Ailsh, lake, SW. Sutherlandsh., 6½ m. SSE. of Assynt.

Ailstow, vil., Atherstone-on-Stour par., S. Warwick-
shire, 3 miles S. of Stratford-on-Avon.

Ailswortli, hamlet, Castor par.,N. Northamptonsh.,
5 miles W. of Peterborough, pop. 333.

Ain derby, ry. sta. on branch of North-Eastern By.,
North-Biding Yorkshire, 3 miles W. of Northallerton.

Ainderhy Myers with Holtby, township, Hornby
par., North-Biding Yorkshire, 3¼ miles NW. of Bedale,
953 ac., pop. 73.

Ainderhy Quernhow, township, Pickhill par., North-
Biding Yorkshire, 7 m. NE. of Bipon, 532 ac., pop. 116.

Ainderhy Steeple, par. and township, North-Biding
Yorksh., on river Swale, 3 m. W. of Northallerton—par.,
4693 ac., pop. 719 ; township, 1158 ac., pop. 222 ; P.O.

Ainort, sea-loch, in SE. of Skye, Inverness-shire.

Ainsdale, hamlet with ry. sta., SW. Lancashire, 3½
miles S. of Southport; P.O.

Ainstahle, par., E. Cumberland, 2 miles from Arma-
thwaite sta. and 11 miles NE. of Penrith, 4433 ac. (61
water), pop. 453 ; P.O.

Ainsty, wapentake, North-Biding Yorkshire, 51,991
ac., pop. 10,208 ; contains 16 pars, and parts of 6 others.

Ainsworth, township and eccl. dist. (Christchurch),
SE. Lancashire, 2¼ miles SW. of Bury—township, 883
ac., pop. 1729.

Ainthorpc, vil., Danby par., North-Biding Yorksh.

Aintrcc, township with ry. sta., Seftonpar., SW. Lan-
cash., 6 m. NE. of Liverpool, 850 ac., pop. 277 ; P.O., T.O.

Aird.—waterfall, in river Shinnel, Tynron par., Dum-
friessh.—2. Aird, The, fertile dist., in Vale of Beauly,
NE. Inverness-sh.-—3. Aird, hamlet, Inch par., E.
Wigtownsh., 2¼ miles E. of Stranraer.—4. Aird, ham-
let and headland, at NE. extremity of Skye, Inverness-
shire.—5. Aird, hamlet, Sleat par., Skye) Inverness-
shire.—-6. Aird, or Eye, peninsula, Stornoway,par.,
Lewis island, Boss-shire.

Aird Castle, extensive ancient ruin, Argyllshire, on
prom, on E. coast of Kintyre, 1 m. N. of Carradale Point.

Airdit, hill, Leuchars and Logie pars., NE. Fifeshire.

Airdrie.—pari, and mun. burgh and market town,
New Monkland par., NE. Lanarkshire, 11 miles E. of
Glasgow and 385 miles from London by rail, pop. 13,363 ;
extensive coal and ironworks; the “ blackband ” iron-
stone is peculiar to the district; paper-making and
cotton-weaving are carried on. It unites with Falkirk,
Hamilton, Lanark, and Linlithgow in returning 1 mem-
ber to Parliament; 5 Banks, 1 newspaper. Market-
day, Tuesday.—2. Airdrie, seat, Crail par., Fifeshire.

Airdrie Mill, place with public school, New Monk-
land par., Lanarkshire, 1 mile NE. of Airdrie.

Airds, picturesque dist. with seat, N. Argyllshire,
between Lochs Linnhe and Creran.

Airds Bay, bay and hotel, Muckairn par., N. Argyll-
shire, on S. side of Loch Etive.

Airds Moss, moorland tract (5 m. long and 1½ broad),
mid. Ayrsh., between rivers Ayr and Lugar. Here Bichard
Cameron, the Covenanter, fell in a skirmish in July 1680.

Aire, affl. of river Ouse, West-Biding Yorkshire; rises
in NW. West-Biding Yorkshire, flows SE. to Leeds,
then NE. to the Ouse 3 miles SW. of Howden, and is
70 miles long.

Airedale, the valley of the river Aire, Yorkshire ; and
at Undercliffe, near Bradford, in same valley, is the Aire-
dale Congregational College.

Aires, or Ox Boclss, rocky islets, Kirkcolm par., on
the W. coast of Wigtownshire.

Airey, a rivulet flowing to Ullswater lake, Cumber-
land, 5 miles long; it makes a waterfall of 80 ft., called
Airey Force.

Airgoid, a summit of the Ben-y-gloe mountains,
Blair-Athole par., Perthshire.

Airhill, place with school, Birr dist., co. Tipperary.

Airhouse, an estate of the Earl of Lauderdale, Chan-
nelkirk par., Berwickshire.

Airhouse Law, a summit of the Lammermuir hills,
near W. border of Berwickshire, alt. 1096 ft.

Airi-Innis, lake, Morvern par., Argyllshire.

Airleywight, seat, Perthshire, 3½ miles NNW. of
Dunkeld ry. sta.

Airlie, par., W. Forfarshire, 8923 ac., pop. 844 ; the
“ Bonnie House o’ Airlie ” of Scottish song was within
the par., and part of it still remains in connection
with the modern mansion of Airlie Castle, seat of
the Earl of Airlie ; post-town, Kirriemuir.