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SLATER'S
DIRECTORY
ASSYNT,
WITH THE PARISHES AND VILLAGES OF ALTNAHARRA, DURNESS, EDDRACHILLIS, SCOURIE, GLENDUCE, LOCH-
BERVIE, FARR, STRATHY, ARMADALE, LAIRG, TONGUE, ACHANY, MELVICH, LOCHINVER, BETTY HILL,
STOER AND NEIGHBOURHOODS.
ASSYNT is a large parish, on the Mincb Channel, between Kyle
Situ and Loch Enard, 20 miles Vf.TH.~w. of Lairg, with an acreage
of 110,111, chiefly mountain and water. Loch Assynt in this pariah
is seven miles in length and one in breadth; there are also several
Biualler lochs. Slate, spat and marble are found in tbo parish.
Population of the parish in 1881, 2,781.
Altnaharra is a village in Mid-Sutherland, 17 miles s. of Tongue,
with a Free church and school.
Durness is a parish in north-west Sutherland, situated between
Whitehead and Cape Wrath light ; its size is in length 15 miles, in
breadth 18 miles, principally hilly pasture. Lime is quarried here.
The noted cave of Smoo is about a mile from Durness Inn. Acreage,
140,812. In 1881 the population was 987.
Eddrachillis (or Edderachylis) is a parish on the coast of west
Sutherland, and contains the villages of Scourie, Glenduce and
Lochbervie. The parish is situated between Sandwood Bay and
Kyle Sku, its length being 20 miles, with a breadth of 10 miles ; it
is watered by Lochs More aud Stack, and several smaller lakes.
Acreage of the parish, 135,555. Population in 1881, 1,525.
Farr is a large mountainous parish in North Sutherland, 20 miles
n.w. of Kildonan, and on the east coast between Farr Head and
Stracby Head, and contains the villages of Strathy aud Armadale.
In size the parish is 80 miles long by a breadth of about 14 miles
POST OFFICE, Lairg, John Watson, Post Master.— Letters arrive from the South at 12 35 noon and 7 p.m.; from Tongue and the
West Coast of Sutherland at 2 p.m. ; and from the North at 6 20 a.m. and 4 p.m. Letters are despatched to Golspie and the North at 12
noon and 5 45 ; to the South at 5 50 am. and 3 p.m. ; and to Tongue and the West Coast at 7 15 a.m. Money Order and Telegraph Office
and Savings Bank.
Post Office, Tongue, Donald M'Leod, Post Master.— Letters arrive from the South (from Thurso) daily at 4 p.m., and are des-
patched thereto at 7 a.m. Letters from Lairg arrive and are despatched daily. -Money Order Office and Savings Bank.
Post Office, Altnahaura, Colin Munro, Post Master. — Letters arrivo from Tongue and are despatched thereto daily.
Post Office, Assynt, Angus M'Ewan, Post Master. — Letters arrive from Lairg and arc despatched thereto daily.
Post Office, Durness, Hector Sutherland, Post Master.— Letters arrivo from Lairg and are despatched thereto daily.
Post Office, Elphin, William M'Donald, Post Master. — Letters arrive and are despatched twice a week.
Post Office, Lochinver, Donald M'Leod, Post Master. — Letters arrive from Lairg and are despatched thereto daily. Money
Order and Telegraph Office and Savings Bank.
Post Office, Melvich, Margaret Murray, Post Mistress.— Letters arrive (from Thurso) on Mondays, Wednesdays aud Fridays, and
are despatched thereto on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Money Order Office and Savings Bank.
Post Office, Scourie, William M'Donald, Post Master. — Letters arrive and are despatched daily.
and embraces an area of 188,355 acres. The parish in 1881 possessed
a population of 1,930.
Lairg is a parish 22 miles n.w. of Dornoch, in South Sutherland,
under Bon Clybric, and includes Loch Shin and other lakes. The
sizo of the parish is 30 miles in length by a breadth of about 10
miles. A branch of the Caledonian Bank is established in tho
village. It has a commodious hotel, called the Sutherland Arms
Hotel, where every comfort will be found. Acreage of the parish
121,358. Population iu 1881, 1,355. '
Tongue is a parish in North Sutherland, 42 miles n.n.w. of Dor-
noch, situated od the Kyje of Tongue, an arm of the sea nine miles
long. The parish, which is 18 miles in length, by a breadth of about
six miles, is watered by the rivers Borgie and Molness, together
with lochs Ullaboll, Laighal, Maddle, Slam, and many small lakes-
it is also very mountainous, Ben Haitig being 1,345 feet, Ben Hope
3,060 feet, and Laighal'2,508 feet above the sea level. There is a
most comfortable hotel at Tongue. Tho pariah has an area of 81 306
acres, and in 1881 contained a population of 1,929.
