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Lovat, a place in Kirkhill parish, Inverness-shire, on the right bank of the river Beauly, opposite Beauly town, and 1¼ mile W by S of Clunes station. Here stood the baronial fortalice of Lovat, founded in 1230 by the Bissets, and conferred by James I. on Hugh Fraser, first Lord Lovat-a title attainted in 1747 and restored in 1857. (See Beaufort Castle.) Lovat Bridge, across the river Beauly , 1¾ mile WSW, was erected in 1810 at a cost of nearly £10, 000, and is a fine arched structure, with a waterway of 240 feet.Ord. Sur., sh. 83, 1881.
(F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4); © 2004 Gazetteer for Scotland)
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Feature Description: | "a place" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
Administrative units: | Kirkhill ScoP Inverness Shire ScoCnty |
Place: | Lovat |
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