Cairston, seat, 1J mile NE. of Stromness, Orkney.

Caistor.—town, par., and township, N. Lincolnshire,
3 miles E. of Moortown ry. sta. and 7£ miles SE. of
Brigg—par., 6490 ac., pop. 2090; town, pop. 1867;
P.O., T.O., 2 Banks. — 2. Caistor (Norfolk). See
Caistor, &c., below.

Caistor Canal, South Kelsey par., N. Lincolnshire,
from river Ancholme E. to Moortown, 3 miles SW. of
Caistor; 4 miles long.

Caistor-ncxt-Yannouth, coast par. and vil. with
ry. sta. (Caistor), N. Norfolk, 3 miles N. of Yarmouth,
3047 ac. (215 water), pop. 1572; P.O., called Caistor;
has 2 fixed lights (Yarmouth) seen 6 and 4 miles. In
the vicinity of the vil. is a ruined castle (15th century),
surrounded by a moat.

Caistor St Edmunds, par. and vil., S. Norfolk, 3
miles S. of Norwich, 1044 ac., pop. 143 ; P.O.

Caistron, township, Rothbury par., N. Northumber-
land, on river Coquet, 4| miles W. of Rothbury, 401 ac.
(22 water), pop. 29.

Caitka, hamlet with school, in par. and 4 miles S. of
Stow, SE. Edinburghshire.

Caitkness-skirc, a maritime co., in the extreme
NE. of the mainland of Scotland. The side adjoining
Sutherlandshire measures about 33 miles; the coast
on the Pentland Firth about 41 miles; and the
coast on the North Sea about 43 miles; area, 438,878
ac. ; pop. 38,865, or 57 persons to each square mile.
The coast along the N. and partly on the E. is bold and
precipitous ; between AVick and the Ord of Caithness,
in the SE., it is mostly low and sandy. The chief
promontories are Duncansbay Head and Dunnet Head,
the latter being the most northerly point of the main-
land. The surface in general is slightly undulating,
and is much interspersed with small lakes and tracts of
morass. It rises into mountains along the landward
border, the chief summit of which, Morven, has an alt.
of 2313 ft. The streams are numerous, but small; the
principal are the Berridale and the Wick Water, flow-
ing to the North Sea, and the Thurso and the Forss,
flowing to the Pentland Firth. Flagstone is extensively
quarried for exportation. The soil, though generally
poor, is well cultivated. (For agricultural statistics,
see Appendix.) The coast fisheries are among the most
important in the country ; great quantities of herrings
are annually cured and exported. The river Thurso is
famed for its splendid salmon-fishing. There is rail-
way communication to Thurso, in the extreme N. The
co. comprises 9 pars, and part of 1 other, the pari, and
royal burgh of AVick (part of the AVick Burghs—1 mem-
ber), and the police burgh of Thurso. It returns 1
member to Parliament.

Cakekam, manor, West Wittering par., AV. Sussex.

Cakemore, township, Halesowen par., W. Worces-
tershire, 4 miles E. of Stourbridge, pop. 624.

Cakemnir Castle, old historical tower, Cranston
par., E. Edinburghshire, 1£ mile E. of Tynehead sta. ;
sheltered Queen Mary after her flight from Bothwell,
13th June 1567.

Calair, affluent of river Balvag, Balquhidder par.,
SW. Perthshire.

Calary, par., N. co. Wicklow, at source of river
Liffey, 4 miles W. of Newtown Mount Kennedy, 19,533
ac., pop. 1166.

Calbonrn (West-Riding Yorkshire). See Colbourn.

Calbourne and Newton Borough, par., Isle of
Wight, 5 miles SW. of Newport, 5539 ac. and 549 tidal
water and foreshore, pop. 693; contains the vil. of
Calkonrne; P.O.

Calbruar, hamlet, in par. and 3 miles from Blair-
Athole, Perthshire.

Calceby, par., mid. Lincolnshire, 2 miles SW. of
Alford ry. sta., 618 ac., pop. 62.

Calcethorpe, par., N. Lincolnshire, 5 miles NW. of
Louth, 1088 ac., pop. 82.

Calcewortk, wapentake, N. and mid. Lincolnshire,
64,061 ac., pop. 13,164 ; contains 40 pars.

Calcot, hamlet, in par. and 2 miles SW. of Holy-
well, N. Flintshire.

Calcott.—school, 3 miles SW. of Reading, Berks.
Here also is Calcott Park.—2. Calcott, hamlet, St
Chad par., Shropshire, 3 miles NW. of Shrewsbury.

Calcutt.—hamlet, Lower Heyford par., N. Oxford-

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