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ORQUHART. USK. are about 8 miles apart. Between the glens is a rangi of hills, the highest summit, Mealfourvonie, being 2,730 feet, is watered by the rivers, or mountain streams, Coiltie Enneric, Morriston, and Loch Meikle. Glen Urquhart which is about 10 miles in length, is fertile and wooded and considered one of the finest glens in Scotland. The rivulet Enneric, which traverses the glen, forms two cascades at Morrel and Divach, the latter being a fall o 90 feet. The prevailing rocks are porphyritic granite gneiss, serpentine, limestone, conglomerate, and Ok Bed sandstone. Game is abundant, especially in Glen- morriston. In the vicinity is the grave of Moni Mor many cairns, Druid circles, ruined chapels, a fort, anc the house of the Knights of St. John of Jerusalem The parish is traversed by excellent roads up the two chief glens towards Kyle-Rhea and the ferry to Skye, and by two cross roads connecting the glens along Loot Ness. This par. is in the prosb. of Abertarf and synod of Glenelg. The stipend of the minister is about 262. The parish church, situated in Glen Urquhart, was erected about 1840; and at Meikle is a, sub-parochiai church, built in 1829. There is a Free church for Urquhart, and one for Glenmorriston and Fort-Augustus. There are chapels respectively at Invermoriston and Toraghoil, and an Episcopalian chapel at Corriemony. There are three parochial schools, situated at Glen Urquhart, Meikle, and Glenmorriston. The principal seats are Balmacaan, Glenmorriston, and Corriemony. A fair is held on the Tuesday before Beauly in November. CJRQUHART and LOGIE-WESTER, a par. in the district of Wester Ross, cos. Ross and Cromarty, Scot- land. It includes the detached district of Nairnshire, designated Ferintosh, and tho vils. of Conanbridge and Culbockie. It extends in length about 9 miles, by a breadth of about 3J miles, and resembles in form a rectangle, extending from N.N.E. to S.S.W. It is bounded on the N.W. by the river Conan and the Cromarty Frith, which separates it from Urray, Fod- derty, Dingwall, and Kiltearn. The surface is an inclined plane, gradually declining towards the Frith and the Conan. The land is fertile and well wooded. The prevailing rock is Old Red sandstone. On the moors stone coffins have been discovered. The parish is tra- versed by the great N. road across the S. W. corner, and by two roads across the Mullbuy towards Knockbain and Fortrose. This par. is in the presb. of Dingwall and synod of Ross. The stipend of the minister is about 201. The parish church was erected in 1795. There are a Free church, a parochial school, and two non- parochial schools. The principal seats are Ferintosh, Conanside, and Findon. URR, a par. in co. Kirkcudbright, Scotland, 5 miles N.E. of Castle Douglas. It comprises the vils. of Dal- beattie, Springholm and Haugh of Urr, Hardgate, and part of the vil. of Crocketford. It extends in length about 16 miles, with an extreme breadth of 4 miles, but its mean breadth is little over a mile. It is bounded on tho E. by the pars, of Kirkpatrick-Irongay, Lochrutton, Kirkgungeon, and Colvend, and on the W. by the pars, of Buittle, Crossmichael, and Kirkpatrick in Durham. Tho surface is moderately even, the greatest altitude being at Larg-Hill, which rises 600 feet above sea-level. The soil is fertile, upon a subsoil of granite rock, hard limestone, iron-ore, and shell marl, the first often pro- truding above the surface. It is watered by the Urr river, which rises in Urr Loch, on the borders of Dum- friesshire, and is traversed by the roads from Dumfries to Portpatrick and Kirkcudbright, and by the railway from Dumfries to Castle Douglas, which has a station at Dalbeattie. On the banks of the river are paper, corn, flax, and saw mills. This par. is in the presb. and synod of Dumfries, and in the patron, of the crown. The stipend of the minister is about 255. The parish church, erected in 1815, stands near the Moot Hill of Urr. At Dalbeattie, in this parish, are an Established church, a Roman Catholic chapel, dedicated to St. Peter, and a Free church ; also an United