Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Strathpeffer

Strathpeffer, vil. with ry. sta., Fodderty par., Ross and Cromarty, in Strath Peffer, 5 miles W. of Dingwall; P.O., T.O.; is noted for its mineral springs, and is a favourite watering-place; the valley of Strath Peffer is watered by the river Peffer, or Peffery, or Pheoran, and extends from the outlying slopes of Ben Wyvis to the Cromarty Firth at Dingwall.


(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "village with railway station"   (ADL Feature Type: "populated places")
Administrative units: Fodderty Parish       Ross and Cromarty County
Place: Strathpeffer

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