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In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Olrig like this:
Olrig, coast par., N. Caithness, 10,015 ac., pop. 2002; the church is at Castletown, 5 miles E. of Thurso; Olrig House, seat, is 1½ mile SW. of Castletown; Olrig Hill, 463 ft. high, is on the SW. border of the par.
Olrig is now part of HIGHLAND Council. Click here for graphs and data of how HIGHLAND has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Olrig itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Olrig, in Highland and Caithness | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/16940
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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