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Farout Head or Fair-aird, a promontory in Durness parish, N Sutherland, projecting 2¼ miles north-north-westward, between Balnakiel or Baile na Cille Bay on the W and the entrance to Loch Eriboll on the E, till it terminates in a point 8½ miles ESE of Cape Wrath. Its sides rise in rocky cliffs to a height of 329 feet above sea-level, and present a sublime appearance; its summit commands a magnificent view from Cape Wrath to Whiten Head.Ord. Sur., sh. 114, 1880.
(F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4); © 2004 Gazetteer for Scotland)
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Feature Description: | "a promontory" (ADL Feature Type: "capes") |
Administrative units: | Durness ScoP Sutherland ScoCnty |
Place names: | FAIR AIRD | FAROUT HEAD | FAROUT HEAD OR FAIR AIRD |
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