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Kilcalmkill, an estate, with a mansion, in Clyne parish, E Sutherland, on the NE side of Loch Brora, 5 miles NW of Brora station. It belonged for three centuries to the Gordons of Carrol, and was purchased, about the year 1810, by the Duke of Sutherland. Its plantations group with Carrol Rock to form a picturesque scene; and it contains a very striking and romantic cascade.Ord. Sur., sh. 103, 1878.
(F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4); © 2004 Gazetteer for Scotland)
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Feature Description: | "an estate, with a mansion" (ADL Feature Type: "land parcels") |
Administrative units: | Clyne ScoP Sutherland ScoCnty |
Place: | Kilcalmkill |
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