery, andan alkali manufacture. About 280 hands are employedin these works, which belong to a London firm. CraigoHouse, built by the Carnegie family about fifty or sixtyyears since, stands a mile south of the village, and thegrounds around are well planted : on the estate is a goodfreestone-quarry. The North Esk is crossed in theneighbourhood of the place by substantial bridges, one of235. which, of three arches, was erected by the celebrated JohnErskine of Dun at the time of the Reformation. CRAIGROTHIE, a village, in the parish of Ceres,district of Cupar, county of Fife, 1 mile (W.) fromCeres; containing 308 inhabitants. It is situated onthe road from Kennoway to Cupar, and near Struthers,the old seat of the Earls of Crawfurd. It has a bailieand council, and its rural corporation was greatly patron-ized by the last earl. A school has been built by sub-scription. CRAIGTON, a village, in the parish of Monikie,county of Forfar, \ a mile (S. W.) from Monikie ; con-taining 162 inhabitants. It lies on the road from Dundeeto Brechin; and its population is chiefly employed in weav-ing linen-clo
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