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Halladale, a river of Reay parish, NE Sutherland. Rising at an altitude of 1200 feet above sea-level, close to the Caithness border and 4½ miles SSE of Forsinard station, it runs 221/8 miles north-north-westward and northward along Strath Halladale between ranges of hills, 500 to 747 feet high, till it falls into the North Sea at the Bay of Boghouse, to the E of Portskerry current is rapid till within 3 miles of its mouth, below which point it forms a chain of about ten pools, being tidal over the last 2 miles, yet navigable only by boats. Its waters contain salmon, large sea-trout, and river trout; but the fishing-always uncertain-is rarely much worth except in spring. Tradition records that Halladha, son of Rognward, first Jar; of Orkney, was slain and buried in Strath Halladale, to which he bequeathed his name. The scene of the battle is towards the middle of the strath, near Dal-Halladha.—Ord. Sur., shs. 109, 115, 1878.
(F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4); © 2004 Gazetteer for Scotland)
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| Feature Description: | "a river" (ADL Feature Type: "rivers") |
| Administrative units: | Reay ScoP Sutherland ScoCnty |
| Place: | Halladale |
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