Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Poolewe

Poolewe, quoad sacra par. and vil., Gairloch par., Ross and Cromarty - quoad sacra par., pop. 2317; vil., at the head of Loch Ewe, 2 miles NW. of foot of Loch Maree, 6 miles S. of Aultbea, and 27½ miles NW. of Achnasheen ry. sta.; P.O., T.O.; is a centre for visiting Loch Maree.


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

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "quoad sacra parish and village"   (ADL Feature Type: "populated places")
Administrative units: Ross and Cromarty ScoCnty
Place: Poolewe

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