Achany is two miles south of Loch Shin, iu South Sutherland.
Melvich is a village in the parish of Reay, North Sutherland
three miles east of Strathy.
Lochinver is near Inverloch, West Sutherland.
NOBILITY, GENTRY & CLERGY.
Austin Mr. George, Tonguo
Begg George, Esq. Ardvar
Boe Mr. S. scourie
Box John, Esq. (factor to his Grace tho Duke
of Sutherland), House of Tongue
Campbell Rev. Alexander, Scourie
Chitwood — , Esq. Ledmore Lodge
Clarke Captain G. G. Enboll
Cumming Rev. James, Melness
Dennison A. Esq. Altnaharra
Falconar Rev. John, Rosehall
Fowler William, Esq. (of Leeds), Lairg
Grant Rev. Alexander, Stoer
Grant Col. W. L. Borgie
Grant Rev. William O. M. Durness
Gye Fredk. Esq. (of London), Shiness, Lairg
Kemball Sir Arnold, k.c.b. Cambusmore,
Golspie
Macfadyen Mr. J. Lochinver
M'Gregor Rev. — , Farr
M'Kay Angus, Esq. Oldney
M'Kay Rev. John, Altnaharra
M'Kay Rev. Norman, Assynt
M'Kay Rev. T. Tongue
M'Kay William, Esq. Melness
M'Kenzie Rev. David, Lairg
M'Keuzie Rev. Donald, Farr
M'Kenzie Rev. Kenneth, Strathy
M'Kenzie Rev. Kenneth, Eddrachillis Manse
M'Kenzie Thomas, Esq. J. p. Lochinver
M'Neill Rev. John. Tongue
Mitchell William, Esq. j.p. Ribigill
Munro Rev. Christopher, Strathy
Munro Donald, Esq. Caledonian Bank, Lairg
Paterson Robert, Esq. Bighouse
Robertson Rev. Robert, Lairg
Ross Rev. James, Durness
Ross Rev. John, Stoer
Sangster Patrick, Esq. Rovie
Scobie John, Esq. Keoldale
Scott John, Esq. Olibrig
Stuart the Hon. Walter, Sciberscross
Tennant Robert, Esq. Rosehall
Westminster His Grace the Duke of, Loch-
moor, Lairg [Lodge
Whitbread Samuel, Esq. m.p. Loch Assynt
Williamson Rev. David, Assynt
SCHOOLS.
Public Schools :—
Assynt — Angus M'Ewen, master
Achmelvich,Assynt — Miss Emslie, mistress
Armadale— William Weir, master
Badcall (Kinlochbervie)— Peter M'Donald,
master
Betty Hill— John M'Dougall, master
Colaboll, Lairg— George Gunn, master
Culkein (Assynt)— Neil M'lver, master
Drumboig (Assynt)— Alexander Murchison.
master
Durness— Torquil Nicolson, master
Elphin (Assynt)— John Urquhart, master
Lairg — Daniel Campbell, master
Lochinver — William M'Kay, master
Oldshore (Kinlochbervie)— Peter M'Donald.
master
Scourie— A. R. Cowie, master
Stoer — John M'Kay, master
Strathy — Robert Simpson, master
Tongue — Archibald M'Neil, master
Torbreck (Lairg) — John Edwards, master
BANK.
Caledonian Banking Co. Limited (Branch),
Lairg — draws on the head office, Inverness,
& Barclay, Bevan & Co. London — Donald
Munro, agent; Jas. M'Donald, accountant
BLACKSMITHS.
Graham Robert, Tonguo
M'Donald Angus, Assynt
M'Kay Robert, Durness
M'Kenzie Robert, Durness
M'Lean Hugh, Lochinver
M'Leod George, Lairg
M'Leod William, Lairg
Murray George, Betty Hill
BOOT & SHOE MAKERS.
Brace John, Tongue
M'Donald Alexander, Lairg
M'Kay Hector, Lairg
M'Kenzie Alexander, Elphin, Assynt
M'Leod Colin, Loebinver
M'Leod Hugh, Lochinver
Rea Robert, Lochinver
Sutherland Alexander, Lairg
Sutherland Donald, Lairg
FACTORS.
