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Kecragh, or Kecroes, 2 islets, in Ballyteige Bay,

S. co. Wexford; dangerous to navigation.

Kecvil, par., township, and vil., Wilts, 41? miles
E. of Trowbridge—par., 1910 ac., pop. 550; township,
pop. 377; P.O.; in vicinity of vil. is the seat of K. Honse.

Kcgfdog, par., Denbigh. See St George.

Kegworth, small town, par., and township with
ry. sta. (in Notts, 1 mile E.), Leicestershire, on left
bank of river Soar, 3 miles S. of Trent Junction and 5J
miles NAY. of Loughborough—par., 2260ac., pop. 2168;
town and township, pop. 2142; P.O., T.O.; has basket-
making, malting, and brewing; at Kegworth the river
Soar is crossed by a stone bridge.

Kehelland, vil., in par. and 3 miles N. of Camborne,
Cornwall.

Kclg, par., mid. Aberdeenshire, on river Don, 8059
ac., pop. 776; P.O.; in S. of par. is Whitehouse sta.,
2£ miles SE. of Alford.

Keighley (pronounced Keithley), mun. bor., market
town, and par., N. div. West-Riding Yorkshire, 9 miles
NW. of Bradford and 222 miles from London by rail—
par., 10,132ac., pop. 30,395; bor., 1850 ac., pop. 25,247;
3 Banks, 2 newspapers. Market-day,
Wednesday.
Through the variety and importance of its mfrs. Keigh-
ley during recent years has made great progress.
Among its industries are the Bradford stuff trade, the
mfr. of weaving machinery and tools, also washing,
wringing, and sewing machines, and large works for
the making of iron implements of many descriptions,
including gas and water mains. The town is pleasantly
situated among the hills surrounding Airedale. Keigh-
ley was incorporated in 1882.

Keighley Division, The, parliamentary division,
N. div. West-Riding Yorkshire, pop. (estimated) 56,547.

Keigwin, vil., St Just in Pen with par., Cornwall, 5\
miles W. of Penzance.

Kell House, seat, Southend par., Argyllshire, on S.
coast of Kintyre, 101? miles SAY. of Campbeltown; on
the estate are the rnins of an ancient church tradition-
ally said to have been built by St Columba.

Keilarsbrae Honse, in par. and NE. vicinity of
Alloa, Clackmannanshire.

Keillor, Hill of, vil. See Hill op Keillor.

Keillonr Castle, seat, Fowlis-Wester par., Perth-
shire,
2\ miles NW. of Balgowan sta.

Keills, prom, and hamlet, North Knapdale par.,
Argyllshire—prom., between Loch Sween and Sound
of Jura, extends 85 miles SW.; hamlet, near S. ex-
tremity of prom., 13f miles SW. of Crinan Pier; P.O.;
Keills communicates by ferry with Lagg in Jura, and
has an ancient cross and the ruins of an ancient chapel.

Keinton Mandeville, par. and vil., Somerset, 4J
miles NE. of Somerton, 770 ac., pop. 537; P.O.

Kelr.—par., AY. Dumfriesshire, 7806 ac., pop. 745;
contains Kelr Mill, vil., on Scar AYater, 2£ miles SAV.
of Thornhill; P.O.; the Keir Hills are 1171 ft. high.—

2. Keir, seat (of the Stirlings, now of the Stirling-
Maxwells), Lecropt and Dunblane pars., S. Perthshire,
If mile SW. of Dunblane and If mile NAV. of Bridge
of Allan.

Kclstoy, township, Lavington par., Lincolnshire, on
river Glen, 3J miles NE. of Corby, pop. 62.

Keisley, tract, Dufton par., Westmorland, 3 miles
NE. of Appleby.

Kelss, fishing vil., Wick par., and quoad sacra par.,
partly also in Canisbay par., Caithness—par., pop.
1348; vil., on Sinclair’s Bay, 8 miles N. of AVick, pop.
313; P.O., T.O. ; in vicinity are Keiss Honse, seat, and
the ruins of Keiss Castle; prehistoric remains were
found on Keiss Links in 1864.

Keith.—town, Banffshire, and par., partly also in
Elginshire—par., 18,195 ac., pop. 6396 ; town, on river
Isla, 124 miles NW. of Huntly, 53§ NAY. of Aberdeen,
and 574 NW. of London by rail, pop. 4339; P.O., T.O. ;
3 Banks. Market-day,
Friday. The town consists of
Keith, comprising Old Keith (12th century) and New
Keith (1750), on the right bank of the river, and of
Fife-Keith (1817) on the left bank. The river is crossed
by two bridges, of 1609 and 1770, the former now
disused. Keith is the centre of business for middle
Banffshire, and has a large trade in cattle and in dead
meat. Among its industrial establishments are a
tweed manufactory, a blanket manufactory, an agri-
cultural implement manufactory, manure works, and
grain and flour mills ; there is also a distillery (Milton-
Keith). Among the public buildings are the Longmore
Hall (1873), used as a public hall, the Turner Memorial
Hospital (1880), and the Roman Catholic Church (1831),
an elaborately ornamented building with a fine altar-
piece, the “Incredulity of St Thomas,” presented by
Charles X. of France.—2. Keith, ancient par., now in
Humbie par., SW. Haddingtonshire; Keith House,
on Keith AYater, 3 miles NE. of Blackshiels, an old
possession of the Keiths, Earls Marischal, is now the
property of the Earl of Hopetoun; 1J mile SE. is
Upper Keith; p.o.



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