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LOGIE. LONDESBOROUGH. LOGIE, a quoad sacra par. in tho par. of Kirriemuir, co. Forfar, Scotland, 5 miles N.W. of Forfar. It is situated near the river Esk. The living is in the presb.

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LOGIE, a vil. in the par. of Logic Pest, co. Forfar, Scotland, 5 miles N.E. of Brechin. LOGIE ALLACHIE. See DUNXELD, LITTLE, co. LOGIE ALMOND, a vil. in the par. of Monedie, co. Perth, Scotland, 6 miles N.W. of Perth. It is situated on tho river Almond. In the vicinity are several Drnidical stones, and a pillar twelve feet high. LOGIEBRIDE, an ancient par. in co. Perth, Scot- land, now united to Auchtergaven [which see], LOGIE-BUCHAN, a par. in the Ellon district, co. Aberdeen, .Scotland, 2 miles S.E. of Ellon, its post town. The size of the par. is 9 miles by 1J mile, and contains 6,468 imperial acres, of which about 5,700 are under tillage. The surface is flat, with occasional eminences. The parish is intersected by the river Ythan, which is navigable for about 3 miles for small vessels, and in which it appears that a pearl fishery was carried on in the reign of Charles I. The par. is in the presb. of Elion and synod of Aberdeen. Tho minister's stipend is 192. The parish church was erected in 1787. The jpng of " Logie o' Buchan" refers to a gardener of logic, in the parish of Crimond, but the song of the "Boat of Logie" has reference to this parish. LOGIE-COLDSTONE, or LOGIE MAR, a par. in the Kincardine O'Neil district, co. Aberdeen, Scotland, 2j miles W. of Tarland, its post town. It is situated in a hollow, on a branch of the river Dee. It is about 6 miles in length, and 3i in breadth. The par. consists of about 3,000 acres, chiefly under tillage. The land is in general fertile, intermixed with hills and barren moors, where game of all kinds abound, especially on the hill of Morsen. Granite is the predominant rock. The loch of Davcn is about 3J miles in circumference ; and near the parish church is a mineral spring, called iv. The par. is in the presb. of Kincardine O'Neil and synod of Aberdeen, in the patron, of the crown, and Farquharson of Invercauld. The minister's stipend is 217. The parish church was erected in '. There is a Freo church at Glenmuick. The chief seats are Corrachree and Blelack. In 1C 18 the ancient parishes of Logie-Mar and Coldstone were united to form the present parish of Logie-Coldstone. Tie 10 arc in tho parish three large cairns, and several ^pe circles, supposed to be of Druidical origin. 1JM.1K DURNO, an ancient par. in tho Garioch district of tho co. Aberdeen, Scotland. See CHAPEL OP LOGIE-EASTER, a par. partly in the co. Ross, and I partly in tho co. Cromarty, Scotland, 5 miles S.S.W. ain, and 2 N. of Parkhill. It is about 7 miles in li, and 2 in breadth. Tho soil is in some parts stiff' clay, and in others approaches to a light loam.

have been extensively reclaimed, and the parish

lins some flourishing plantations. Wheat is the i grain crop. Tho par. is in tho presb. of Tain synod of Ross. The minister's stipend is 237. church is a commodious structure. There i church, also an Assembly school at Scotsburn. ef seats are Shandwiek and Calrossie. There ne cairns near Albanich burn, and tumuli, and al springs, in the neighbourhood. i:HT, a par. in the co. Forfar, Scotland, N.E. of Brechin. Montroso is its post town. ins tho vils. of Craigo, Logie, and Muirside. i river North I' -k traces tho boundary between this r. and the; co. Kincardine, and gives the title of earl ir.ily of Carnegie. Tho length of tho par. is iid its breadth about 3. It contains about 3,860 which by far the larger proportion is under iie is abundant, but not worked. rings in tho neighbourhood, one of

