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 . to the east of thisis an eminence called Drum-Ashi, or Ashis Hill, where,according to tradition, Fingal fought with and killedAshi, the son of the Norwegian king. The distinguishedstatesman, Sir James Mackintosh, author of ^indiciaGaltica, and recorder of Bombay, was born in the parishin DORNIE and B
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 . to the east of thisis an eminence called Drum-Ashi, or Ashis Hill, where,according to tradition, Fingal fought with and killedAshi, the son of the Norwegian king. The distinguishedstatesman, Sir James Mackintosh, author of ^indiciaGaltica, and recorder of Bombay, was born in the parishin DORNIE and BUNDALOCH, a village, in the parish of KiNTAiL, county of Ross and Cromarty, 7 miles( W.) from Sheilhouse ; containing 510 is a fishing-village on the banks of a branch ofLoch Duich, from which the sea is entered by LochAlsh. There is a small bay, and Dornie and Bundalochimmediately adjoin each other, and form one village, inwhich are some houses of respectable appearance; thescenery around is very romantic, and above the villageare to be seen the mountains of Skye. In the vicinityare the ruins of Ellandonau Castle, the ancient seat ofthe Mackenzies of Seaford, occupying a rocky islet sur-rounded by the sea at flood-tide. This castle is said toVol. I.—297. Burgh Seal. have been built by Alexander II., to overawe the Danesand Norwegians; and in the reign of James V. theMacdonalds of Sleat in vain attempted to besiege opposite, on the coast of Letterfairn, are theremains of the ancient circular castle of Gruagach. Onthe landward part of the islet is a fresh-water spring DORNOCH, a royal .^,,^GM3((?^ (^ burgh, the county town, anda parish, in the county ofSutherland, 201 miles ( W.) from the city of Edin-burgh; containing 2714 in-habitants, of whom 451 arein the burgh. This place issupposed to have derivedits name, Dor-Neich or Dor-Nach, signifying in the Celticlanguage a horses hoof, fromthe slaughter of a Danishgeneral, who made a descent up
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