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Gills, a village and a bay in Canisbay parish, Caithness. The village stands at the head of the bay, 1½ mile W of the parish church, and 15¾ miles E by N of Thurso. The bay has a triangular outline, measuring 3 miles across the entrance, and 7 furlongs thence to its inmost recess. It is sheltered by Stroma island, but lies open to the NE and the NNW, and has a beach of flat rocks and shingles.—Ord. Sur., sh. 116, 1878.
(F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4); © 2004 Gazetteer for Scotland)
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| Feature Description: | "a village and a bay" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Caithness ScoCnty |
| Place: | Gills |
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