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Craggie or Creagach, a loch in Tongue parish, Sutherland, receiving the superfluence of Loch Loyal, and sending off its own to Loch Slaim, through two short reaches of the river borgie, each 1 furlong long. Lying 369 feet above sea-level, it is l5/8mile long from S to NNE; varies in breadth between 1¼ and 3½ furlongs; and contains magnificent trout and salmo-ferox, with occasional salmon and grilse. One of its trout scaled 8 lbs.Ord. Sur., sh. 114, 1880.
(F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4); © 2004 Gazetteer for Scotland)
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Feature Description: | "a loch" (ADL Feature Type: "lakes") |
Administrative units: | Tongue ScoP Sutherland ScoCnty |
Place names: | CRAGGIE | CRAGGIE OR CREAGACH | CREAGACH |
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