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NICHOLAS, ST. 59 NIGG. in the old channel to Yarmouth Roads, sometimes called the Out. NICHOLAS, ST., a par. in the bar. of Ballaghkeen, co. Wexford, prov. of Leinster, Ireland, 5 miles N.N.E. of Wexford, its post town. It is 2 miles long by 1 J mile broad. The living is a cur. in the dioc. of Ferns, vul. with Ardcolm, .509, in the patron, of the bishop. NICHOLAS, ST., a par. in the city of Cork, prov. of Munster, Ireland. See CORK. NICHOLAS, ST., a par. in the city of Galway, co. Connaught, Ireland. See GALWAY. NICHOLAS, ST., a par. in the city of Limerick, co. Limerick, prov. of JIunster, Ireland. See LIMERICK. NICHOLASTON, a par. in the hund. of Swansea, co. Glamorgan, 2 miles from Penrice, its post town, and 9 S.W. of Swansea. It is situated on Oxwich Bay, near Cefn Bryn, and contains the hmlt. of Mansclfield. The living is a rcct. in the dioc. of St. David, with Oxwich annexed, val. 224. The church is a small ancient edifice. NICHOL-FOREST, a chplry. in the par. of Kirk- Andrews-upon-Esk, ward of Eskdale, co. Cumberland, 10 miles N. by E. of Longtowu, its post town. It is situated on the rivers Liddel and Kershop, which here form several cascades, and near the borders of Scotland. The inhabitants are chiefly engaged in agriculture. From the bed of the Liddel rises a medicinal spring strongly impregnated with alum, called Hert-feel Spa. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Carlisle, val. f 1 32, in the patron.j}f the Rector of Kirk- Andrews upon Esk. The church is situated at Kingfield, and was re- built in 1812. The poet Armstrong was born here. NICKLEBY, a tnshp. in the par. of Lythe, E. div. of the lib. of Langbaurgh, North Riding co. York, 6 miles W. by N. of Whitby. The village is considerable. There ia a place of worship for the Independents. NICOLSON, an ancient par. in the co. of Edinburgh, Scotland, now joined to Temple. NIDD, a par. in the lib. of Ripon, West Riding co. York, 1 j mile N.E. of Ripley, its post town. The Nidd Bridge station of the Leeds, Harrogate, and Thirsk line of railway is in this parish. The village, which is of small extent, is situated on the river Nidd, which takes its rise under Great Whernside, whence it flows through Nidderdale, and past Pateley-Bridge, Ripley, and Knares- borough to the river Ouso at Nun-Monckton. The vil- lage derives its name from the forementioned river, and is wholly agricultural. Lead and strontian are found in the parish. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Ripon, val. 91, in the patron, of the Duchy of Lancaster. The church is a small ancient stone structure with a tower containing one bell. The church is in a bad state of repair. In the churchyard is a monument to the mily. Nidd-Hall is the principal residence. NIUDRY, a vil. in the par. of Kirkliston, co. Linlith- gow, Scotland, 3 miles N.E. of Uphall. It is situated on the Union canal and Ecclesmachan Burn, near the urgh and Glasgow railway. XIDUHY, or NIDDRIE, a vil. in the par. of Libber- ton, co. Edinburgh, Scotland, 3 miles S.E. of Edinburgh, I mile S. of Portubello. It has a station on the Nu:th British railway. The village occupies a gentle 'nee. The inhabitants are chiefly engaged in the collieries. The colliers' habitations form a lengthy row d-tiled cottages. In the vicinity are traces of an nt chapel founded in 1389. N1DON, or KNIGIITON, an cxt. par. place in the hini'l. '.(' South Petherton, co. Somerset, 3 miles N.W. ton. Sil'l'ATIl, a castle in the co. of Peebles, Scotland, 1 milr V. nl Peebles. It is situated on a rock over- looking the river Tweed, and was once a formidable fortr>s having walls 11 feet in thickness, but was taken and dismantled by Cromwell. NIKl;, a livi.r'.if tho co. of Watcrford, Ireland. It rises in Hi -} mountains, and joins the Snir. Nil. K.I;, a iiv<T 1,1 tin' 00, i.I' N"i-|i Ik, rises near Ml ;< !, a par. in the district of Easter-Ross, co. Ross, VOL. III. Scotland. It comprises the vils. of Shandwick, Balna- bruack, and Balnapellin. It extends in length about 6 miles from S.W. to N.E., with a varying