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Parish of Urquhart
Extracts from New Statistical Account

The parish of Urquhart is bounded on the north by a line of sea [....]
5 miles in length, extending from the mouth of the river Lossie on the
west, to that of the river Spey on the east; And an equilateral triangle
erected on this line as a base, gives a pretty correct idea of its shape
and figure. It excludes from the sea the two contiguous parishes, St. [Saint] Andrews
Lhanbryd on the west, and Speymouth on the east, which two parishes
meet where the parish of Urquhart terminates on the south. The
barony of Garmouth, situated in the angle formed by the river Spey ........... -- Garmouth written & described
and the sea coast, was annexed, Quoad Sacra, to the parish of Speymouth;
but the teinds of that barony still form a part of the fund from which
the incumbant of Urquhart derives his income.
The sea coast, through its whole extent is a sandy beach, with the
exception of a small rock calld [called] "The Bear's Head", not visible at high water. ..... -- Bears Head Rock written and described
The shore has no creek or landing place capable of receiving or accommodating
so much as a fishing boat. The small lake, called the Loch ......................... -- written & described
of Cotts having been drained about 30 years ago, there is now no lake
in the parish, neither are there hills in it deserving the name, yet the names
of places would indicate that it abounded in both. It must appear some ......................... -- written & described
what strange that the elevation of places called Longhill, Broomhill ................................ -- written & described
Lochhill, Gladhill and Hills should not exceed 25 feet above .............................................-- written & described
the level of the sea; and that the inhabitants of Easter Lochs and ................................. -- written & described
Wester Lochs should be but indifferently supplie with water even for
domestic purposes. There is no river in the parish; the only stream which
run through it are three small brooks or rivulets, on one of which there
are two mills, one for grinding corn and the other for sawing timber; on ........ -- shewn-
another of them a corn mill has been lately erected by a tenant in the
neighbourhood as a speculation, and is sufficiently employed.
Finfan Well. Near the line which divides Urquhart from Speymouth
at a place called Finfan there is a well which is resorted to in the .............. -- written Finfan Wells
summer season by a few invalids for the recovery of their health.
It does not appear tht the water of it has been analyzed, but its
taste and smell resemble those of the Strathpeffer Spa, and its