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KIRKSTEAD. 604 KIRKWALL AND ST. OLA. trustees of Leeds vicarage. The church, dedicated to St. Stephen, is a stone structure, with a spire. It was erected in 1828 by a parliamentary grant, on land given by the Earl of Cardigan, who is lord of the manor. The Baptists and Wesleyans have places of worship. There are National and Sunday schools for boys and girls. KIRKSTEAD, a par. in the hund. of Gartree, parts of Lindsey, S. div. of the co. Lincoln, 3 miles N.W. of Tattershall, and 6 S.W. of Horncastle, its post town. It is situated on the E. bank of the river Witham, and is a station on the Great Northern railway. There are remains of a Cistercian abbey, founded in 1139 by Hugh Fitz-Eudo. At the Dissolution its revenue was valued at 338 13s. lid. At a short distance from the village is Moor Tower, an octagonal building, for- merly used as an outpost to Tattershall Castle. The living is a don. cur. in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 40. The church is a small edifice, supposed to have been built before the abbey, with lancet windows and groined roof. The stipend was for some time given to a Dissenting minister. The living was at one time held by Dr. J. Taylor. The parochial charities produce about 6 per annum. Hugh Kirkstead, a Benedictine monk, was a native of this place. KIRKSTONE FELL and PASS, in co. "Westmore- land, 3 miles N.E. of Ambleside. KIRKSTYLE, a bar. in co. Lanark, Scotland, near Carluke. KIRKTHORPE, a hmlt. in the par. of Warmfield- cum-Heath, West Riding co. York, 2 miles E. of Wakefield, and 1 mile from the Normanton railway station. It is situated on the E. bank of the river Calder. The parish church and vicarage, with the hospital and almshouses, are situated in this hamlet. KIRKTHWAITE, a hmlt. in the par. of Wigton, ward and co. Cumberland, 8 miles S.W. of Carlisle. It is situated on a branch of the river Wampool, near the line of the Maryport and Carlisle railway. KIRKTON, a vil. in the par. of Kirkmahoe, co. Dumfries, Scotland, 4 miles N. of Dumfries. KIRKTON, a vil. in the par. of Balmerino, co. Fife, Scotland, 6 miles N. of Cupar. KIRKTON, a vil. in the par. of Glenisla, co. Forfar, Scotland, 1 2 miles W. of Kirriemuir. KIRKTON, a vil. in the par. of Auchterhouse, co. Forfar, Scotland, 6 miles N.W. of Dundee. It is situ- ated on the river Dighty, near the line of the Dundee and Nowtyle railway. KIRKTON, a vil. in the par. of Largo, co. Fife, Scotland. It is situated on the shore of the Frith of Forth. KIRKTON, a vil. in the par. of Burntisland, co. Fife, Scotland, 12 miles from Edinburgh, and 18 S.W. of Cupar. It is a populous village, situated on the Frith of Forth, near the steam ferry to Granton, and the line of the Edinburgh and North British railway. KIRKTON, or KIRTON, a par. in the' South Clay div. of the wap. of Bassetlaw, co. Nottingham, 3 miles N.E. of Ollerton, its post town, and 3 S.W. of Tuxford. The village, which is small, is situated at the foot of a steep and wooded eminence. The land is partly in hops. The tithes were commuted for land and a money payment, under an Enclosure Act, in 1821. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 259. The church, dedicated to the Holy Trinity, is an ancient structure, with a lofty square embattled tower con- taining two hells. There are a place of worship for the General Baptists, and a school with a small endowment. The Earl of Scarborough is lord of the manor. KIRKTON, a vil. in the par. of Strathmartine, co. Forfar, Scotland, 5 miles N. of Dundee. KIRKTON, a vil. in the par. of Tealing, co. Forfar, Scotland, 6 miles N.E. of Dundee. It is situated under the Sidlaw hills, which attain an altitude of 1,100 feet at Craigowl. KIRKTON. See also KIRTON. KIRKTON-OF-KINNETTLES, a vil. in the par. of Kinnettles, co. Forfar, Scotland, 3 miles S.W. of Forfar. KIRKTON-OF-WEEM, a vil. in the par. of We co. Perth, Scotland, 