breadth of from 2 to 3. The larger portion of the parish forms a peninsula betwixt the Moray Frith and the upper por- tion of the Cromarty Frith, the remainder being bounded by the parishes of Logic-Easter and Fearn. The surface is chiefly of a hilly nature, the principal hill, called " Nigg," giving name to the parish. This ridge, which overhangs the Moray Frith, extends in length about 5 miles, and attains an altitude of 500 feet. It was for- merly artificially wooded with Scotch pines, but these have been entirely cleared, so that it now presents a dreary aspect. Its sides are bold and rocky, and it is chiefly frequented by goats, eagles, and water-fowls. The surface gradually declines towards tho Cromarty Frith, and the skirts of this slope become wider to- wards tho N. and W., till they eventually merge in a large tract of level land, which is flanked by the sands of Nigg. Tho soil of tho arable land, which lies chiefly to the W. of Nigg Hill, consists of a fine black loam upon a subsoil of red sandstone. The chief rocks ara conglomerate, granitic gneiss, greenish clay, and sand- stone. The viUage of Nigg is about 3 miles N. of Cro- marty. It is situated in a corner of the parish, at the ferry over Cromarty Frith, and near the lino of the Inverness and Perth and Inverness and Aberdeen Junc- tion railway, on which it is a station. It formerly had a fort at Dunskeath, built by William the Lion, in 1179. The parish is traversed by the road from the ferry to Tain. A portion of the inhabitants are engaged in the fisheries. The sands abound in mussels and shell- fish, which are very productive. This par. is in the presb. of Tain, and synod of Ross, and in the patron, of the crown. The minister has a stipend of 234. The parish church was erected in 1626, but since that period has been frequently restored. There are a Free church and an United Presbyterian church. There are parochial and other schools. Bayfield House is the principal resi- dence. Near Shandwick House is a large obelisk with hieroglyphic figures upon it, supposed to commemorate the death of three sons of a Danish king who perished by shipwreck upon the coast. Another similar obelisk formerly stood in the churchyard, but was blown down by a storm of wind in 1725. On the farm of Ankerville, more than a mile from the sea, and nearly 200 feet above its level, is a stratum of oyster-shells of considerable extent, and above 6 inches in depth ; they lie about 3 feet below the surface, imbedded in sand, similar to that by the sea-shore. NIGG, a par. in the co. of Kincardine, Scotland. It extends about 5 miles in length from N.E. to S.W., with an extreme breadth of 3. This par., which is situated at tho N.E. extremity of tho shire, comprises tho vils. of Cove, Torry, Burnbank, and Charlston. The surface is of a hilly nature, that chain of mountains called the Grampians terminating at the German Ocean here. It is crossed by a ridge, 200 feet above sea-level, but which is arable for some distance from its base. On the summit of the ridge are two extensive cairns, which serve as landmarks. The surface is chiefly of a moory and mossy character. There are several granite quar- ries, which are worked to a great extent, above 4,000 tons being annually exported. The coast is rocky and bold, the clifls rising along the E. shore from 60 to 80 feet. Tho N.E. point, called the Girdle Ness, is a re- markable promontory forming the S. side of the estuary of the Dee. There is a small bay, called tho Bay of Nigg, at tho head of which stands the parish church. The village of Nigg is about 1 mile S. of Aberdeen. It is situated on a peninsula, formed by the river Dee and Nigg Bay, under Girdleness Point. It formerly belonged to Arbroath Abbey, which had a cell at Abbot's Walls. In the villages of Cove and Torry tho fisheries are pro- secuted with success. There are both a ferry and a bridge over the river Dee at this point. Tin's par. ia in the presb. and synod of Aberdeen, and in tli' patron. of the crown. Tho minister has a stipend of 160. The parish church, erected in 1829, is a structure of granite,