Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Golspie

Golspie, coast par. and vil. with ry. sta., E. SutherLand -- par., 19,690 ac., pop. 1556; vil., on Golspie Burn, 17 miles SW. of Helmsdale and 84¼ NE. of Inverness, pop. 956; P.O., T.O., 2 Banks; Golspie is a sub-port, and has considerable trade; Golspie Burn flows 5 miles SE. along Dunrobin Glen to the sea.


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

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "coastal parish and village with railway station"   (ADL Feature Type: "populated places")
Administrative units: Golspie ScoP       Sutherland ScoCnty
Place: Golspie

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