Culdees

a religious order which at an early period had establishments in many parts of Great Britain and Ireland, but are especially spoken of in Scotland. The name is of uncertain etymology; but is probably from Celtic words meaning “attendant of God.” Culebra Ridge, the rocky height rising 300 ft. on the Panama Canal route, 9 m. from the Pacific, and forming the isthmian backbone and Continental divide. The cut through the ridge is a difficult feature.