DISTANCES of the most remarkable Towns in SCOTLAND,
from EDINBURGH, &c. with the intermediate Distances,
in computed miles.

<table><tbody><tr><td>I. To St. Andrews.</td><td></td><td>Nairn</td><td>8</td><td>121</td></tr><tr><td>Leith</td><td>1</td><td>Invernefs</td><td>12</td><td>133</td></tr><tr><td>Kinghorn</td><td>7</td><td colspan="3">VI. By another Road.</td></tr><tr><td>Kennoway</td><td>8</td><td>Aberdeen, (No. IV.)</td><td>78</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>St. Andrews</td><td>8</td><td>Kintore,</td><td>8</td><td>86</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>Inverury</td><td>2</td><td>88</td></tr><tr><td>II. To Perth.</td><td></td><td>Strathbogie</td><td>14</td><td>102</td></tr><tr><td>Kinghorn</td><td>8</td><td>Keith</td><td>6</td><td>108</td></tr><tr><td>Falkland</td><td>10</td><td>Fochabers</td><td>6</td><td>114</td></tr><tr><td>Perth</td><td>10</td><td>Elgin</td><td>6</td><td>120</td></tr><tr><td>III. By another Way.</td><td></td><td>Invernefs, (No. IV.)</td><td>28</td><td>148</td></tr><tr><td>Queensferry</td><td>7</td><td colspan="3">VII. Highland Road to dit.</td></tr><tr><td>Northferry</td><td>1</td><td>Perth, (No. II. III.)</td><td>28</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Kinrofs</td><td>10</td><td>Dunkeld</td><td>10</td><td>38</td></tr><tr><td>Perth</td><td>10</td><td>Mulenearn</td><td>8</td><td>46</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>Blair in Athol</td><td>8</td><td>54</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>Dalnacardoch</td><td>7</td><td>61</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>Dalwhinnie</td><td>15</td><td>76</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>Ruthven in Badenoch</td><td>9</td><td>85</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>Avemore</td><td>8</td><td>93</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>Corryburgh</td><td>8</td><td>101</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>Invernefs</td><td>10</td><td>111</td></tr><tr><td>IV. To Invernefs,</td><td></td><td colspan="3">VIII. F. Augustus and Invernefs.</td></tr><tr><td>Kennoway, (No.I.)</td><td>16</td><td>Dalwhinnie (No. VII.)</td><td>76</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Coupar in Fife</td><td>6</td><td>Garviemore</td><td>12</td><td>88</td></tr><tr><td>Dundee and Water</td><td>8</td><td>Fort Augustus</td><td>12</td><td>100</td></tr><tr><td>Arbroath,</td><td>12</td><td>General's Hut</td><td>14</td><td>114</td></tr><tr><td>Montrofe</td><td>8</td><td>Invernefs</td><td>10</td><td>124</td></tr><tr><td>Bervy</td><td>8</td><td colspan="3">IX. To Frazersburgh.</td></tr><tr><td>Stonehive</td><td>8</td><td>Aberdeen, (No. IV.)</td><td>78</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Aberdeen</td><td>12</td><td>Peterhead</td><td>24</td><td>102</td></tr><tr><td>Old Meldrum</td><td>12</td><td>Frazerstburgh</td><td>14</td><td>116</td></tr><tr><td>Fyvie</td><td>6</td><td colspan="3">X. Kirkwall in Orkney.</td></tr><tr><td>Turreff</td><td>6</td><td>Nairn, (No. IV.)</td><td>146</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Banff</td><td>6</td><td>Ardersier Point</td><td>6</td><td>152</td></tr><tr><td>Cullen</td><td>8</td><td>Chanony in Roſs.</td><td>5</td><td>157</td></tr><tr><td>Fochabers</td><td>8</td><td>Innerbreaky</td><td>7</td><td>164</td></tr><tr><td>Elgin</td><td>6</td><td>Tain</td><td>6</td><td>170</td></tr><tr><td>Forreſſs</td><td>8</td><td>Dornoch</td><td>8</td><td>178</td></tr><tr><td>Nairn</td><td>8</td><td>Dunrobin</td><td>6</td><td>184</td></tr><tr><td>Inverneſſs</td><td>12</td><td>Loth</td><td>8</td><td>192</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>Dunbeath</td><td>13</td><td>205</td></tr><tr><td>V. By another Road.</td><td></td><td>Wick in Caithneſſs</td><td>15</td><td>220</td></tr><tr><td>Dundee (No. IV.)</td><td>30</td><td>Keis</td><td>6</td><td>226</td></tr><tr><td>Eight-mile Houſe</td><td>8</td><td>Jo. of Grot's Houſe</td><td>6</td><td>232</td></tr><tr><td>Brechin</td><td>8</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>North-water</td><td>4</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Bridge of Dye</td><td>11</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Dee-water</td><td>5</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Kincardine-o-neil</td><td>2</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Don-water</td><td>8</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Deveron-water</td><td>11</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Spey-water</td><td>11</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Elgin</td><td>7</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Forreſſs</td><td>8</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