TO HIS GRACE THE DUKE OF SUTHERLAND.
Box John, Tongue
M'lver Evander, Scourie
FARMERS.
Gunn James, Glendhu
Hill Robert, Corykinloch
Kelly John, Auchindaiche
M'Donald Alex. S. Sidcr Hall & Dalchork
M'Kay Mrs. — , Kinlochbervie
M'Kay Angus, Oldney
M'Kay John George, Achnabourin
M'Kay William, Melness
Martin & Dobie, Gruieh, Lairg
Matheson Hugh, Stoer
Mundell Walter, Stronchubie & Ledmore
Paterson Robert, Bighouse & Birthwood
Paterson William, Iunes, Armadale
Purvis Thomas, Rhelfail
Scott John, Altnaharra
Sellar Peter, Culmailly
Swanson Hector, Rispond, Durness
FIRE, &c. OFFICE AGENTS.
Insurance Co. of Scotland— Donald Munro,
Caledonian Bank, Lairg
Lancashire — Donald Monro, Caledonian
Bank, Lairg
Life Association of Scotland —John
Watson, Lairg
Scottish Provident— Donald Munro, Cale-
donian Bank, Lairg
Scottish Union & National— Archibald
M'Neil, Tongue, & John Simpson, Scourie
FISH CURERS.
M : Leod Donald & William, Tongue
Sinclair William, Melvich
Sutherland Robert, Durness
HOTELS & POSTING HOUSES.
(See also Innkeepers.)
Batters J. A. (Sutherland Arms Hotel; com-
mercial & posting), Lairg— Sec advt
Dunuet John (Sutherland Arms Hotel ; com-
mercial & posting), Lochinver
M'Kay Alexander, Inveran
M'Kay Andrew, Durness
M'Kenzie Mrs. — , Overscraig
Munro Elizabeth, Tongue
Munro William, Betty Hill [Inchnadamph
Sutherland John (Sutherland Arms Hotel),
Turnbull John, Scourie
INNKEEPERS.
(See also preceding List.)
M'Donald Kenneth, Altangealgach
M'Kay J. Oykel
M'Kay John, Kylesku
M'Kenzie Mrs. — , Stoer
M'Kenzie Alexander, Strathy
Munro — , Rhiconich
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DIRECTORY
ASSYNT,
WITH THE PARISHES AND VILLAGES OF ALTNAHARRA, DURNESS, EDDRACHILLIS, SCOURIE, GLENDUCE, LOCH-
BERVIE, FARR, STRATHY, ARMADALE, LAIRG, TONGUE, ACHANY, MELVICH, LOCHINVER, BETTY HILL,
STOER AND NEIGHBOURHOODS.
ASSYNT is a large parish, on the Mincb Channel, between Kyle
Situ and Loch Enard, 20 miles Vf.TH.~w. of Lairg, with an acreage
of 110,111, chiefly mountain and water. Loch Assynt in this pariah
is seven miles in length and one in breadth; there are also several
Biualler lochs. Slate, spat and marble are found in tbo parish.
Population of the parish in 1881, 2,781.
Altnaharra is a village in Mid-Sutherland, 17 miles s. of Tongue,
with a Free church and school.
Durness is a parish in north-west Sutherland, situated between
Whitehead and Cape Wrath light ; its size is in length 15 miles, in
breadth 18 miles, principally hilly pasture. Lime is quarried here.
The noted cave of Smoo is about a mile from Durness Inn. Acreage,
140,812. In 1881 the population was 987.
Eddrachillis (or Edderachylis) is a parish on the coast of west
Sutherland, and contains the villages of Scourie, Glenduce and
Lochbervie. The parish is situated between Sandwood Bay and
Kyle Sku, its length being 20 miles, with a breadth of 10 miles ; it
is watered by Lochs More aud Stack, and several smaller lakes.
Acreage of the parish, 135,555. Population in 1881, 1,525.
Farr is a large mountainous parish in North Sutherland, 20 miles
n.w. of Kildonan, and on the east coast between Farr Head and
Stracby Head, and contains the villages of Strathy aud Armadale.
In size the parish is 80 miles long by a breadth of about 14 miles
POST OFFICE, Lairg, John Watson, Post Master.— Letters arrive from the South at 12 35 noon and 7 p.m.; from Tongue and the
West Coast of Sutherland at 2 p.m. ; and from the North at 6 20 a.m. and 4 p.m. Letters are despatched to Golspie and the North at 12
noon and 5 45 ; to the South at 5 50 am. and 3 p.m. ; and to Tongue and the West Coast at 7 15 a.m. Money Order and Telegraph Office
and Savings Bank.
