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71University of Cambridge — University of Cambridge † Catholic Encyclopedia ► University of Cambridge I. ORIGIN AND HISTORY The obscurity which surrounds the ancient history of Cambridge makes it impossible to fix with any certainty the date of the… …
72Cawdor — CAWDOR, a parish, partly in the county of Inverness, but chiefly in that of Nairn; containing 1150 inhabitants, of whom 146 are in the village of Cawdor, 5½ miles (S. S. W.) from Nairn. This place was anciently called Barewan, or Barivan, from …
73Culross — CULROSS, a royal burgh and a parish, in the county of Perth, 7 miles (W.) from Dunfermline, and 21 (W. N. W.) from Edinburgh; containing, with the villages of Blairburn and Lowvalley field, 1444 inhabitants, of whom 603 are in the burgh. This… …
74Kilconquhar — KILCONQUHAR, a parish, in the district of St. Andrew s, county of Fife; containing, with the port of Earlsferry, the market town of Colinsburgh, and the village of Barnyards, 2605 inhabitants, of whom 334 are in the village of Kilconquhar, 1½… …
75Pathhead — 1) PATHHEAD, a village, in the parish of New Cumnock, district of Kyle, county of Ayr; containing 325 inhabitants. This is an agricultural village, not far distant from Afton Bridgend, Castle, and Mansfield, also in the parish. It contains a… …
76Port-Bannatyne — PORT BANNATYNE, a village, in the parish of Rothesay, county of Bute, 2 miles (N. E.) from the town of Rothesay; containing 326 inhabitants. This village, situated at the head of Kames bay, in the Frith of Clyde, takes its name from the family …
77Wigton, or Wigtown — WIGTON, or WIGTOWN, a royal burgh, a sea port, the county town, and a parish, in the county of Wigton or Wigtown, 105 miles (S. W. by S.) from Edinburgh; containing, with the village of Bladnoch, 2562 inhabitants, of whom 1972 are in the town …
78Babel — Hebrew for Babylon. According to local tradition the city was founded by the god Marduk; in the OT it is the archetypal place of confused languages (Gen. 11:1 ff.). Linguistic diversity was imposed by God, according to the aetiological myth… …
79towery — /ˈtaʊəri/ (say towuhree) adjective 1. having towers. 2. lofty. {tower + y1} …
80towered — Tower Tow er, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {towered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {towering}.] To rise and overtop other objects; to be lofty or very high; hence, to soar. [1913 Webster] On the other side an high rock towered still. Spenser. [1913 Webster] My lord… …
