Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Kearvaig

Kearvaig (Gael. Amhuinn Chearbhaig), a rivulet in Durness parish, NW Sutherland, issuing from triangular Loch na Gainmhich (3¼ x 3¼ furl.; 790 feet), and running 6 miles north-north-westward to the sea, at a point 2½ miles ESE of Cape Wrath. It is ascended by sea-trout and a few grilse, but is seldom visited by anglers.—Ord. Sur., sh. 113, 1882.


(F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4); © 2004 Gazetteer for Scotland)

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a rivulet"   (ADL Feature Type: "streams")
Administrative units: Durness ScoP       Sutherland ScoCnty
Place names: AMHUINN CHEARBHAIG     |     KEARVAIG

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