Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Muir of Ord

Muir of Ord, vil. with ry. sta., Urray par., on SE. border of Ross and Cromarty, 3 miles N. of Beauly and 13 miles NW. of Inverness; P.O., T.O., 1 Bank; is situated on a flat sandy tract; is the scene of great cattle, sheep, and horse markets, and has a distillery.


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

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "village with railway station"   (ADL Feature Type: "populated places")
Administrative units: Urray ScoP       Ross and Cromarty ScoCnty
Place: Muir of Ord

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