<table><tbody><tr><td>Burwick by Water</td><td>12</td><td>244</td><td>Fort Augustus</td><td>6</td><td>111</td></tr><tr><td>Carra</td><td>6</td><td>250</td><td>XVIII. To Air.</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Hamſound</td><td>5</td><td>255</td><td>Kirk Shotts (XIII.)</td><td>18</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Kirkwall</td><td>5</td><td>260</td><td>Hamilton</td><td>6</td><td>24</td></tr><tr><td>XI. To Stirling.</td><td></td><td></td><td>Strathaven</td><td>6</td><td>30</td></tr><tr><td>Linnithgow</td><td>12</td><td></td><td>Newinills</td><td>8</td><td>38</td></tr><tr><td>Falkirk</td><td>6</td><td>18</td><td>Air</td><td>12</td><td>50</td></tr><tr><td>Stirling</td><td>6</td><td>24</td><td>XIX. Another Way.</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>XII. Another way.</td><td></td><td></td><td>Glaſgow, (No. XIII.)</td><td>30</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>N. Queensferry</td><td>8</td><td></td><td>Renfrew</td><td>4</td><td>34</td></tr><tr><td>Culroſs</td><td>8</td><td>16</td><td>Port-Glaſgow</td><td>10</td><td>44</td></tr><tr><td>Alloa</td><td>6</td><td>22</td><td>Greenock</td><td>2</td><td>46</td></tr><tr><td>Stirling</td><td>4</td><td>26</td><td>Largs</td><td>8</td><td>54</td></tr><tr><td>XIII. To Glaſgow.</td><td></td><td></td><td>Saltcoats</td><td>8</td><td>62</td></tr><tr><td>Mid-Calder</td><td>8</td><td></td><td>Irvine</td><td>4</td><td>66</td></tr><tr><td>Whitburn</td><td>6</td><td>14</td><td>Air</td><td>8</td><td>74</td></tr><tr><td>Kirk of Shots</td><td>4</td><td>18</td><td>XXLochheadKintire</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Belzie-hill</td><td>6</td><td>24</td><td>Inverary, (No.XVI.)</td><td>75</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

68

THE
UNIVERSAL
SCOTS
ALMANACK,

For the Year of our LORD, M.DCC.LXIV.

BEING BISSEXTILE, OR LEAP YEAR,
IS, WITH THE GREATEST SUBMISSION,
DEDICATED

TO THE HONOURABLE

GEORGE DRUMMOND,
ALEXANDER UDNY,
RICHARD DAUBER,
GEORGE BURGESS,
BASIL COCHRANE,
Esqrs.

COMMISSIONERS AND GOVERNORS FOR THE
MANAGEMENT OF HIS MAJESTY'S REVENUE
OF EXCISE IN SCOTLAND,

By their HONOURS
most humble, and
most obedient Servant,
JOHN CHAPMAN.

EDINBURGH,

Printed by WALTER RUDDIMAN, JOHN RICHARDSON and Co. for the WIDOW of JOHN CHAPMAN, sepr. and fold at her House, 4th Story of CLEGHORN's Land, GRASS-MARKET; at the PRINTING-HOUSE, and by all the Bookfellers in Town and Country.

EXPLANATION.

THE first Column is the days of the Year; the second the days of the Month; the third the days of the Week, (all Capital G's and A's are Sundays); the fourth the Kalendar, Birth-days of the Royal family, Equation of time, and Gray Day-light, (when the Sun is 10 degrees below the Horizon); the fifth the Moon's rising or setting, (M between the Figures standing for Morning, and E for Evening); the sixth shews the Moon's age; the seventh the Forenoon tide at Leith; the eighth the Afternoon's tide; both here, and in the Column for the rising and setting of the Moon, 0 Hours stands for Midnight, and 12 for Noon.

ECLIPSES in the Year 1764.

The Moon will be visibly eclipsed the Night betwixt the 17th and 18th of March, as below:

<table><thead><tr><th></th><th>Equal Time.</th><th>Appar. Time.</th></tr><tr><th></th><th>H. M. Sec.</th><th>H. M. Sec.</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Beginning,</td><td>Evening, 10 45 49</td><td>10 37 31</td></tr><tr><td>Middle,</td><td>Morning, 12 11 0</td><td>12 2 42</td></tr><tr><td>End,</td><td>Ditto, 1 36 11</td><td>1 27 53</td></tr><tr><td>Duration,</td><td>2 50 22</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

Digits eclipsed, 8 Degrees 47 Minutes.

There will be a visible and great Eclipse of the Sun on April the 1st, in the Forenoon. This Eclipse will be annular at London, in the South-east of England, and North-west of France, the inside of the Sun's disk being darkened by the Moon, with only a small lucid ring round about; such as was observed in Scotland in the years 1737 and 1748.

With us the appearances will be as under:

<table><thead><tr><th></th><th>Equal Time.</th><th>Appar. Time.</th></tr><tr><th></th><th>H. M. Sec.</th><th>H. M. Sec.</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Beginning,</td><td>9 12 22</td><td>9 8 33</td></tr><tr><td>Greatest Obfuration,</td><td>10 27 5</td><td>10 23 16</td></tr><tr><td>End,</td><td>11 57 50</td><td>11 54 1</td></tr><tr><td>Duration,</td><td>2 45 28</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

Digits eclipsed, 10 Degrees 30 Minutes.

The Moon will be eclipsed on Sept. 10th, and the Sun the 25th of June month, both invisible to us.

COMMON NOTES for 1764.

<table><tr><td>Dominical Letters</td><td>AG</td><td>Epaft</td><td>26</td></tr><tr><td>Golden Number</td><td>17</td><td></td><td></td></tr></table>

MOVEABLE FEASTS for 1764.

<table><tr><td>Shrove Sunday</td><td>March 4</td><td>Ascension Day</td><td>May 31</td></tr><tr><td>Shrove Tuesday</td><td>March 6</td><td>Whitsunday</td><td>June 10</td></tr><tr><td>4th Wednesday</td><td>March 7</td><td>Trinity Sunday</td><td>June 17</td></tr><tr><td>Good Friday</td><td>April 20</td><td>Sundays after Trinity</td><td>23</td></tr><tr><td>Fair Sunday</td><td>April 22</td><td>Advent Sunday</td><td>Dec. 2</td></tr><tr><td>Rogation Sunday</td><td>May 27</td><td></td><td></td></tr></table>

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