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MONNINGTON-UPON-WYE. 874 MONTEITH, PORT OF. and tar iron ; lead ore is found, and limestone of the finest kind is obtained in almost every part of the county. There are several quarries of breccia for mill- stones, also mica slate and other valuable kinds of stone. The extensive coal, iron, tin, and other works, which have chiefly sprung into operation since the latter part of the last century, now furnish employment to as many people as are engaged in agriculture or in trade. The chief works are Myuyddyslwyn, Nantyglo, and Beaufort coal mines, which employ near 5,500 hands ; Pontypool and Caerleon blasting tin and iron works, which above 2,000 ; Aberyschan, Blaenavon and Clydach, Pentwyan and Galynos, Rumney or Rhymney, Sirhowy and Ebbwyvale, and Tredegar iron works, which together yield above 2,000,000 tons of iron yearly. In addition to the manufacture of iron there are at Caerleon, Pan- teague, and Rogerstone extensive tin-plate works. MONNINGTON- UPON- WYE, a par. in the hund. of Grimsworth, co. Hereford, 9 miles W. by N. of Here- ford, its post town, and 5 S.W. of 'Weobly. The village, which is inconsiderable, is situated on the N. bank of the river Wye, and adjoining the road from Brecon to Here- ford. The inhabitants are wholly engaged in agriculture. Monnington formerly belonged to a son-in-law of O wain Glyndwr, The soil consists of clay and loam, with a subsoil of gravel. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 227. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Hereford, val. 205. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, is an ancient structure with a square tower containing four bells. Monnington Court, which is supposed to have been the death-place of Owain Glyndwr, is now a farmhouse. Sir Velters Cornewall, Bart., is lord of the manor. MONNOW, or MUNWY, a river of co. Hereford. It rises near Creswell Chanel, under the Black mountains, and joins the Wye at Monmouth. MONQUHITTER, a par. in the district of Turriff, co. Aberdeen, Scotland. It comprises the post-office vil. of Cuminestown and the vils. of Garmond, Millbrex, and Lendrum. It extends in length 10J miles S. and N., with an extreme breadth of 8 miles, and is bounded by the pars, of King Edward, New Deer, Methlick, Fyvie, and Turriff. Its surface is hilly, but a great part of the land which was formerly moorish and barren is now in a high state of cultivation. The soil of the arable lands consists chiefly of a reddish loam, with a deep black mould upon a subsoil of pebbly clay. Red sandstone is quarried to some extent. The vil. of Monquhitter is situated on the branches of the rivers Ythan and Doveran, 4 miles E. of Turriff. This par. is in the presb. of Tur- riff and synod of Aberdeen. The minister has a stipend of 232. The parish church was erected in 1764, and enlarged and restored in 1792. There is a Free church, and at Cuminestown is an Episcopalian chapel. There are a parochial school and other schools, also a Sabbath- school library. Donald of the Isles was defeated at Lendrum. The parish of Monquhitter up to 1649 formed a part of the parish of Turriff. MONRIETH, a vil. in the par. of Glasserton, co. Wigtown, Scotland, 5 miles W. of Whitehorn. It is situated on Luce Bay. MON1UTH1IONT, a moorland district in co. Forfar, Scotland. It lies between Brechin and Kinnell. MONSEA, a par. in the bar. of Lower Ormond and Owney Arra, co. Tipperary, prov. of Hunster, Ireland, 2 miles N.W. of Nenagh, its post town. It is 5 miles long by 2J broad. The surface lies near Lough Derg and Youghal Bay, on the river Shannon. