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Muir of Ord, vil. with ry. sta., Urray par., on SE. border of Ross and Cromarty, 3 miles N. of Beauly and 13 miles NW. of Inverness; P.O., T.O., 1 Bank; is situated on a flat sandy tract; is the scene of great cattle, sheep, and horse markets, and has a distillery.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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Feature Description: | "village with railway station" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
Administrative units: | Urray ScoP Ross and Cromarty ScoCnty |
Place: | Muir of Ord |
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