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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LATHERON [parish] | Latheron Latheron Latheron Latheron Latheron Latheron Latheron Latheron Latheron |
New Statistical Account Fullartons Gazetteer Blacks Map of Scotland Oliver & Boyd's Almanac Census Returns for 1871 published in the Daily Scotsman Newspaper 19 April 1871 James Brims Esq. Procurator Fiscal Grainger & Miller Map of Caithness 1830 William Miller Town Clerk Wick |
The Parish of Latheron is in the Presbytery of Caithness and Synod of Sutherland and Caithness. Patron Sir James Colquhoun Bart. [Baronet] It is bounded on the north by the parishes of Wick and Watten, on the west by the parish of Halkirk, on the south by the parish of Kildonan, Sutherlandshire and on the east by the Moray Firth. The parish contains about 120 367 statute acres, there are no detached portions of this parish nor are there any portions of any other parish situated within it. "The general aspect of the parish is remarkably diversified, presenting a continued and frequently rapid succession of hill and valley; "in which respect it forms a striking contrast to all the other parishes in the county. Of the former the Ord of Caithness, Brenakegleish, and Benachielt are of chief importance, of the mountains Mòr-bhèin or Morven, Scaraben, and the Pap, are the most conspicuous. The straths are numerous and very beautiful, particularly those along the rivers of Langwell, Berriedale, and Dunbeath. The whole line of coast is composed of bold and perpendicular rocks, rising [continued on page 2] |
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