A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
Glensligachan, the glen of the rivulet Sligachan and of Loch Sligachan, in the Isle of Skye, Inverness-shire. Commencing on the eastern skirts of the Cuchullins, it descends 5½ miles northward to the head of Loch Sligachan, and thence 3½ miles north-eastward to the sea opposite the S end of Raasay island. ' Desolate Glensligachan, to which Glencoe is Arcady, ' in its upper reaches is all narrow and partly a gorge, flanked on the left hand by Scuir-na-Gillean (3183 feet), on the right by Glamaig and Marscow (2000).
(F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4); © 2004 Gazetteer for Scotland)
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| Feature Description: | "the glen of the rivulet Sligachan and of Loch Sligachan" (ADL Feature Type: "valleys") |
| Administrative units: | Inverness Shire ScoCnty |
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