Kirkinncr, par. and vil. with ry. 3ta., E. Wigtown-
shire, on Wigtown Bay—par., 15,250 ac., pop. 1597;
vil.,.2£ miles SW. of AVigtown; P.O.

Ktrkinriola, par., E. co. Antrim, on river Braid,
G390 ac., pop. 9232; p.o. ; contains Ballymena.

Kirkintilloch, town and par., in detached part of
Dumbartonshire—par., 7146 ac., pop. 10,591; town, on
Luggie Water, adjacent to its confluence with the
Kelvin, and on the Forth and Clyde Canal, 8 m. NE. of
Glasgow and 400 m. NAV. of London by rail, pop. 8029;
P.O., t.o., 2 Banks; part of the Lenzie portion of the
town is in Cadder par., Lanarkshire. Kirkintilloch
sprang from a fort on Antoninus’ AVall, now repre-
sented by a flat oblong mound, at the W. end of the
town, called the Peel. Numerous Roman remains
have been found, including a legionary stone, preserved
in the Hunterian Museum of Glasgow University.
Kirkintilloch was made a burgh of barony in 1170; it
became a burgh under the Police Act in 1871. Among
its industrial establishments are chemical works, iron
foundries, steam saw-mills, and a power-loom factory.
The weaving of lappet muslin is carried on to a small
extent, and coal mining is being rapidly developed in
the district.

Kirkistown, ruined castle, 5 miles NE. of Porta-
ferry, E. co. Down.

Kirkland.—seat, 1 mile S. of Bodmin, Cornwall.—
2. Kirkland, par. and township, Cumberland, 6|
miles N. of Kirkby Thore sta. and 9 miles NE. of
Penrith—par., 12,226 ac., pop. 898; township (Kirk-
land and Blencarn), 4066 ac., pop. 175.—3. Kirkland,
hamlet, Torpenhow par., Cumberland, 7 miles N. of
Cockermouth. See Blennerhasset and Kirkland.
—4. Kirkland, township, in par. and 1J mile SAV. of
Garstang, N.Lancashire, onriverAVye, 974 ac., pop.314;
contains the seat of Kirkland Hall.—5. Kirkland,
township, Kendal par., AVestmorland, wholly within
Kendal bor., 22 ac., pop. 1369.

Kirkland.—vil. with flax spinning-mills, Wemyss
par., Fife, on river Leven, 1 mile W. of Leven.—2.
Kirkland, hamlet, in co. and 1J mile SE. of Kirkcud-
bright. — 3. Kirkland, Lanarkshire. See Kirk-
fieldbank.

Kirkland and Blencarn, township, Kirkland par.,
Cumberland, 4066 ac., pop. 175.

Kirklands, seat, on Ale AVater, Roxburghshire, in
par. and NW. vicinity of Ancrum.

Kirkleatliani, par. and local government district,
North-Riding Yorkshire, 2 miles SW. of Redcar, 4330
ac., pop. 3898; contains Kirk Leatham Hall, seat.

Kirklees, vil., Dewsbury par., S. div. AVest-Riding
Yorkshire, on. river Calder, 4 miles NE. of Hudders-
field; has remains of a Cistercian nunnery (1155), in
which Robin Hood is said to have died; in vicinity
of vil. is the seat of Kirklees Hall.

Kirkley.—coast par. and vil., Suffolk, in NE. of co.,
on SW. side and in town of Lowestoft, 579 ac. (40
water), pop. 2941; the inhabitants are largely em-
ployed in sea-fishing.—2. Kirkley, township, Ponte-
land par., Northumberland, on river Blyth, 6| miles
SAV. of Morpeth, 1861 ac., pop. 173.

Kirklington.—par. and vil., Notts, on river Greet,
3 miles NW. of Southwell, 1976 ac., pop. 220; P.O.; in
vicinity of vil. is the seat of Kirklington Hall.—2.
Kirklington, par., township, and vil., North-Riding
Yorkshire—par., 5110 ac., pop. 422; township (Kirk-
lington with Upsland), 1987 ac., pop. 249; vil., 6J?
miles SE. of Bedale ; P.O., T.o.

Kirklinton, 4 miles SE. of Longtown, Cumberland;
p.o. See Kirk Linton.

Kirkliston, vil. with ry. sta., Linlithgowshire, and
par., partly also in Edinburghshire—par., 9505 ac.,
pop. 2580 ; vil., on river Almond, 10 miles AV. of Edin-
burgh by rail, pop. 747; P.O., T.O.; has a distillery.
Kirkliston was anciently called Temple Liston, its
church having once belonged to the Knights Templars ;
the church is a very ancient building, and contains the
old burying-vault of the Stairs.

Kirkmabreck, par., Kirkcudbright, on Wigtown
Bay, 23,031 ac., pop. 1834; contains Creetown;
Kirkmabrcck Granite Quarries are 1J>. mile SE. of
Creetown; Dr Thomas Brown (1778-1820), the philo-
sopher, was a native.