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Dundee; was anciently a place of royal embarkation;
its ruined church is said to have succeeded a church of
the early part of the 8th century, founded by St Boni-
face ; 14 mile NE. of sta. is Invergowrie Honse.

Inverguseran House, Knoydart dist., Glenelg par.,
W. Inverness-shire, on Sound of Sleat, 5 miles SE. of
Isle Ornsay.

Inveric, hamlet and seat, Knoydart dist., Glenelg
par., W. Inverness-shire, on Inverie Bay, Loch Nevis,
10 miles SE. of Isle Ornsay ; P.O.

Inverin, 8 miles from Spiddal, W. co. Galway; P.O.

Inverinan Lodge, Kilchrenan and Dalavich par.,
Argyllshire, onW. side of LochAwe,13m. S. of Taynuilt.

Inverinate, hamlet and seat, Kintail par., SW.
Ross and Cromarty, on N. shore of Loch Duich, 10
miles SE. of Lochalsh; P.O., called Inverynate.

Inverkcillor, coast par. and vil. with ry. sta., E.
Forfarshire—par., 10,240 ac., pop. 1671; vil., on Lunan
Water, 6 miles N. of Arbroath; P.O., T.o.

Inverkcithing, pari, and royal burgh, and par.
and
quoad sacra par., Fife—par., 4482 ac., pop. 2565;
quoad sacra par. (including part of Dunfermline par.),
pop. 2753; pari, burgh, pop. 1646; royal burgh, pop.
1366; town with ry. sta., on Inverkeithing Bay, Firth
of Forth, 3| miles SE. of Dunfermline, pop. 1653;
P.O., T.O., 1 Bank. Market-day,
Monday. Inverkeith-
ing is a royal burgh of ancient date, having a charter
from William the Lion. A house is still pointed out as
the residence of Annabella Drummond (1340-1403), the
widowed queen of Robert III., and near it vestiges have
been discovered of a monastery. The church, except
the Middle Pointed tower, is modern, but contains an
old font, one of the finest in Scotland. The harbour,
at spring tides, admits vessels of 200 tons. Shipbuild-
ing and several other small industries are carried on.
Inverkeithing is one of the Stirling District of Parlia-
mentary Burghs, which returns 1 member.

Invcrkeithny, par. and vil., Banffshire — par.,
7641 ac., pop. 909; vil., on river Deveron, 7 miles SW.
of Turriff; P.O.

Invcrkindie, hamlet, Strathdon par., Aberdeen-
shire, at the confluence of Kindie Burn with the Don,
10 miles SW. of Rhynie; P.O.

Inverkip (or Innerkip), coast par. and vil. with
ry. sta., W. Renfrewshire—par. (containing town of
Gourock), 12,549 ac., pop. 5359; viL, near the influx
of the Kip to the Firth of Clyde, 6 m. SAY. of Greenock,
pop. 580; P.O., T.O.; Inverkip is a small watering-place.

Inverkirkaig, hamlet, Assynt par., Sutherland, on
SAY. border of co., at mouth of river Kirkaig.

Inverlael Lodge, at head of Loch Broom, NW. Ross
and Cromarty, 6 miles SE. of Ullapool. See
Glenbeg.

Inver lair, seat, Kilmonivaig par., Inverness-shire, 8
miles E. of Spean Bridge.

Inverleith, N. suburb of Edinburgh; contains the
Royal Botanic Gardens.

Inverliver House, on W. side and near head of
Loch Awe, Argyllshire, 14 mile NE. of Ford pier.

Invcrlochy Castle, ruin, Kilmonivaig par., SW.
Inverness-shire, on river Lochy, near its influx to Loch
Linnhe, 14 mile NE. of Fort William; is traditionally
a royal Pictish seat; the battle of Inverlochy, in which
Montrose defeated Argyll, was fought 2d February
1645; 3 miles NE. of Fort William is the modern
Inverlochy Castle, seat of Lord Abinger.

Invermark Castle, ruined tower, long a seat of the
Lindsays, in par. and adjacent to Lochlee church,
N. Forfarshire, at confluence of Water of Mark and
Water of Lee, 17 m. NW. of Edzell; in vicinity is Inver-
mark Lodge, the shooting quarters of the Earl of
Dalhousie; Invermark Deer Forestembraces25,830ac.

Invermay, seat, formerly of the Belshes family,
now of Lord Clinton, in par. and 14 mile SE. of
Forteviot sta., SE. Perthshire ; stands on May Water,
amid the “Birks of Invermay;” near the modern
house are the remains of an old baronial fortalice.

Invermore, seat, at Larne, E. co. Antrim.

Invermoriston, hamlet with inn and pier, at mouth
of Glen Moriston, Inverness-shire, on W. side of Loch
Ness, 6 miles NE. of Fort Augustus; P.O., T.O., called
Glenmoriston; in vicinity is Invermoriston Honse,
an old mansion modernised; Invermoriston Deer
Forest embraces 17,220 ac. See Glenmoriston.

Gazetteer of the British Isles, Statistical and Topographical, by John Bartholomew, F.R.G.S.

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