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<p> A maritime county of N. Scotland; presents a N. and a W. shore to the Atlantic, between Ross and [[Cromarty]] (S.) and [[Caithness]] (E.), and faces the North Sea on the SE., whence the land slopes upwards to the great mountain region and wild, precipitous loch-indented coasts of the W. and N.; scarcely 3 per cent, of the area is cultivated, but large numbers of sheep and cattle are raised; the Oykell is the longest (35 m.) of many streams, and Loch Shin the largest of 300 lochs; there are extensive deer forests and grouse moors, while valuable salmon and herring fisheries exist round the coasts; is the most sparsely populated county in Scotland. [[Dornoch]] is the county town. </p> | Sutherland <ref name="term_80353" /> | ||
==References == | <p> A maritime county of N. Scotland; presents a N. and a W. shore to the Atlantic, between Ross and [[Cromarty]] (S.) and [[Caithness]] (E.), and faces the North Sea on the SE., whence the land slopes upwards to the great mountain region and wild, precipitous loch-indented coasts of the W. and N.; scarcely 3 per cent, of the area is cultivated, but large numbers of sheep and cattle are raised; the Oykell is the longest (35 m.) of many streams, and Loch [[Shin]] the largest of 300 lochs; there are extensive deer forests and grouse moors, while valuable salmon and herring fisheries exist round the coasts; is the most sparsely populated county in Scotland. [[Dornoch]] is the county town. </p> | ||
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<ref name="term_80353"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/sutherland Sutherland from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | <ref name="term_80353"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/sutherland Sutherland from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 18:03, 15 October 2021
Sutherland [1]
A maritime county of N. Scotland; presents a N. and a W. shore to the Atlantic, between Ross and Cromarty (S.) and Caithness (E.), and faces the North Sea on the SE., whence the land slopes upwards to the great mountain region and wild, precipitous loch-indented coasts of the W. and N.; scarcely 3 per cent, of the area is cultivated, but large numbers of sheep and cattle are raised; the Oykell is the longest (35 m.) of many streams, and Loch Shin the largest of 300 lochs; there are extensive deer forests and grouse moors, while valuable salmon and herring fisheries exist round the coasts; is the most sparsely populated county in Scotland. Dornoch is the county town.
