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Cluny Castle, seat of the Cluny Macphersons, on r. Spey, 8| m. SW. of Kingussie, mid. Inverness-shire.
Cluny Hill Hydropathic, on Cluny Hill, in SE. vicinity of Forres, Elginshire.
Clutton.—township, Farndon par., AY. Cheshire, 54 m. N. of Malpas, 633 ac., pop. 71.—2. Clutton, par. and vil. with ry. sta., E. Somerset, 3 m. S. of Pensford, 1636 ac., pop. 1019; P.O.; has a colliery and stone quarries.
Clwtybont, vil., Llanddeiniolen par., N. Carnar- vonshire, 44 miles S. of Bangor; P.O.
Clwyd, river, Denbighshire; rises on Craig Bron- banog, 74 miles SW. of Ruthin, and flows S., E., and N. to Ruthin, then NW. to Irish Sea at Rhyl; 30 miles long. The river runs through the Vale of Clwyd, which extends from 4 miles S. of Ruthin NW. to coast of Flintshire; 24 m. long and from 2 to 7 broad. It is bounded on both sides by hills of moderate height, and presents a scene of rich cultivation and quiet beauty.
Clydach.—affluent of river Usk, SE. Brecknockshire; rises on Mynydd Llangunider mountain, and flows 7 m. SE. and NE. to the Usk.—2. Clydacb, hamlet with ry. sta., on river Clydach, Brecknockshire, 34 miles SW. of Abergavenny; P.O.—3. Clydacb, eccl. dist., Llangafelach and Cadoxton pars., Glamorgan, pop. 5154. —4. Clydacb, vil., Ystradyfodwg par., Glamorgan, 94 miles NAY. of Llantrissant; P.O., T.O.
Clydacb, Lower and Upper, 2 affluents of river Tawe, NW. Glamorgan.
Clydacb Yale, 1 m. from Ystrad sta., Glamorgan; P.O.
Clyde, the most important river of Scotland, and the third in point of magnitude ; it rises, in numerous head-streams, at 1400 ft. above sea-level, on the mountains in the extreme SE. of Lanarkshire; flows in a NW. direction past Lanark, Hamilton, and Glasgow, and merges in the Firtb of Clyde below Dumbarton; is 98 miles long, has basin area of 1580 sq. m., and is navigable to Glasgow for the largest class of merchant vessels. Near Lanark are the celebrated Falls of Clyde, four in number—(1) Bonnington Linn, a single leap of 30 ft.; (2) Corra Linn, forming 3 successive falls of 84 ft.; (3) Dundaff Linn, a cascade of 10 ft.; and (4) Stonebyres, forming 3 successive falls of 70 ft. The Vale of Clyde, or Clydesdale, is famous for its orchards, horses, and coal and iron mines; it gives the title of Marquis to the Duke of Hamilton.
Clyde Ironworks, vil., Old Monkland par., Lanark- shire, on right bank of river Clyde, 3 miles SE. of Glasgow, pop. 670.
Clydebank, vil. with ry. sta., Old Kilpatrick par., Dumbartonshire, on right bank of river Clyde, 54 miles NW. of Glasgow, pop. 1634; P.O., T.o.
Clydesdale.—vil. with ironworks, Bothwell par., N. Lanark, near Holy town June., pop. (including Eulwood and Milnwood) 1117.—2. Clydesdale. See Clyde.
Clydey, par., NE. Pembrokeshire, 54 miles SW. of Newcastle Emlyn, 8120 ac., pop. 1114.
Clyffe, seat, 6 miles NE. of Dorchester, Dorset; P.O. See Cliffe.
Clyffe House, seat, N. Wilts. See Cliffe Pypard.
Clygyrog, place, Llanbadrig par., N. Anglesey, 6| miles NW. of Llanerchymedd.
Clynder, vil., Roseneath par., Dumbartonshire, on W. side of Gare Loch, 1 mile NW. of Roseneath; P.O.
Clynderwen, ry. sta., 5 miles SE. of Clarbeston Road sta., Pembrokeshire; P.O.
Clyne, hamlet, Llantwitvairdre par., Glamorgan, 1 mile NE. of Neath.
Clyne, par. (containing Brora ry. sta.) and vil., SE. Sutherlandshire, 9 miles SAY. of Helmsdale, 75,614 ac. (1110 water), pop. 1812.
Clynelelsh, distillery, Clyne par., SE. Sutherland- shire, 14 mile NW. of Brora ry. sta.
Clynlicw, seat, 5 miles SW. of Newcastle Emlyn, Pembrokeshire.
Clynish, island, Kilmeena par., Mayo, 80ac., pop. 17.
Clynnog, par. and vil., on Carnarvon Bay, in co. and 9 miles SW. of Carnarvon, 12,060 ac. (510 water), pop. 1615; P.O., called Clynnogfawr. The church, one of the finest in North Wales, has a vaulted passage leading to what remains of the monastery and chapel of St Bueno. About J mile from church is St Buenos AYell; in vicinity of vil., towards the sea, is a remark- able cromlech. Gazetteer of the British Isles, Statistical and Topographical, by John Bartholomew, F.R.G.S.
Edinburgh: Adam and Charles Black, 1887. Public domain image from Gedcomindex.com
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