Skibo Castle, a modern mansion in Dornoch parish, Sutherland, 4 miles W by S of the town. Purchased in 1872 for £130,000, and greatly improved since then, the estate belongs to Evan Charles Sutherland, Esq. (b. 1835), who holds 20, 000 acres in the shire, valued at £4194 per annum.Ord. Sur., sh. 94, 1878.
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