the capital of the shire of that name in Scotland, is pleasantly situated on the side of a hill, at the mouth of the river Devon. It has several streets, of which that with the town-house in it, adorned with a new spire, is very handsome. This place was erected into a borough by virtue of a charter from Robert II. dated October 7. 1372, endowing it with the same privileges, and putting it on the same footing, with the burgh of Aberdeen; but tradition says it was founded in the reign of Malcolm Canmore. It gives title of baron to a branch of the Ogilvie family. The harbour is very bad, as the entrance of the mouth of the Devon is very uncertain, being often stopped by the shifting of the sands, which are continually changing in great storms; the pier is therefore placed on the outside. Much salmon is exported from hence. About Troop-head some kelp is made; and the adventurers pay the lord of the manor 50l. per annum for the liberty of collecting the materials. Near the town is a most magnificent feat lately built by the earl of Fife. It lies in a beautiful plain washed by the Devon, the lofty banks of which, clothed with wood on the opposite side, afford a delightful contrast to the soft vale beneath. W. Long. 2. 5. N. Lat. 57. 40.