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Scamadale, Loch, Kilninver and Kilmelford par.,
Argyllshire, 7 miles S. of Oban; is
If mile long.

Scamblesby, par. and vil., Lincolnshire—par., 2150
ac., pop. 364; vil., 6 miles N. of Horncastle; P.O.

Scamiuonden, township and vil., Huddersfield par.,
N. div. AYest-Riding Yorkshire—township, 1806 ac.,
pop. 607; the vil. is 6 miles W. of Huddersfield.

Scampstou, township, Rillington par., East-Riding
Yorkshire, 6 miles NE, of Malton, 2412 ac., pop. 241;
contains Scampstou Hall, seat.

Scampton, par. and vil., Lincolnshire—par., 2147
ac., pop. 230; vil., 6 miles NW. of Lincoln; P.O.

Scamrldgc, eminence, North-Riding Yorkshire, C|-
miles NE. of Pickering; has an ancient camp.

Scandale, glen, Westmorland, between Stock Gill
Yalley and Rydal. Scan dale Fell, 3J? miles N. of
Ambleside, has an alt. of 2155 ft. Scandale Beck,
affluent of the Rothay, is 4 miles long, and makes
several cascades.

Scaniport, in co. and 4 miles from Inverness; P.O.

Scansby, hamlet, Brodsworth par., S. div. West-
Riding Yorkshire, 2 miles W. of Doncaster.

Scapa, pier (for Kirkwall), Kirkwall and St Ola par.,
Orkney, on Scapa Bay, 2 miles S. of Kirkwall.

Scapa Bay, a NE. inlet of Scapa Flow, Orkney;
is It? mile across at entrance, and penetrates
2f miles.

Scapa Flow, a large expanse of sea, in the S. parts of
Orkney ; extends N. and S. 15 miles from Pomona to
the Pentland Firth, and E. and W. from 8 to 12 miles
between the islands of Hoy and South Ronaldshay.

Scar, mountain, 3 miles N. of Laragh, N. co. Wick-
low, alt. 2105 ft.

Scar, Big and Little, 2 rocks, in entrance to Luce
Bay, lYigfcownshire.

Scar, The, sandbank, on AY. shore of Loch Ryan,
Wigtownshire.

Scar Bay, near Clonmines, S. co. Wexford.

Scar Nose, headland, on W. side of Cullen Bay,
Banffshire.

Scar Water, in NAV. of Dumfriesshire; flows 19 miles
SE. to the river Nith, 2 miles SW. of Thornhill.

Scara Island, in Ballinaskelligs Bay, SE. co. Kerry.

Scarabcn, mountain, Latheron par., Caithness, 4
miles NW. of Berriedale, alt. 2054 ft.

Scarawalsli, par., N. co. AYexford, 106,650 ac., pop.
19,770.

Scarba, island, Jura par., Inner Hebrides, Argyll-
shire, pop. 19 ; lies lg mile N. of Jura island and 3g
miles W. of Craignish on the mainland, measures 3g
by 3f miles in extreme length and breadth, rises to an
alt. of 1500 ft., and contains Scarba Deer Forest,
3676 ac.; Scarba Sound separates Scarba island on the
NE. from Luing island.

Scarborough, parl. and mun. bor., seaport and
watering-place, par. and township, North-Riding York-
shire, 39 miles NE. of York and 234 N. of London by
rail—township, 1245 ac. and 243 foreshore, pop. 26,238;
bor. and par., 234S ac., pop. 30,504; 3 Banks, 6 news-
papers. Market-day,
Thursday. Scarborough is situated
on a semircular bay, and rises from the shore in the
form of an amphitheatre. On the N. the bay is pro-
tected by a high promontory, on which stands the castle
(1136), formerly a fortress of immense strength; it was
twice besieged by the Parliamentary forces during the
Civil AYar. The newer and the older parts of the town,
separated by a chasm, are connected by a bridge 414 ft.
long. Scarborough is much frequented for sea-bathing
and for its mineral waters, which have long been in re-
pute. The Spa has beautifully laid-out grounds and a
fashionable promenade. The harbour is of great im-
portance to the coasting trade, being used as a place of
shelter from the easterly gales, and attention has been
paid to it from an early period. On St Vincent Pier is
a lighthouse 56 ft. high, with fixed light 58 ft. above
high water and seen 13 miles. There is a floating dock
for the repair of ships. Some foreign trade is carried
on with France, Holland, and the Baltic, and a con-
siderable coasting trade with the Tyne and the Tees.
(For shipping statistics, see Appendix.) Shipbuilding,
rope and sail-cloth making are carried on, and the
fisheries are actively prosecuted. The mfr. of jet orna-
ments has risen to be an important industry. The fine
old church of St Mary was built in the reign of Stephen.

Gazetteer of the British Isles, Statistical and Topographical, by John Bartholomew, F.R.G.S.

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