ho par. is in the presb. of Brechin
and Mearns, in tho patron, of the

I crown LI: St. Andrew's. The parish church, erected in 1840. is a commodious structure. There is a Free church ; also three non-parochial schools. The principal mansions are Craigo and Gallary. In the neighbourhood are two extensive flax spinning-mills, bleachfields, and soda works, which, together, employ a largo number of the inhabitants. The parish is inter- sected by the Aberdeen railway, which has a station at Craigo. This parish was united with that of Pert in 1610, and the ruins of the ancient churches of both parishes are still to be seen. The united parish is some- times called Logio Forfar. There are tumuli near Craigo House, known as tho Laws of Logie, whero human remains, &c., have been discovered. LOGIERAIT, a par. in the co. Perth, Scotland, 6 miles N. of Dunkeld. It includes the vil. of Bailenling, and a portion of the post town of Aberfeldy. Tho size of the par. is 5 miles by 4, the principal part of which lies on the point of land formed by tho junction of the rivers Tay and Tummel, extending along the banks of each 7 miles. Tho par. is in the presb. of Weera and synod of Perth and Stirling. The minister's stipend is 251. The par. church, built in 1806, is a commo- dious structure. Within tho parish there are a Freo church, an Episcopalian, and a Baptist chapel ; and at Aberfeldy there is a Free church, and also an Indepen- dent chapel. There are several schools throughout tho district. In this parish are the " Braes of Tullimet," celebrated in Scottish song. Not far from the church is an eminence, which commands a prospect of the greater part of the parish. In tho neighbourhood there are six distilleries, two flax mills, eight meal and other mills. Near the Tummel ferry are the ruins of a castle, said to have been the residence of Robert III. ; and there are the remains of a beacon-house in tho parish. It was at the village of Logierait that Rob Roy made his escape after his capture by the Duke of Atholo in 1717; and here also Prince Charles kept his prisoners after the battle of Preston Pans. Roman antiquities have been discovered here ; and there are ruins of Romish chapels, and Druidical remains. In 1700 an earthquake was felt here, and in 1778 the place was visited by a waterspout. In this parish there are chains of ferry-boats both across tho rivers Tay and Tummel. A fair is held on the 22nd August, and the " Beltan" is kept up 1st May (old style). Dr. Adam Fergusson and Dr. Robert Bisset (biographer of Burke) may be men- tioned among the parish's distinguished natives. LOGIERIEVE, a station on the Formartine and Buchan section of the Great North of Scotland railway. LOGIE WESTER, an ancient par. in the co. Ross, Scotland, now united to Urquhart (which see). LOLWORTH, a far. in the hund. of Northstow, co. Cambridge, 3 miles 8. of Long Stanton, and G N.W. of Cambridge, its post town. The Great Eastern line 01 railway has a station at Long Stanton. The village is small, and wholly agricultural. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 200. Tho living is a rect. in the dioc. of Ely, val. 182. The church is a plain ancient edifice, dedicated to All Saints. Theio are charities of about 3 per annum. LOMOND HILLS, co. Fife, Scotland, near Falkland. They attain an altitude of from 1,500 to 1,700 feet, and are situated in the western part of the county. LOMOND, LOCH, a freshwater lake in the cog. Dumbarton and Stirling, Scotland. It is 23 miles in length, and from 1 to 5 miles in breadth. It contains 30 islands, of different sizes, the chief of which are Inch- Cailliach, Inch-Cruin, Inch-Conachan, Inch-Murrin, Inch- Moon, &c. It is replenished by the rivulets Finlas, Fruin, Luss, Douglas, Inaid, and Endrick, and its superfluous waters are carried off by the river Leven. The lake is from 20 to 100 fathoms deep, and about 22 feet above tho level of the sea. LON AN. See KIRK-LONAN, Isle of Man. LONDESBOROUGH, a par. in the Holmo Beacon div. of the wap. of Harthill, East Riding co. York, 2J miles N.W. of Market Weighton, its post town, and 5 S. K. of Pocklington. It is situated on the Roman high- way, Ermine Street, and is supposed to occupy tho site