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Killaloe, val. 127, in the patron. of the bishop. The expense of building the church in 1807 was borne by the late Board of First Fruits. The Roman Catholic chapel is united to that of Killadiernan. There is a day school. Richmond is the principal residence. MONTACTTTE, a par. in the hund. of Tintinhull, co. Somerset, 4 miles N.W. of the Yeovil railway station. The village, which is of small extent, is chiefly agricul- tural. It is situated on the road from Yeovil to Ilminster, near the Durston and Yeovil branch of the Bristol and Exeter railway. The par. includes the hmlts. of Bishop- stone and Hyde. It was formerly called Logareshurtih by the Saxons, and returned members to parliament in the 33rd of Edward I. On Hampden Hill are extensive freestone quarries, near to which is a double-moated Roman camp nearly 3 miles in circumference, and further defended on the N.W. by a high rampart partly of stone, enclosing a space of 20 acres, where many Roman coins have been found. In this parish is also a tower, 60 i'eet in height, on the site of a castle built by William Earl of Horeton, a relative of William the Conqueror, who gave to the place its present name. He also founded a Cluniac priory, the gateway of which is still in a good state of preservation. The remains have been converted into a farmhouse. The soil consists of clay, and in some places sand, with a subsoil of clay upon freestone. The land is chiefly arable, but well wooded. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 190 10s. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Bath and Wells, val. 190. The church, dedicated to St. Catherine, is an ancient stone structure with a tower containing five bells. The interior of the church contains monuments of thaPhelips family, one of which dates from 1484. There is a National school for both sexes, in which a Sunday-school is also held. The Baptists have a chapel, at which a Sunday- school is held. Moutacute is aii ancient mansion, from which extensive views are obtained. William Phelips, Esq., is lord of the manor and principal landowner. 1IONTBATLOCK, a mountain in co. Aberdeen, Scot- land, 8 miles S. of Aboyne. It is situated near the Kincardine border, and attains an elevation of 3,459 feet. MONTEITH, or MEN TEITH, a district in the S.W. of co. Perth, Scotland. It comprehends the greater part of the vale of Teith, .with parts of the upper vale of the Forth, and the lower part of the vale of the Allan, lying W. of the Ochill hills in Perthshire. Previous to the abolition of hereditary jurisdictions, it formed a sepa- rate stewartry, and was chiefly possessed by the family of Graham, as earls of Monteith, which title is now extinct. It comprehends the pars, of Aberfoyle, Cal- lander, Kilmadock, Kincardine, Lecropt, and Port-of- Monteith, with parts of Dunblane, Kippen, and Logie, and the lochs of Ard and Chon, Aberfoyle, and Mon- teith. This last is 7 miles in circumference, and con- tains three islands, two of which, Inchmachoine and Talla, are wooded. The former has ruins of a priory founded by the Cummings and Stuarts in 1238, where Queen Mary took shelter in 1547, and the latter some traces of the baronial castle of the Grahams, earls of Monteith, who had an extensive park on the northern . shore of the lake, still adorned with oak, Spanish chest- nut, and plane trees of ancient growth. MONTEITH, PORT OF, a par. in the Monteith dis- trict of co. Perth, Scotland. This parish, which was anciently called Port, is situated on the southern border of the county, being separated from Stirlingshire and Kippen by the river Forth, which traces its southern boundary; on the other sides it adjoins the pars, of Aberfoyle, Callander, Kilmadock, and Kincardine. It is nearly 9 miles in length from E. to W., with an extreme breadth of 6J miles, comprising near its centre the loch of Monteith, and on its northern boundary the loch of Vennachar, with numerous small lakes, called Lochan-Ballach, Loch Drunkie, Loch of Letter, Loch of Roskie, and Dow-loch. The surface in the S. and W., near the banks of the Forth, is generally .level and extremely fertile, but in the northern part of the parish it is diversified by rocky mountains covered with heath, and in places attaining an altitude of near 2,000 feet above the sea-level, forming the frontier of the Scottish Highlands. The S.E. corner is occupied by a part of Flanders Moss, much resembling in character the well-known moss of Kincardine, and bearing traces of a Roman road and fortress. The parish is traversed by the road between Doune and the head of Loch Katrine, and by two roads from Stirlingshire to Callander. It includes the post-office vil. of Gartmore, and the vils. of Ruskie and Tomachar, with several seats, as Blairhoyle, Cardross House, Gartmore House, Inner Trossachs, and