Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Blackwater

Blackwater, a rivulet in Uig parish, Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Ross-shire. It rises very near the centre of Lewis; runs westward to Loch Roag; takes down the public road from Stornoway to Uig church; and is frequented by salmon.


(F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4); © 2004 Gazetteer for Scotland)

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Feature Description: "a rivulet"   (ADL Feature Type: "streams")
Administrative units: Ross Shire ScoCnty

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