Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Cromarty Firth

Cromarty Firth, arm of North Sea, extending 18 m. inland, with breadth of from 3 to 5 m.; forms a large and safe harb., capable of accommodating the largest vessels; the entrance, 1½ m. wide, is between two lofty wooded headlands, called the North and South Sutors.


(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "arm of sea"   (ADL Feature Type: "channels")
Administrative units: Ross and Cromarty ScoCnty
Place: Cromarty

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