Place:


Skelbo  Sutherland

 

In 1882-4, Frances Groome's Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland described Skelbo like this:

Skelbo Castle, the ancient seat of the Sutherlands, Lords Duffus, in Dornoch parish, Sutherland, on the southern shore of Loch Fleet, 5 miles N by W of the town.

Additional information about this locality is available for Dornoch

Skelbo through time

Skelbo is now part of Highland district. Click here for graphs and data of how Highland has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Skelbo itself, go to Units and Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Skelbo, in Highland and Sutherland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/26877

Date accessed: 23rd April 2024


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