24 miles N.W. of Perth. It is situated in the vicinity of the river Tay. KIRKTOWN, a vil. in the par. of St. Fergus, co. Banff, Scotland, 4 miles N. of Peterhead. It is situated on the river Ugie, near Rattray Head. KIRKTOWN, a vil. in the par. of Fenwick, co. Ayr, Scotland, 3 miles N.E. of Kilnmrnoek. KIRKTOWN, a par. in the district of Hawick, co. Roxburgh, Scotland, 3 miles E.S.E. of Hawick, its post town. It is 8 miles in length by about 1 mile in breadth. The surface is broken by ranges of hills, between which run numerous rivulets. The land is well adapted for the pasturage of sheep. The par. is in the presb. of Jedburgh, and synod of Merse and Teviot- dale, in the patron, of the crown. The minister's stipend is 185. The church is a modern structure. The parish is intersected by the great road from New- castle to Edinburgh through Selkirk. Dr. Leyden, the celebrated orientalist, was partly educated at Kirktowu school. KIRKTOWN-OF-FORDOUN, a vil. in the par. of Fordoun, co. Kincardine, Scotland, 10 miles S.W. of Stonehaven. It is situated under the Grampians, in Strathmore. KIRKTOWN-OF-NEW-DEER, a vil. in the par. of New-Deer, co. Aberdeen, Scotland. KIRKURD, a par. in the co. Peebles, Scotland, 5J miles S. of Linton, and o S.W. of Noblehouse, its post town. -The surface lies considerably above sea level, and is broken by a range of heights running along its southern and south-western frontier. This chain sends up, among other summits, Hell's Cleuch, which attains an elevation of 2,100 feet above the sea; and on its summit is a cairn, known as the " Pyked Stane," marking the bounds of this parish, and those of Broughton and Stobs. One-third of the whole area of the parish is arable, about 600 acres are plantation, and the rest sheepwalks. It is watered by the Dean and Tarth burns, and their tributaries. There is a sulphu- reous spring near Castlecraig House, somewhat similar to those of Harrowgate and Moffat. The par. is in the presb. of Peebles, and synod of Lothian and Tweeddale. The minister's stipend is 158. The church was erected in 1766. The ancient church belonged at an early period to the bishops of Glasgow, one of whom gave it to the hospital of Soltra, the property of which chari- table institution it remained until transferred to the hospital of Trinity Church, Edinburgh. Here is a Free church. In the park of Castlecraig are two mounds, each encircled by a dyke, and supposed to have been used as seats of feudal justice. Not far from these are two circular fortifications, called the Cheaters and tho Rings. The remains of a Druidical temple, and various other antiquities, have been discovered in the neigh- bourhood. The parish is intersected by the roads from Edinburgh to Mottat, and from Glasgow to Peebles. KIRKWALL AND ST. OLA, an united par. in Pomona, or " Mainland," Orkney Islands, coast of Scot- land. It contains the burgh and post town of Kirkwall, and is bounded on the N. and S. sides by the sea, on the E. by the pars, of St. Andrew and Holm, and on the W. by the pars, of Firth and Ophir. Its length south- ward is 6 miles, and its greatest breadth about 5J. The surface at Wideford Hill, in the N.W. portion of the parish, attains an altitude of about 6,000 feet above sea-level. Tho extent of arable land throughout the parish is about 2,000 acres. Its shores are rocky, with bold crags and deep caverns. Its bays are Kirkwall and Inganness on the N., which afford shelter for ships of large size, and Scalpa Bay on the S., which is resorted to by small craft. The par. is the seat of a presb. in the synod of Orkney. It is a collegiate charge, and in the patron, of the town council of Kirk- wall. The stipend of the two ministers is 154 each. Until about twenty years ago, the cathedral was also used as tho parish church ; it then fell into decay, but has recently been fitted up for the performance of divine service. Near the cathedral is a commodious church,