Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Backlass

Backlass, a hill, 300 feet above sea-level, in Watten parish, Caithness, 2¾ miles WSW of Watten village. A fair is held here on 15 Sept., old style, if a Tuesday, otherwise on the Tuesday after.


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

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a hill"   (ADL Feature Type: "mountains")
Administrative units: Watten Parish       Caithness County

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