In 1882-4, Frances Groome's Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland described Kinlochbervie like this:
Kinlochbervie, a hamlet and a quoad sacra parish in Eddrachillis parisb, NW Sutherland. The hamlet lies on the lower part of the N side of Loch Inchard, 3¾ miles NW of Rhiconich and 45 NW of Lairg, under which it has a post office. Constituted by ecclesiastical authority in 1834, and reconstituted by civil authority in 1846, the parish is in the presbytery of Tongue and synod of Sutherland and Caithness; the living is worth £175. ...
The parish church was built in 1829, and contains 350 sittings. There is also a Free church. Pop. (1871) 882, (1881) 920, of whom 859 were Gaelic-speaking.—Ord. Sur., sh. 113, 1882.
Kinlochbervie through time
Kinlochbervie is now part of Highland district. Click here for graphs and data of how Highland has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Kinlochbervie itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Kinlochbervie, in Highland and Sutherland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/22184
Date accessed: 25th April 2024
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