Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Arasaig, or Arisaig

Arasaig, or Arisaig, dist. and vil., Ardnamuchan par., on W. coast of Inverness-shire, between lochs Morar and Aylort, pop. (of reg. dist.) 1136. The dist. is mountainous and sterile. A deer forest at A. consists of 27,000 ac. The vil. is regularly called at by the Glasgow and Isle of Skye steamers. The prom. of Arasaig Point is 3½ miles SW. of the vil.


(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "district and village"   (ADL Feature Type: "populated places")
Administrative units: Inverness Shire ScoCnty
Place names: ARASAIG     |     ARASAIG OR ARISAIG     |     ARISAIG
Place: Arisaig

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