A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
Carloway, dist. and vil., W. coast of Lewis island, Ross-shire, at head of Loch Carloway, near mouth of Loch Roag, pop. of vil., 316; P.O.; near the vil. is a circular fort, Pictish or Scandinavian, larger and more entire than almost any other in Scotland. In the dist. lived blind Rory the Harper's father, the original translator of the Psalms into Gaelic.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "district and village" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Ross Shire ScoCnty |
| Place: | Carloway |
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