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ported over in great numbers, as well as carts and waggons; 

 bill tin- ditficulty and dang'-r of efTcfting thi-fe objctts, have 

 induced cattle drivers and carriers to go round by the bridge 



at Stirling. 



The parifli of Queensferry is of fmall extent, being con- 

 fin'-d entirely to the royalty. In ecclefiaflical matters it 

 forms part of the pr.-fb'ytery of. Linlithgow, and fynod 

 of Lothian and Tweedale ; and, according to tiie popu- 

 lation returns of 1811, contains 77 houfes and 558 inha- 

 bitants. 



On the fummit of the ridge rifing from the fhorc here, 

 Hands Hopetoun-hoiife, the feat of the earl of Hopetoun, 

 which is perhaps equal in magnificence of afpeS to any 

 palace or refidence in Great Britain. The manfion is feated 

 on a noble lawn, forming a kind of terrace along the Forth 

 for more than a mile in front, and only terminated by the 

 Frith, which winds round it, and appears like a wide and 

 extenfive lake, interfperfird with iflands and enlivened with 

 a variety of (hipping. Behind the lioufe the ground is more 

 various, breaking into hills, vallies, and promontories, which 

 flioot into the Forth. All the grounds, to a confiderable 

 diftance, are planted and adorned ; and the houfe is judici- 

 oufly flanked with a thick wood, to proteft it againit the 

 violence of the northern winds. On this lide the Forth 

 affumes, at different points, different appearances, fometimes 

 putting on the femblance of a lake, and fometimes that of 

 a river. The houfe is a very noble difplay of architeftural 

 magniticence. It was begun by the celebrated architect fir 

 William Bruce, and finiftied by Mr. Adam, who is believed 

 to have added the wings. It is much to be regretted, that 

 the interior of this princely manfion does not correfpond 

 with the grand fcale of the exterior, in the fize and decora- 

 tions of the apartments. Beauties of Scotland by Robert 

 Forfyth, vol. iii. Carlifle's Topographical Diftionary of 

 Scotland, 4to. 1813. 



QuEENbFEKRY, North, a fmall fea-port town in the dif- 

 trift and parifh of Dunfermline, Scotland, is fituated on the 

 northern fhore of the Frith of Forth, oppofite to the royal 

 burgh of South Queensferry, defcribed in the preceding 

 article. The principal export is whin-ftone for paving, 

 which is found i)i vaft abundance in the extenfive " whin- 

 ftone quarries" adjoining. Of that material a large pro- 

 portion is conveyed to London, and many towns on the 

 eaftern coaft of England. A hamlet, called St. Margaret, 

 between this village and the head-land, which forms the 

 weftern boundary of Inverkiething bay, is noted as the 

 landing place of prince Edgar Atheling, and his filler Mar- 

 garet, afterwards queen of Scotland, when they fled from 

 England to avoid the effedls of the conqueror's jealoufy of 

 Edgar's claim to the Englifti crown. By an aft of parlia- 

 ment, lately pafled, the ferry has been placed under excel- 

 lent regulations; and the harbour lOn each fide, but parti- 

 cularly on the north fide, has been much enlarged and im- 

 proved. A fignal houfe here contains apartments for the 

 accommodation of the truftees, the fuperintcndant, and boat- 

 men. Carhfle's Topographical Diftionary of Scotland, 410. 

 1813. 



QUEEN'S-HOPE, or East-hope, a town in the parifli 

 of Eftyn, or Hope, cwmwd of Mertfordd, cantref of Uwch, 

 Nant, (now called the hundred of Mold,) and county of 

 Flint, North Wales, is fituaud near the river Alun, at the dif- 

 tance of fix miles N.W. from Wrexham. Together with the 

 adjoining caille and hamlet of Cacr-Gwrle, it conftitutes a 

 burgh, both by prescription, and in virtue of a charter 

 granred by Edward the Black Prince in 1351. That deed 

 orders that the conftable of the cattle fhall be mavor, ex 

 officio, and fliall nominate two bailiffs, to govern under him, 



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from among the burgeflbs. This place obtained the appel- 

 lation of Qucen's-Hope, after the year 1282, from the cir- 

 cumllance of its having been then bellowed by Edward I. 

