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Nunton, a village on Benbecula island, South Uist parish, Outer Hebrides, Inverness-shire, 18 miles SSW of Lochmaddy. It takes its name from an ancient nunnery, which was demolished to furnish building material for -the mansion and offices of the principal landowner of the parish; and it has a post office under Lochmaddy, and a branch of the Commercial Bank.
(F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4); © 2004 Gazetteer for Scotland)
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| Feature Description: | "a village" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Inverness Shire County |
| Place: | Nunton |
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