Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Derry or Loch an Dithreibh

Derry or Loch an Dithreibh, a lake in the S of Tongue parish, Sutherland, 6¼ miles SSW of Tongue church. Lying 268 feet above sea-level, it is 1½ mile long and 5 furlongs wide, sends off the Kinloch to the head of the Kyle of Tongue, and abounds in yellow trout.—Ord. Sur., shs. 114,108,1880.


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

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a lake"   (ADL Feature Type: "lakes")
Administrative units: Tongue Parish       Sutherland County
Place names: DERRY     |     DERRY OR LOCH AN DITHREIBH     |     LOCH AN DITHREIBH

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