 o ; his beloved and heroic confort Eleanor ; or, as fome affirm, 

 from her majtlly having lodged here, when on her way to 

 Caernarvon to give the Welfli • ruler born within their own 

 territories. The etymology of its ancient name, " Caer- 

 gawr-Ue," (the camp of the gigantic legion,) feems to in- 

 dicate that it was once occu;)icd by the Romans ; and in 

 confirmation of this conjefture we may obferve, that a 

 Roman hypocauft has lately been difcovered here, fome of 

 the tiles ufed in the conllruftion of which were infcribed 

 " Legio XX." Pennant fuppofes that it was an outpoft 

 to the grand ftation Deva, and notices the remains of two 

 roads. The ruins of the cattle of Caergwrle are feated on a 

 lofty rock ilolated from the furrounding land, and, on one 

 fide, extremely precipitous. At what time, or by whom it 

 was originally built, is unknown ; but in the reign of Owen 

 Gwyniiedd, it formed part of the pofleflions of^ a chieftain 

 named GryfTydd Maelor. Edward I. made a grant of it to 

 prince David, and afterwards, as above-mentioned, to queen 

 Eleanor, at whofe death both cattle and manor were given 

 to John de Cromwell, on condition that he repaired the 

 former, which had been fet fire to, andconfiderably damaged, 

 as was fuppoled by defign, while the king and queen were 

 rcfident in it. All that remains of this once magnificent for- 

 trefs, are a circular tower, and a few fragments of walls, 

 together with the deep folfe, by which it was defended. 

 This foife is excavated from the folid rock, which is com- 

 pofed of brefcia, or an exceflively coarfe grit. 



The conjoint borough of Queen's-Hope and CaergTvrle, 

 is contributary with the town of Flint in the eleftion of a 

 reprefentative to the Britifli parliament. It formerly had 

 the privileges of a market and fairs, but thefe are now dif- 

 continued. The parifh is divided into two diftrifts, called 

 Hope and Kinnerton, and contains, according to the parlia- 

 mentary returns of 181 1, 547 houfes and 2617 inhabitants. 

 Of thefe a large proportion refide in the town, which con- 

 fitts of three broad parallel ftreets, interfefted at right angles 

 by three others of lefs breadth, the whole placed on the fide 

 of a rifing ground, gently (loping to the river. The prin- 

 cipal building is tlie church, which contains two mural 

 monuments, one decorated with kneeling figures, but with- 

 out any infcription ; and the other commemorating fir John 

 Trevor, knt. fecretary to the earl of Nottingham, the con- 

 queror of the boafted invincible armada. 



Some objefts in the vicinity of the place claim notice. 

 On a hill, oppofite to that of Caergwrle, is the Britifli en- 

 campment of Caer-Eftyn, which is formed by a fingle ditch 

 and rampart. The adjacent fummits confift chiefly of lime- 

 ftone, and diiplay on their furface numerous organic examples 

 of the folfil remains called entrochi and altroites. The 

 uncommon fpecies of the latter, ufually denominated the 

 arborefcent fea-llar, has been found here. At Rhyddyn are 

 two fprings ftrongly impregnated with muriate of loda, the 

 waters of which are found highly ferviceable in fuch chronic 

 diforders as elephantiafis and fcrophula. At this place is 

 a fine old bridge over the river Alun. On the road to 

 Mould, about two miles from Queen's-Hope, is Plas-Teg, 

 the leat of the Trevor family. The houfe is a very noble 

 building, and is generally believed to have been the work of 

 Inigo Jones. Beyond this is Harts-Heath Hall, the pro- 

 perty of GuUlwn Lloyd Wardle, efq. It is a large modern 

 manfion, forming a fquare, with three fronts, and is fur- i 

 rounded by fine plantations. Carhfle's Topographical I 

 Diftionary of Wales, 4to. 181 2. Pennant's Tour in 

 Wales. 



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