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Skibo Castle, a modern mansion in Dornoch parish, Sutherland, 4 miles W by S of the town. Purchased in 1872 for £130,000, and greatly improved since then, the estate belongs to Evan Charles Sutherland, Esq. (b. 1835), who holds 20, 000 acres in the shire, valued at £4194 per annum.—Ord. Sur., sh. 94, 1878.
(F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4); © 2004 Gazetteer for Scotland)
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| Feature Description: | "a modern mansion" (ADL Feature Type: "residential sites") |
| Administrative units: | Dornoch Parish Sutherland County |
| Place: | Skibo |
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