Post Office, Tongue, Donald M'Leod, Post Master.— Letters arrive from the South (from Thurso) daily at 4 p.m., and are des-
patched thereto at 7 a.m. Letters from Lairg arrive and are despatched daily. -Money Order Office and Savings Bank.
Post Office, Altnahaura, Colin Munro, Post Master. — Letters arrivo from Tongue and are despatched thereto daily.
Post Office, Assynt, Angus M'Ewan, Post Master. — Letters arrive from Lairg and arc despatched thereto daily.
Post Office, Durness, Hector Sutherland, Post Master.— Letters arrivo from Lairg and are despatched thereto daily.
Post Office, Elphin, William M'Donald, Post Master. — Letters arrive and are despatched twice a week.
Post Office, Lochinver, Donald M'Leod, Post Master. — Letters arrive from Lairg and are despatched thereto daily. Money
Order and Telegraph Office and Savings Bank.
Post Office, Melvich, Margaret Murray, Post Mistress.— Letters arrive (from Thurso) on Mondays, Wednesdays aud Fridays, and
are despatched thereto on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Money Order Office and Savings Bank.
Post Office, Scourie, William M'Donald, Post Master. — Letters arrive and are despatched daily.
and embraces an area of 188,355 acres. The parish in 1881 possessed
a population of 1,930.
Lairg is a parish 22 miles n.w. of Dornoch, in South Sutherland,
under Bon Clybric, and includes Loch Shin and other lakes. The
sizo of the parish is 30 miles in length by a breadth of about 10
miles. A branch of the Caledonian Bank is established in tho
village. It has a commodious hotel, called the Sutherland Arms
Hotel, where every comfort will be found. Acreage of the parish
121,358. Population iu 1881, 1,355. '
Tongue is a parish in North Sutherland, 42 miles n.n.w. of Dor-
noch, situated od the Kyje of Tongue, an arm of the sea nine miles
long. The parish, which is 18 miles in length, by a breadth of about
six miles, is watered by the rivers Borgie and Molness, together
with lochs Ullaboll, Laighal, Maddle, Slam, and many small lakes-
it is also very mountainous, Ben Haitig being 1,345 feet, Ben Hope
3,060 feet, and Laighal'2,508 feet above the sea level. There is a
most comfortable hotel at Tongue. Tho pariah has an area of 81 306
acres, and in 1881 contained a population of 1,929.
Achany is two miles south of Loch Shin, iu South Sutherland.
Melvich is a village in the parish of Reay, North Sutherland
three miles east of Strathy.
Lochinver is near Inverloch, West Sutherland.
NOBILITY, GENTRY & CLERGY.
Austin Mr. George, Tonguo
Begg George, Esq. Ardvar
Boe Mr. S. scourie
Box John, Esq. (factor to his Grace tho Duke
of Sutherland), House of Tongue
Campbell Rev. Alexander, Scourie
Chitwood — , Esq. Ledmore Lodge
Clarke Captain G. G. Enboll
Cumming Rev. James, Melness
Dennison A. Esq. Altnaharra
Falconar Rev. John, Rosehall
Fowler William, Esq. (of Leeds), Lairg
Grant Rev. Alexander, Stoer
Grant Col. W. L. Borgie
Grant Rev. William O. M. Durness
Gye Fredk. Esq. (of London), Shiness, Lairg
Kemball Sir Arnold, k.c.b. Cambusmore,
Golspie
Macfadyen Mr. J. Lochinver
M'Gregor Rev. — , Farr
M'Kay Angus, Esq. Oldney
M'Kay Rev. John, Altnaharra
M'Kay Rev. Norman, Assynt
M'Kay Rev. T. Tongue
M'Kay William, Esq. Melness
M'Kenzie Rev. David, Lairg
M'Keuzie Rev. Donald, Farr
M'Kenzie Rev. Kenneth, Strathy
M'Kenzie Rev. Kenneth, Eddrachillis Manse
M'Kenzie Thomas, Esq. J. p. Lochinver
M'Neill Rev. John. Tongue
Mitchell William, Esq. j.p. Ribigill
Munro Rev. Christopher, Strathy
Munro Donald, Esq. Caledonian Bank, Lairg
Paterson Robert, Esq. Bighouse
Robertson Rev. Robert, Lairg
Ross Rev. James, Durness
Ross Rev. John, Stoer
Sangster Patrick, Esq. Rovie
Scobie John, Esq. Keoldale
Scott John, Esq. Olibrig
Stuart the Hon. Walter, Sciberscross
Tennant Robert, Esq. Rosehall
Westminster His Grace the Duke of, Loch-
moor, Lairg [Lodge
Whitbread Samuel, Esq. m.p. Loch Assynt
Williamson Rev. David, Assynt
SCHOOLS.
