Place:


Kilcalmkill  Sutherland

 

In 1882-4, Frances Groome's Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland described Kilcalmkill like this:

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.

Additional information about this locality is available for Clyne

Kilcalmkill through time

Kilcalmkill is now part of Highland district. Click here for graphs and data of how Highland has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Kilcalmkill itself, go to Units and Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Kilcalmkill, in Highland and Sutherland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/26954

Date accessed: 20th April 2024


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