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Lochgoin, farmhouse, famous in the history of the
Covenanters, Fenwick par., Ayrshire.

Lochhlll, hamlet, Urquhart par., Elginshire, 3 miles
W. of Garmouth.

Lochhouse Tower, old tower, Kirkpatrick-Juxta
par., Dumfriesshire, 1£ mile S. of Moffat.

Lochinch, seat of the Earl of Stair, Inch par., Wig-
townshire, 1% mile N. of Castle Kennedy sta.

Lochindorb, loch, on border of Cromdale and Edin-
killie pars., Elginshire; is 2 miles long, and contains an
island with ruins of a castle of time of Edward I.; on
E. side of loch, 3 miles SW. of Dava sta., is Lochin-
dorb Lodge.

Lochinvar, loch, Dairy par., Kirkcudbrightshire;
contains an island on which are vestiges of the ancient
fortalice of the Gordons of Lochinvar; Lochinvar
Lodge is 6 miles NE. of New Galloway.

Lochinver, vil. with pier, Assynt par., Sutherland,
on Loch Inver ; P.O., T.O.; has become a popular resort
of tourists.

Lochlaggan, place with school, Laggan par., Inver-
ness-shire.

Lochlea, farm, in par. and 2% miles NW. of Tarbol-
ton, Ayrshire; was for several years the residence of the
poet Burns.

Lochlee, par., in N. of Forfarshire, 58,382 ac., pop.
359; contains Tarfside; in the old churchyard is a
monument to Alexander Ross (1699-1784), the poet,
who was long schoolmaster of Lochlee.

Lochlin Castle. See Lochslin Castle.

Lochloy, seat, in co. and 3% miles NE. of Nairn.

Lochlnichart, hamlet with ry. sta., Contin par.,
Ross and Cromarty, at W. end of Loch Luichart, 17
miles AV. of Dingwall; P.O.

Lochmaben, pari, and royal burgh, and par. with
ry. sta., near river Annan, in co. and 10 miles NE. of
Dumfries—par., 10,813 ac., pop. 2816 ; pari, burgh, pop.
1216; royal burgh, pop.1539;p.O.,T.O.,1 Bank. Market
day,
Monday. Lochmaben is environed by lochs, of
which there are around it no less than 7. On a peninsula
in Castle Loch are the ruins of Lochmaben Castle,
the ancestral residence of the Bruces, under whom the
town was anciently one of the most important on the
Border. Lochmaben has some mfrs. of stockings and
shirts. It forms one of the Dumfries District of Par-
liamentary Burghs, which returns l member.

Lochmaddy, vil., North Uist island, Outer Hebrides,
Inverness-shire, on W. shore of Loch Maddy; P.O., T.O.,
1 Bank ; is the chief place in North Uist island, and has
regular steamboat communication with Skye and the
mainland.

Lochmalonie, seat, Kilmany par., Fife, 4 miles N.
of Cupar.

Locbmaree, inn, Gairloch par., Ross and Cromarty,
on S. side of Loch Maree, at Talladalc, 9 miles NAV.
of Kinlochewe;
P.O., t.o.

Lochmill, paperworks, in co. and 1 mile W. of
Linlithgow. See
Loch Mill.

Lochmore Lodge, Eddrachillis par., Sutherland,
near NW. end of Loch More, 28 miles NW. of Lairg.

Lochnagar, mountain (with mountain tarn beneath
its northern precipice), Braemar dist., Aberdeenshire,
alt. 3786 ft.; is the subject of a poem by Byron; Loch-
nagar Distillery is 9 miles SW. of Ballater.

Lochnaw Castle, seat of the Agnews of Lochnaw,
Leswalt par., AVigtownshire, on the S. side of the
White Loch, 5| miles NW. of Stranraer; the ancient
castle of Lochnaw stood on an island in the White Loch.

Lochnell House, ruin, Ardchattan and Muckairn
par., Argyllshire, at head of Loch Nell, 12 miles NW.
of Taynuilt; adjacent are the ruins of the Lochnell
Observatory.

Locbore, seat and colliery, Ballingry par., Fife,
3 miles NAV. of Lochgelly; P.O.; Loch Ore has been
drained.

Lochranza, vil., in N. of Arran isl., Firth of Clyde,
at head of Loch Ranza, 13 miles NAV. of Brodick; P.O.;
on a promontory adjacent are the ruins of Lochranza
Castle, an ancient royal hunting seat.

Lochridge, seat, in par. and S. vicinity of Stewarton,
Ayrshire.

Lochrosque Lodge, Contin par., Ross and Cromarty,
at E. end of Loch Rosque, near Aehnasheen sta.

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

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