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Old
Sutherland 1877
Sutherland,
maritime county in the extreme North of Scotland; is bounded
West and North by the Atlantic Ocean, East by Caithness and
the Moray Firth, and South by the Dornoch Firth and Ross and
Cromarty; greatest length, NW. and SE., 63 miles; greatest breadth,
NE. and SW., 60 miles; area, 1,297,846 acres.. pop. 23,370.
The North and Northwest coasts are bold and rocky, some of the
cliff scenery being remarkably grand, but along the Moray Firth
the ground is generally low and sandy. The surface consists
chiefly of mountainous moorland, varied by numerous straths
or narrow valleys which open towards the sea.
The
highest summit is Ben More Assynt, alt 3273 ft. The principal
streams are the Oykell, Brora, Helmsdale, Halladale, Naver,
and Hope. Of numerous lochs the largest are Lochs Shin, Assynt,
Naver, Laoghal, Hope, and More. The angling in the lochs and
streams is good, especially for trout. The coast fisheries are
considerable. The amount of arable land is comparatively very
small. There are extensive deer forests, and sheep are grazed
in great numbers. The county comprises 13 parishes. with part
of 1 other, and the burgh of Dornoch (part of the Wick District
of Burghs).
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