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Kildonan, par. and ry. sta., Sutherland, on river Helmsdale, 134,550 ac., pop. 1942; P.O.; contains Helmsdale, 9½ miles SE. of sta.; adjacent to sta. is Kildonan Lodge; gold was found in Kildonan in 1868, and for a short time a rush took place to the "Sutherland gold diggings;" the Duke of Sutherland's reclamation works are near Kinbrace sta.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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Feature Description: | "parish and railway station" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
Administrative units: | Kildonan ScoP Sutherland ScoCnty |
Place: | Kildonan |
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