Neagh at Banfoot Ferry, N. co. Armagh. It is joined
by the Newry Canal at Portadown. The salmon fisheries
on the Lower and Upper Bann are very productive.

Bannaclira, hamlet, Luss par., Dumbartonsh., on
Fruin water, 3J miles NE. of Helensburgh; in vicinity
are ruins of B. Castle, a stronghold of the Colquhouns.

Bannagor Crags, picturesque crags, SE. Monmouth-
shire, 3 miles NAY. of Chepstow.

Bannan Breckeinog (Brecknock Beacons), 2 summits,
Black Mountains, 2862 ft. high, 5J m. SAY. of Brecon.

Bannan-Sir-Gaer (Carmarthen Beacons), 2 summits,
Black Mountains, one in Brecknock, the other in Car-
marthen, 12J miles NAY. of Brecknock Beacons.

Bannatyne House, seat, SW. Forfarshire, 7J miles
NAY. of Dundee; the repository of the famous collec-
tion of ancient Scottish poems, gathered by George
Bannatyne (1545-1608), whose name was chosen to dis-
tinguish the literary body known as the Bannatyne Club.

Bannel, township, Hawarden par., Flintshire, 4J?
miles E. of Mold.

Banner Cross, hamlet, Eccleshall Bierlow township,
S. div. AYest-Riding Yorkshire, 3 m. SAY. of Sheffield.

Bannerdown, a tract, at meeting point of Wiltshire,
Gloucestershire, and Somerset, 5 miles AY. of Corsham.

Bannerigg Head, an eminence, in AYestmorland, 7h
miles from Kendal.

Banningkam, par., N. Norfolk, 2| miles NE. of
Aylsham andl4m. N. of Norwich, 920 ac., pop. 245; P.O.

Bannister House, seat, S. Hants, 1?> mile N. of
Southampton.

Bannium Fort, Roman camp, Brecknockshire, 1|
mile AAL of Brecon.

Bannock, affluent of Forth river, NE. Stirlingshire,
2£ miles E. of Stirling.

Bannockkurn, quoad sacra par. and town, NE. Stir-
lingsh., 2\ miles SE. of Stirling by rail—quoad sacra
par., pop. 3281; town, pop. 2549; is celebrated as the
scene of the battle (1314) between the Scots under Bruce
and the English under Edward II. It is an important
centre for woollen mfrs., including carpets, tweeds, and
tartans; P.O., T.o.

Bannow, par. (including Bannow Island), SW. co.
Wexford, on Bannow Bay, 9 miles SAY. of Taghmon,
6551 ac., pop. 1484; P.O.

Bann Villa-row, Tullylish par., co. Down, pop. 132.

Banogue, 3 miles from Croom, mid. co. Limerick; P.O.

Banovie, rivulet, Blair Athole par., Perthshire.

Banska.—vil. with ry. sta., in co. and 5 miles SE.
of Tipperary, pop. 416; P.O.—2. Banska, place with
school, Killard par., co. Clare.

Banstcad, par. and vil. with ry. sta., mid. Surrey,
3J miles E. of Epsom, 5557 ac., pop. 3826; P.O., T.o.

Banstead Downs, hilly tract of 1400 ac., mid.
Surrey, commanding extensive views, alt. 576 ft.

Bantaskine, seat, near Falkirk, Stirlingshire.

Banteer, vil., 1 m. S. of Kanturk, NW. co. Cork; P.O.

Bantkain, hamlet, Thurlestone par., S. Devon, on
river Avon, 4 miles AY. of Kingsbridge.

Banton, quoad sacra par. and vil., SE. Stirlingshire,
1-| mile NE. of Kilsyth, pop. of par. 793; extensive
coal mines are in the vicinity ; P.O.

Bantry.—bar., SW. co. Cork, 59,216 ac., pop. 9893.
—2. Bantry, market and seaport town, in the above
bar., Kilmocomoge par., on Bantry Bay, 58 miles SW.
of Cork by rail, pop. 2632; P.O., T.O., 1 Bank. Market-
day, Saturday. The inhabitants depend chiefly on
fishing and the tourists who visit the district. The corn
trade has fallen off considerably. The seat of the Earl
of Bantry is in the vicinity.—3. Bantry, bar., W. co.
Wexford, 101,598 ac., pop. 21,412.

Bantry Bay, a spacious and picturesque inlet, about
25 miles long and 3 to 5 miles broad, SW. co. Cork.
Here the French tried to land in 1689 and in 1796.
There is a lighthouse on Ronacarrig Island, at the E.
entrance, with fixed light seen 10 miles.

BanweU, par. and vil. with ry. sta., E. Somerset,
4 miles NW. of Axbridge, 4829 ac., pop. 1717; P.O.,
T.O., 3 Banks. On the skirts of BanweU HiH are two
caverns in which fossil remains occur.

Bapckild, par. and vil., E. Kent, 1 mile SE. of
Sittingbourne, 1085 ac., pop. 412; P.O.

Baptistgrange, par., SE. co. Tipperary, 5 miles NE.
of Clonmel, 2857 ac., pop. 269.

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

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