Public Schools :—
Assynt — Angus M'Ewen, master
Achmelvich,Assynt — Miss Emslie, mistress
Armadale— William Weir, master
Badcall (Kinlochbervie)— Peter M'Donald,
master
Betty Hill— John M'Dougall, master
Colaboll, Lairg— George Gunn, master
Culkein (Assynt)— Neil M'lver, master
Drumboig (Assynt)— Alexander Murchison.
master
Durness— Torquil Nicolson, master
Elphin (Assynt)— John Urquhart, master
Lairg — Daniel Campbell, master
Lochinver — William M'Kay, master
Oldshore (Kinlochbervie)— Peter M'Donald.
master
Scourie— A. R. Cowie, master
Stoer — John M'Kay, master
Strathy — Robert Simpson, master
Tongue — Archibald M'Neil, master
Torbreck (Lairg) — John Edwards, master
BANK.
Caledonian Banking Co. Limited (Branch),
Lairg — draws on the head office, Inverness,
& Barclay, Bevan & Co. London — Donald
Munro, agent; Jas. M'Donald, accountant
BLACKSMITHS.
Graham Robert, Tonguo
M'Donald Angus, Assynt
M'Kay Robert, Durness
M'Kenzie Robert, Durness
M'Lean Hugh, Lochinver
M'Leod George, Lairg
M'Leod William, Lairg
Murray George, Betty Hill
BOOT & SHOE MAKERS.
Brace John, Tongue
M'Donald Alexander, Lairg
M'Kay Hector, Lairg
M'Kenzie Alexander, Elphin, Assynt
M'Leod Colin, Loebinver
M'Leod Hugh, Lochinver
Rea Robert, Lochinver
Sutherland Alexander, Lairg
Sutherland Donald, Lairg
FACTORS.
TO HIS GRACE THE DUKE OF SUTHERLAND.
Box John, Tongue
M'lver Evander, Scourie
FARMERS.
Gunn James, Glendhu
Hill Robert, Corykinloch
Kelly John, Auchindaiche
M'Donald Alex. S. Sidcr Hall & Dalchork
M'Kay Mrs. — , Kinlochbervie
M'Kay Angus, Oldney
M'Kay John George, Achnabourin
M'Kay William, Melness
Martin & Dobie, Gruieh, Lairg
Matheson Hugh, Stoer
Mundell Walter, Stronchubie & Ledmore
Paterson Robert, Bighouse & Birthwood
Paterson William, Iunes, Armadale
Purvis Thomas, Rhelfail
Scott John, Altnaharra
Sellar Peter, Culmailly
Swanson Hector, Rispond, Durness
FIRE, &c. OFFICE AGENTS.
Insurance Co. of Scotland— Donald Munro,
Caledonian Bank, Lairg
Lancashire — Donald Monro, Caledonian
Bank, Lairg
Life Association of Scotland —John
Watson, Lairg
Scottish Provident— Donald Munro, Cale-
donian Bank, Lairg
Scottish Union & National— Archibald
M'Neil, Tongue, & John Simpson, Scourie
FISH CURERS.
M : Leod Donald & William, Tongue
Sinclair William, Melvich
Sutherland Robert, Durness
HOTELS & POSTING HOUSES.
(See also Innkeepers.)
Batters J. A. (Sutherland Arms Hotel; com-
mercial & posting), Lairg— Sec advt
Dunuet John (Sutherland Arms Hotel ; com-
mercial & posting), Lochinver
M'Kay Alexander, Inveran
M'Kay Andrew, Durness
M'Kenzie Mrs. — , Overscraig
Munro Elizabeth, Tongue
Munro William, Betty Hill [Inchnadamph
Sutherland John (Sutherland Arms Hotel),
Turnbull John, Scourie
INNKEEPERS.
(See also preceding List.)
M'Donald Kenneth, Altangealgach
M'Kay J. Oykel
M'Kay John, Kylesku
M'Kenzie Mrs. — , Stoer
M'Kenzie Alexander, Strathy
Munro — , Rhiconich
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