Kirchbern, a town of Wurtemberg, with a castle
a hill, by the river Jaxt, 12 m. S. S. W. of
ltotenburg.

Kirchbern, a town in the Prussian province of
the Lower Rhine, 41 m. W. of Mentz.

Kirchein, a town of Bavaria, on the Mindel,
29 m. E. S. E. of Ulm.

Kirchhayn, a town of the Prussian states, in
Lusatia; seated on the Bober, 18 m. S. of Luckau

Kirchhcim,a town of Wurtemberg, with a castle,
seated on the river Lauter, 18 m. S. E. ofStuttgard.

Kirdorf, a town of Germany, in Hesse-Darm-
starlt., 42 m. S. S. W. of Cassel.

Kirin, a government of Eastern Tartary, en-
closed between the sea of Japan, the northern
frontier of Corea, and the river of Saghalien.
The climate is extremely cold; and, from the
number of forests by which it is covered, the
country is thinly inhabited. The valuable plant
ginseng grows here; and the emperor of China
sends hither the criminals banished hy the laws.

Kirin, a city of eastern Tartary, capital of the
foregoing province, and the residence of a Mand-
shur general, who is invested with the authority
of a viceroy. It is situate on the river Songari,
which is here called Khan. 540 m. E. N. E. of
Pekin. Long. 126. 20/E., lat. 43. 20. N.

Kirkcaldy, a borough of Scotland, in Fifeshire,
with a good harbour. Here are a dock yard for
small vessels and manufactures of checks, tick-
ing, cotton, and leather. This was the birth-place
of the celebrated Dr. Adam Smith, author of the
¹ Wealth of Nations.’ It is seated on the N. side
of the frith of Forth, II m. N. of Leith.

Kirkcudbright, a borough and seaport of Scot-
land, capital of its name, with a castle. The har-
bour will admit ships of any burden to come up
to the town, and yet it has no considerable trade
or manufacture. It is seated at the mouth of
the Dee, 28 m. S. W. of Dumfries.

Kirkcudbrightshire, or East Galloway, a county
of Scotland, 45 m. long and 30 broad; bounded
on the N. W. by Ayrshire, N. E. and E. by Dum-
fries-shire, S. by Solway Frith and the Irish Sea,
and W. by Wigtonshire. It is divided into 28 par-
ishes, contains 33,600 inhabitants, and sends one
member to parliament. The northern parts are
mountainous and uncultivated ; but there is some
fertile land on the sides of the rivers, and it feeds
a great number of cattle and sheep. The chief
rivers are the Dee, Fleet, Cree, and Orr.

Kirkham, a town in Lancashire, Eng. The an-
cient church was taken down in 1822, except the
tower, and rebuilt by a subscribed rate. The
manufactures, which are increasing in importance,
are sail cloth, cordage, coarse linens, cottons, &c;
It is seated near the mouth of the Ribble, 23 m.
S. of Lancaster, and 226 N. N. W. of London.

Kirkintilloch, a town of Scotland, in Dumbar-
tonshire. with manufactures of linen and cotton ;
seated near the junction of the Luggie with the
Kelvin. 7 m. E. N. E. of Glasgow.

Kirk!ess. a village in W.Yorkshire Eng. situate
on the Calder. 3 m. from Huddersfield. In the
park near it is the monument of the famous Rob-
in Hood.

Kirkoswald. a town in Cumberland, Eng. On
an elevated spot, a little E. of the town, are the
ruins of a castle : and on another eminence, 3 m.
to the S., is the famous dniidical monument called
Long Meg and her daughters. Kirkoswald is
seated at the conflux of the Croglin with the
Eden, 9 m. N. by E. of Penrith, and 292 N. W.
of London

Kirkpatrick, a village of Scotland, in Dumbarton
shire 5 m. E. S. E. of Dumbarton. The vestiges o.
ofthe Roman wall, built by Antoninus,extenc. from
the Clyde at this place to Abercorn on the frith o
Forth. It is called, by the country people, Gia
ham’s Dike.

Kirkton, or Kirton, a town in Lincolnshire
Eng; situate on the top of a hill, 20 m. N. of Lhxc2xbb
coin, and 147 N. by W of London.

Kirkville, p.v. Onondaga Co. N. Y.

KirksviUe, p.v. Mecklenberg Co. N. C. 150 m.
S. W- Raleigh.

Kirkwood, a township of Belmont Co. Ohio,

Kirkwall, a borough of Scotland, capital of Po-
mona, the principal island of the Orkneys. It is
built on a neck of land, on the E. side of the
island ; and the most striking object is the stately
cathedral of St. Magnus opposite which is the
bishop’s palace, now called a castle. The harbour
is excellent, with a good outer road, defended by
a fortification. Here are manufactures of linen
and cotton ; and great quantities of kelp are ex
ported. It is 30 m. N. E. of Thurso, in Caith
ness-shire.

Kirn, a town of the Prussian province of Lower
Rhine, situate on the Nahe, 42 m. S. by W. of
Coblentz.

Kirrymuir, a town of Scotland, in Forfarsnire,
with considerable manufactures of brown and
coarse linens. It is 5 m. N. W. of Forfar, and
16 N. of Dundee.

Kirshehr, a town of Asiatic Turkey, in Natolia,
formerly a considerable city, called Diocaesarea.
Salt is made in the neighbourhood. It is 84 m.
N. E. of Cogni. Long. 34. 15. E., lat. 39. 10. N.

Kirsova, a town of European Turkey, in Bul-
garia, seated on the Danube, 76 m. S. W. of Is-
mael. Long. 28. 4. E., lat. 44. 47. N.

Kiskiminitas, a branch of Alleghany river in
Pennsylvania. On this stream are many salt
springs. There is a village of this name in West-
moreland Co. Pa.

Kirtland, ph. Geauga Co. Ohio. 165 m. N. E.
Columbus Pop. 1,010.

Kismich, or Kisme, a fertile island at the en-
trance of the gulf of Persia, 60 m. long and 12
broad, separated by a narrow channel from the
continent of Persia. Its E. end is 12 m. S. of
Gombron.

Kissingen, a town of the Bavarian states, in
Franconia, in the environs of which are some
medicinal and salt springs. 32 m. N. of Wurzburg.

Kistna, or Krishna, a rivfer of Hindoostan, which
rises in the Sukhien. Mountains, not far to the S
of Poona, flows E. about 500 rn. forming the
boundary between the Deccan and the Peninsula,
and enters the bay of Bengal by several mouths,
to the S. of Masulipatam. Owing to the accu
mulation of sand at its mouths, it is not navigable
for ships ; but its inundations are of the greatest
importance to the fertility of the country through
which it passes.

Kistnagheri, a town and fortress of Hindoostan
in the province of Barramaul. Since it came intc
the possession of the British, in 1792, it has been
dismantled to save the expense of a garrison. It
is situate on a rock nearly 700 feet in height, 54
m. S. E. of Bangalore, and 66 W. S. W. of Arcot.

Kittanniny, a township of Armstrong Co Pa.
40 m. N. E. Pittsburg.

Kittatinny Mountains, the name given to a
branch of the Apalachian chain, in New Jersey
and Pennsylvania.

Kittery, p.v. York Co. Me. at the mouth of Pis-