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Craignair, granite quarries, Buittle par., Kirkcud- brightshire, near Dalbeattie.
Craignamaddy, hill, 5 miles N. of Moville, N. co. Donegal, alt. 1054 ft.
Craigneil Castle, old tower, in par. and near Colmon- ell, SW. Ayrshire; was a hiding-place of Robert Bruce.
Craignethan Castle, ruins, in co. and 4¼ m. NAY. of Lanark; the Tullietudlem of Scotts Old Mortality.
Craignenk, town, Dalziel par., N. Lanarkshire, pop. 2330; forms part of Wishaw.
Craignish, par., AY. coast of Argyllshire, 18 miles NW. of Lochgilphead, 9813 ac., pop. 451; contains re- mains of a large, strong, mediaeval fortress, and vestiges of numerous rude forts, supposed to be Scandinavian. Loch Craignish, between Craignish and Kilmartin pars., 6 miles long and from 3 miles to 1 mile wide, forms near its head a commodious harbour, with good anchorage. Craignish Point flanks AV. side of lochs mouth ; 2¼ miles NE. of point is Craignish Castle.
Craignnire, hamlet with steamboat pier, Torosay par., Mull island, Argyllshire ; P.O.
Craigo, manufacturing vil. withry. sta., 5 m. NAY. of Montrose, E. Forfarshire; 1¼ m. S. of sta. is C. House.
Craigoch, stream, W. Wigtownshire, flowing 4 miles SAY. to the sea at Dunskey Castle, ¼ m. SE. of Portpatrick.
Craigowl, summit of Sidlaw Hills, Glamis par., S. Forfarshire, alt. 1493 ft.
Craigphadrick, wooded hill with vitrified fort, in co. and 2¼ miles AY. of Inverness, alt. 430 ft. ; the fort is supposed by some to be the palace of Brude, King of Piets, visited by Columba in 565.
Craigrie, vil., in par. and nr. town of Clackmannan.
Craigrossie, one of the most conspicuous summits of the Ochils, S. Perthshire, near Auchterarder, 1250 ft.
Craigrothie, vil., in par. and 2 miles W. of Ceres, Fifeshire; P.O.
Craigrownie, quoad sacra par., Roseneath par., SAY. Dumbartonshire, comprising the police bnrgh of Kil- creggan and Cove, pop. 1136 ; in the par., near Barons Point, is Craigrownie Castle.
Craigroy, eminence, mid. Ross-shire, 5 miles SE. of head of Loch Maree.
Craigroyston, or Hob Hoys Cave, cavern, Stirling- shire, on E. side of Loch Lomond, near Inversnaid.
Craigs.—hamlet, Liberton par., Edinburghshire.—2. Craigs, seat, in co. and 2 m. E. of Dumfries.—3. Craigs, vil., SE. Stirlingshire. See Rumford and Craigs.
Craigs, par., AY. co. Antrim, on river Maine, 5 miles NW. of Ballymena, 12,365 ac., pop. 6673 ; P.O.
Craigs of Ness, rocky gorge on river Doon, Ayrshire, immediately below Loch Doon.
Craigskean, ruined fortalice, Maybolepar., Ayrshire.
Craigsparrow, S. section of Newburgh par., Fife.
Craigston, place with school, Barra par., Outer Hebrides, Inverness-shire.
Craigston Castle, seat (1604), 4¼ miles NE. of Turriff, NW. Aberdeenshire.
Craigtkornhill, seat, Glassford par., Lanarkshire, 5 miles SE. of Hamilton.
Craigton.—estate with old mansion (1635) and bleachfield, New Kilpatrick par., SE. Dumbartonshire, on C. Burn, 2 miles NAY. of Milngavie.—2. Craigton, vil., Monikie par., S. Forfarshire, 5 miles NW. of Car- noustie; P.O.—3. Craigton, vil., Airlie par., W. Forfar- shire, 4 miles SAY. of Kirriemuir.—4. Craigton, seat, Abercorn par., Linlithgowshire, 2 miles NAY. of AYinch- burgh sta.—5. Craigton, hamlet and school, Peter- culter par., Aberdeenshire, a little N. of Culter sta.
Craigullian, loch, Strathblane par., Stirlingshire.
Craigvinean, wild wooded hill, Little Dunkeld par., Perthshire, at confluence of Tay and Bran, alt. 1247 ft.
Craig-y-Barns, or Craigwood, wooded pyramidal hill, near Dunkeld, Perthshire, alt. 558 ft.
Craig-y-Dinas.—eminence with Roman camp, in co. and 7 m. SW. of Carnarvon.—2. Craig-y-»inas, emin- ence with British fort, E. Merioneth, 4¼ m. N. of Barmouth.
Craig-y-Don, seat, near Beaumaris, Anglesey.
Craig-y-Gaerwyd, precipitous rock with Roman camp, Monmouthshire, on river Usk, l¼m. NAY. of Usk.
Craig-y-Grybni, place with blue-slate quarries, in par. and near Llangynog, Montgomeryshire.
Craig-y-Llyn, loftiest summit in Glamorgan, near head of vale of Neath, 6 miles AY. of Aberdare. 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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