Kyle of Sutherland, the narrow uppermost reach of the Dornoch Firth, between Ross-shire and Sutherland, extending from the strait at Bonar-Bridge, 43/8 miles west-north-westward to the influx of the rivers Oikell and Shin. Its width varies between 150 yards and 6¾ furlongs. Fairs, bearing its name, are held adjacent to its lower end at Bonar on the Mondays in July, August, and September before Beauly.Ord. Sur., sh. 102, 1881.
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