Ferry, Meikle, a ferry (5¼ furlongs broad) on the mutual boundary of Ross-shire and Sutherland, across a contracted part of the Dornoch Firth, 4 miles NW of Tain, and 4¾ WSW of Dornoch. It formerly was used as the chief thoroughfare between the eastern parts of the two counties; but it suffers much obstruction from winds and currents; and the road round by Bonar Bridge, though exceedingly circuitous, has long been generally preferred.
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