KIRKTON, a village, in the parish of AuchterHousE, county of Forfar, 8 miles (E. by S.) from Cupar-Angus; containing 134 inhabitants. The village is seated in the centre of the parish, east of the high road from Dundee to Meigle, and on an elevated site about a hundred feet above the level of the sea. From it, on the west, through an opening of the Sidlaw hills called the Glack of Newtyle, is a fine view of part of Strathmore, the district of Stormont, and the Grampians; and on the south and east are seen the Lomond hills. Largo Law, the city and bay of St. Andrew's, the Firth of Tay, and the German Ocean, which last terminates the prospect. The church is situated in the village.