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Cragganmore, distillery, Inveravon par., W. Banff-
shire, on river Avon, adjacent to Ballindalloch ry. sta.

Craggbottom, hamlet, Halifax par., West-Biding
Yorkshire, 24 miles W. of Sowerby.

Craggie.—or Creagach, loch, 3 miles NE. of Lairg,
SE. Sutherlandshire.—2. Craggie, loch, in par. and
6 miles SE. of Tongue, N. Sutherlandshire.

Craggs, school, Wigton dist., W. Cumberland.

Cragkead, vil., Lanchester par., , N. Durham, 4J
miles SAY. of Chester-le-Street; P.O.

Crai, stream, AY. Brecknockshire; flows 6 miles N.
to the Usk 2 miles E. of Trecastle.

Craibstone House, seat, in co. and near Aberdeen.

Craicliie, vil., in co. and 34 m. SE. of Forfar ; P.O.

Craig.*—coast par. andhamlet, NE. Forfarshire, 14 m.
SAV. of Montrose, 4371 ac., pop. 2589; has salmon and
other fisheries.—2. Craig, seat, 2 m. W. of Kinneth-
montry. sta., Aberdeen.—3. Craig, seat, in par. and 2
m. NE. of Colmonell, S. Ayrshire.—4. Craig, The, seat,
Kilmaurs par., N. Ayrshire, 4 m. SW. of Kilmarnock.

Craig-Aderyn (Bird’s Bock), near Towyn, Merioneth.

Craig Alvie, hill, crowned with Waterloo cairn, near
Kincraig ry. sta., Inverness-shire, alt. 1000 ft.

Craig Castle, seat, Auchindoir and Kearn par.,
Aberdeenshire, 2 miles NW. of'Lumsden.

Craig Cluny, stupendous rock overhanging the public
road, AY. Aberdeenshire, 2 miles E. of Castleton.

Craig David, name sometimes given to Bervie Brow,
from the tradition that David II. was there shipwrecked.

Craig Gibbon, 3| m. SW. of Dunkeld, Perth, 1263 ft.

Craig Gowan, wooded height. (1437 ft.), 1 m. SE. of
Balmoral, Aberdeenshire. On it are cairns, reared by
all the members of the Royal Family, according to age.

Craig Honse, old mansion, now a lunatic asylum,
on Craiglockhart Hill, SAY. vicinity of Edinburgh; was the
residence of the historian, John Hill Burton (1809-1881).

Craig na Caillicb, summit, AYeem par., Perthshire,
3 miles NW. of Killin, alt. 2990 ft.

Craig of Madderty, estate, Madderty par., SE.
Perthshire; formerly contained a burgh of barony,
called Craig, now superseded by the vil. of St David’s,
2 miles SW. of Madderty sta.

Craigallion, loch, in par. and 2 miles W. of Strath-
blane sta., SW. Stirlingshire.

Cralgandarrock (Rock of Oaks), wooded hill, W.
Aberdeenshire, on left bank of river Dee, adjacent to
Ballater, alt. 1250 ft.

Craiganeilean, wooded hill, SW. Ross-shire, 1 mile
S. of Auchnashellach ry. sta., alt. 1137 ft.

Craiganeoin, or Craiganoin, pass leading to natural
amphitheatre, NE. Inverness-shire, 1 mile SE. of Moy
church. In the amphitheatre the Highland caterans used
to conceal their wives and children during their raids
into the low country. In the pass occurred what is
called the “ Rout of Moy,” in the rebellion of 1745-46.

Craiganf liitliicli.—(Raven’s Rock), a precipitous crag
giving off a loud echo, in AY. of Fodderty par., Ross-sh.
—2. Craiganfhithich (Raven’s Rock), mountain, In-
verness-shire, on W. side of Loch Oich, behind the old
castle of Invergarry; was the slogan, and is still the
motto, of the Macdonells of Glengarry.

Craiganour, or Craganour, shooting lodge, on N.
shore of Loch Rannoch, Perthshire.

Craiganroy, small safe harb., at S. corner of Loch
Duich, Glenshiel par., SW. Ross-shire.

Craigarestie, a chief summit of the Kilpatrick Hills,
Dumbartonshire, 14 mile NE. of Bowling, alt. 1166 ft.

Craigavad, ry. sta., N. co. Down, 7 miles NE. of
Belfast; P.O.

Craigbank, vil., in par. and 2 miles SW. of New
Cumnock, E. Ayrshire, pop. 302.

Craigbarnet, seat, 2 miles W. of Campsie Glen sta.,
S. Stirlingshire.

Craigbcg, hill, Durris par., Kincardineshire, 6 miles
SE. of Banchory, alt. 1054 ft.

Craigbhockie and Craigboddiclt, 2 lofty cliffs,
Loth par., E. Sutherlandshire, on opposite sides of a
rivulet running to Glen Loth.

Cralgcaflie Castle, old square tower, Inch par.,
Wigtownshire, 3| miles NE. of Stranraer; formerly
the stronghold of the Neilson family.

Craig, Creag, or Crag signifies “a rock.” See Carrick.


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