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Dundee; was anciently a place of royal embarkation; its ruined church is said to have succeeded a church of the early part of the 8th century, founded by St Boni- face ; 14 mile NE. of sta. is Invergowrie Honse.
Inverguseran House, Knoydart dist., Glenelg par., W. Inverness-shire, on Sound of Sleat, 5 miles SE. of Isle Ornsay.
Inveric, hamlet and seat, Knoydart dist., Glenelg par., W. Inverness-shire, on Inverie Bay, Loch Nevis, 10 miles SE. of Isle Ornsay ; P.O.
Inverin, 8 miles from Spiddal, W. co. Galway; P.O.
Inverinan Lodge, Kilchrenan and Dalavich par., Argyllshire, onW. side of LochAwe,13m. S. of Taynuilt.
Inverinate, hamlet and seat, Kintail par., SW. Ross and Cromarty, on N. shore of Loch Duich, 10 miles SE. of Lochalsh; P.O., called Inverynate.
Inverkcillor, coast par. and vil. with ry. sta., E. Forfarshire—par., 10,240 ac., pop. 1671; vil., on Lunan Water, 6 miles N. of Arbroath; P.O., T.o.
Inverkcithing, pari, and royal burgh, and par. and quoad sacra par., Fife—par., 4482 ac., pop. 2565; quoad sacra par. (including part of Dunfermline par.), pop. 2753; pari, burgh, pop. 1646; royal burgh, pop. 1366; town with ry. sta., on Inverkeithing Bay, Firth of Forth, 3| miles SE. of Dunfermline, pop. 1653; P.O., T.O., 1 Bank. Market-day, Monday. Inverkeith- ing is a royal burgh of ancient date, having a charter from William the Lion. A house is still pointed out as the residence of Annabella Drummond (1340-1403), the widowed queen of Robert III., and near it vestiges have been discovered of a monastery. The church, except the Middle Pointed tower, is modern, but contains an old font, one of the finest in Scotland. The harbour, at spring tides, admits vessels of 200 tons. Shipbuild- ing and several other small industries are carried on. Inverkeithing is one of the Stirling District of Parlia- mentary Burghs, which returns 1 member.
Invcrkeithny, par. and vil., Banffshire — par., 7641 ac., pop. 909; vil., on river Deveron, 7 miles SW. of Turriff; P.O.
Invcrkindie, hamlet, Strathdon par., Aberdeen- shire, at the confluence of Kindie Burn with the Don, 10 miles SW. of Rhynie; P.O.
Inverkip (or Innerkip), coast par. and vil. with ry. sta., W. Renfrewshire—par. (containing town of Gourock), 12,549 ac., pop. 5359; viL, near the influx of the Kip to the Firth of Clyde, 6 m. SAY. of Greenock, pop. 580; P.O., T.O.; Inverkip is a small watering-place.
Inverkirkaig, hamlet, Assynt par., Sutherland, on SAY. border of co., at mouth of river Kirkaig.
Inverlael Lodge, at head of Loch Broom, NW. Ross and Cromarty, 6 miles SE. of Ullapool. See Glenbeg.
Inver lair, seat, Kilmonivaig par., Inverness-shire, 8 miles E. of Spean Bridge.
Inverleith, N. suburb of Edinburgh; contains the Royal Botanic Gardens.
Inverliver House, on W. side and near head of Loch Awe, Argyllshire, 14 mile NE. of Ford pier.
Invcrlochy Castle, ruin, Kilmonivaig par., SW. Inverness-shire, on river Lochy, near its influx to Loch Linnhe, 14 mile NE. of Fort William; is traditionally a royal Pictish seat; the battle of Inverlochy, in which Montrose defeated Argyll, was fought 2d February 1645; 3 miles NE. of Fort William is the modern Inverlochy Castle, seat of Lord Abinger.
Invermark Castle, ruined tower, long a seat of the Lindsays, in par. and adjacent to Lochlee church, N. Forfarshire, at confluence of Water of Mark and Water of Lee, 17 m. NW. of Edzell; in vicinity is Inver- mark Lodge, the shooting quarters of the Earl of Dalhousie; Invermark Deer Forestembraces25,830ac.
Invermay, seat, formerly of the Belshes family, now of Lord Clinton, in par. and 14 mile SE. of Forteviot sta., SE. Perthshire ; stands on May Water, amid the Birks of Invermay; near the modern house are the remains of an old baronial fortalice.
Invermore, seat, at Larne, E. co. Antrim.
Invermoriston, hamlet with inn and pier, at mouth of Glen Moriston, Inverness-shire, on W. side of Loch Ness, 6 miles NE. of Fort Augustus; P.O., T.O., called Glenmoriston; in vicinity is Invermoriston Honse, an old mansion modernised; Invermoriston Deer Forest embraces 17,220 ac. See Glenmoriston. 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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