SALINE, a parish, in the district of Dunfermline, county of Fife, 6 miles (N. W.) from Dunfermline; containing, in 1841, 1057 inhabitants, of whom 3.58 were in the village of Saline. This place is supposed to have derived its name, signifying in the Gaelic language "a hill or mountain ", from the hills within its limits, one of which is of considerable height. The parish is situated at the western extremity of the county, and is about seven miles in length from east to west, and about six miles in extreme breadth, comprising an area of 5000 acres, divided among various proprietors. Towards the north and east the surface is diversified with hills, the highest of which has an elevation of nearly 500 feet above the level of the sea; but the western portion of the parish is generally even. Near the village the land is moderately fertile; in other parts the soil is thin, resting on a tilly bottom, and there are large tracts of moss affording only an abundant supply of peat. Those lauds which were marshy have been much improved by draining. The system of agriculture has greatly advanced, and the crops of all kinds are favourable; the farm-buildings are substantial and commodious, and all the more recent improvements in implements of husbandry have been adopted. The substratum abounds with coal, limestone, and ironstone. The coal is of good quality, and there are mines in operation. There are lime- works, also, at the extremity of the parish; and the ironstone is good, and wrought to a very great extent, operations for procuring it on an extensive scale having been commenced in 1845; two new villages have been built in the parish, and hundreds of persons are employed in the works. The annual value of real property in Saline is £6692. The seats here are Upper and Lower Kinnedars, Bandrum, Balgonar, Kirklands, Rhynds, Oakley, Burnside, and Grey-craig. The village stands on the road leading to Auchterarder; is very neatly built, and has a rural appearance. It is divided into two nearly equal parts by a stream which flows through it: that part called the New Town is rapidly increasing in extent. Ecclesiastically this place is within the limits of the presbytery of Dunfermline and synod of Fife. The minister's stipend is £156. 17- 2., of which one-half is paid from the cxchcciuer; with a manse, and a glebe valued at £15 per animni: patron, the Crown. Saline church is a plain structure situated in the village. The members of the Free Church have also a place of worship. The parochial school is attended by a considerable number of children; the master has a salary of £34. 4. 4., with a house and garden, and the fees. There is also a subscription school. In the parish are some vestiges (if two towers, and also two Roman camps.