Black Hill, eminence, Crawfordjohn par., Lanarksh.,

2 miles NAY. of Abingdon, alt. 1260 ft.

BlackliUls, hamlet, Skene par., Aberdeenshire, 8

miles AY. of Aberdeen; P.O.

Blackhope Scar, summit of the Moorfoot hills,
between Peeblesshire and Edinburghshire, alt. 2136 ft.

Blackkouse Heights, mountain ridge, on borders
of Peeblesshire and Selkirkshire, alt. 2332 ft.

Blackhouse Tower, ruined tower, said to have been
founded in time of Robert Bruce, NAY. Selkirkshire, on
Douglas Burn, 5 miles SAV. of Traquair.

Blackhow Topping, eminence, East-Riding York-
shire, 9 miles NE. of Pickering.

Black Isle, peninsula, between Beauly and Moray
Firths and Cromarty Firth, comprising parts of Ross-
shire, Nairnshire, and Cromartyshire.

Black Knowc, hill, Selkirkshire, 3 miles SAY. of
Ettrick Church, alt. 1804 ft.

Black Knowe Head, hill, on borders of Ettrick and
Yarrow pars., Selkirkshire, alt. 1806 ft.

Black Lakes, in NAY. of Lorne dist., Argyllshire,

3 miles E. of Oban.

Blackland, par., Caine dist., N. AVilts, 7 miles SE.

of Chippenham, 537 ac., pop. 50; contains seat of
Blackland House.

Black Lane, sta. on Lancashire and Yorkshire Ry.,
SE. Lancashire, 2 miles SAV. of Bury.

Blacklarg, mountain, on border between Ayrsh. and
Dumfriessh., 7m. SE. of New Cumnock vil., alt. 2231 ft.

Blaeklaw.—a ruined tower of the Douglasses of
Fingland, in par. and 24 miles NAY. of Moffat, Dum-
friesshire.—2. Blaeklaw, hill, Perthshire, 8 miles NAY.
of Dundee, alt. 928 ft.—3. Blaeklaw, hamlet, Banff-
shire, 14 mile from Aberchirder ; P.O.

Blackley, township, SAY. Lancashire, in par. and 3
miles N. of Manchester, 1840 ac., pop. 6075; P.O., 1
Bank; comprises eccl. dists. St Andrew and St Peter,
pops. 1030 and 5045.

Blacklion.—vil., on NAY. border of co. Cavan, near
Belcoo ry. sta., pop. 118; P.O., T.o., 1 Bank. — 2.
Blacklion, hamlet, 6 miles S. of Slane, NE. co. Meath.

—3. Blacklion, hamlet, E. co. Carlow, 6 miles AY. of
Shillelagh ry. sta.

Black Lock.—in Mearns par., Renfrewshire.—2.
Black Lock, on border of Stirlingshire and Lanark-
shire, 2 miles S. by E. of Slamannan vil.

Black Locks, a series of mountain tarns, Kirk-
michael par., Banffshire.

Blaeklow Hill, wooded eminence, in co. and 14 mile
N. of AYarwick; on this hill Piers Gaveston, favourite
of Edward II., was beheaded in 1312.

Blackmanstone, par., E. Kent, 3 miles N. of New
Romney, 293 ac., pop. 12.

Blacknull, vil. with ry. sta., Llandyfodog par., mid.
Glamorgan, 54 miles NAY. of Llantrissant; P.O.

Blackinillli ay, vil. and small bay, Luing island,
Kilbrandon par., Argyllshire.

Blackmoor, seat of Lord Selborne,Petersfield, Hants.
Blaekmoor, mountain, N. co. AYicklow, near Bless-
ington, alt. 1464 ft.

Blackmoor Foot, hamlet, Almondbury par., S. div.
AYest-Riding Yorkshire, near Huddersfield.

Blackmoor Tale, valley of river Cale, on borders of
Somerset and Dorset, extending SE. from AVincanton.

Blackmore.—par., NAY. Essex, 34 miles SE. of
Chipping Ongar, 2588 ac., pop. 571; P.O.—2. Black-
more, tithing, in par. and 2 miles NE. of Melksham,

N. AYilts.

Blackmore Park, seat, 4 miles NAY. of Upton-on-

Severn, AVorcestershire.

Black Mount.—hill, between AValston and Dol-
phinton pars., E. Lanarkshire, alt. 1689 ft.—2. Black
Mount, deer forest (80,000 ac.), Appin dist., Argyllsh.
Black Mountain, on SAY. border of Herefordshire.
Black Mountains, or Fforcst Fawr, range of moun-
tains, between Carmarthenshire and Brecknockshire;
highest peak, Breacnock A^ran, alt. 2631 ft.

Blackness.—coast hamlet, Carridenpar., N. Linlith-
gowshire, on Firth of Forth, 34 miles E. of Bo’ness.
Blackness Castle was formerly a State prison; it is
now the nucleus of the works built at B., in 1870-74, to
serve as the central ammunition depot for Scotland.—

2. Blackness, seat, Forfarshire; post-town, Dundee.