Presbyterian church at Springholm. There are three parochial schools, situated in the centre of the pariah, at Dalbeattie, and at Milton. Kear Urr-Loch are remains of the Seatons* Castle, now the haunt of sea-fowl, and on the hills are traces of an ancient fortification. URRA, a hmlt. in the chplry. of Bilsdale Midcable, par. of Helmsley, North Riding co. York, 5J miles S.E. of Stokesley, on the river Rye, between Bolton Head and Wainstone hills. URRAY, a par. in the district of Wester Ross, cos. Ross and Cromurty, Scotland. It comprises the quoad sacra pars, of Carnoch and Kinlochlychart, with the ancient par. of Kilchrist. It extends in length about 7 miles from N. to S., with a mean breadth of 3 miles, and is bounded on the W. and N. by Contin, on tho E. by Urquhart and Killearnan, and on the S. by Kirkhill and Kilmorack. The surface is moderately even, and has a diversified aspect. The soil is of various qualities, but productive. In the vicinity are the ruins of Fair- burn Tower, and pillar stones 5 feet in height near Beauly. The village of Urray is about 6 miles N.W. of Beauly, and has facilities for traffic both by land and water, owing to its proximity to Dingwall, Beauly, and Inverness. Salmon are caught in the rivers Orriu and Couan, and on the bank of the latter is a sul- phurous spring. Many of the inhabitants are employed in the Ord distillery. This par. is in the preab. of Dingwall and synod of Ross. The stipend of the minister is about 252. Tho parish church is situated on the banks of tho Orrin, near its confluence with tho Conan. There are a Free church, a parochial school, and other schools. The principal seats are Brahan Castle, Highfield House, Ord House, Muirton House, and Tarradale. URRIN, a stream, co. Wexford, Ireland, rises under Mount Leinster, and joins the Slaney near Enniscorthy. URSWICK, a par. in the hund. of Lonsdale North of the Sands, co. Lancaster, 3 miles S.W. of Ulvor- stone, its post town, and the same distance from Dulton. The parish is of large extent, and is divided into four townships Much Urswick, Little Urswick, Bardsea, and Adgarley with Stainton. The village consists of the two hamlets of Great and Little Urswick. In, the vicinity are traces of camps and forts, near which seve- ral Roman coins and n brass tripod were discovered. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Carlisle, val. 250, in the patron, of the landowners. The church has been recently restored. There is also a district church at Bardsea, the living of which is a perpet. cur., val. 100. The parochial charities produce about 38 per annum, of which 15 go to Marshall's free grammar school. USAN, a vil. in the par. of Craig, co. Forfar, Scot- land, 3 miles S.E. of Montroso. It is situated on the coast, and is a coast-guard station. USE, a mountainous ridge, co. Cork, Ireland, attains an elevation of 1,329 feet above sea-level, and gives rise to the rivor Allo. USHAW, a hmlt. in the par. of Lanchester, W. div. of Chester ward, co. Durham, 4 miles W. of Durham. [t is the site of a Roman Catholic college, established lere in 1808, on the dissolution of the English college of Douay in French Flanders, in 1794. The building is adapted for the reception of 150 students, and contains i library of upwards of 12,000 volumes, with many illu- minated MSS. Dr. Lingard and the late Cardinal Wiseman were educated in this college. USHEVAGH, a sea loch, on the E. side of Benbecula, Western Islands, coast of Scotland. USHLAWRCOED, a hmlt. in the par. of Bedwelty, ower div. of Wentlooge hund., co. Monmouth, 7 miles W. of Pontypool, and 8 from Tredegar. USK, a par. in the bar. of East Narragh, co. Kildare, >rov. of Leinster, Ireland, 6 miles S. of Kilcullen. The urface is traversed by the road from Kilcullen to Balt- nglass. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Dublin, al. with Dunlavin, 447, in the patron, of the arch- )ishop. It is united to Narraghmore in the Roman Catholic division. There are ruins of a castle and a jurial-place. Some fighting occurred here in 1798. Tairs are held on the Thursday before 12th May, and he first Thursday and Friday in October.