Littleferry
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Human settlement in Scotland
Littleferry
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| Littleferry pier | |
Littleferry is located in Sutherland Littleferry Littleferry Location within the Sutherland area | |
| OS grid reference | NH805956 |
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| Lieutenancy area | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Golspie |
| Postcode district | KW10 6 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| 57°56′03′′N 4°01′06′′W / 57.93411°N 4.01838°W / 57.93411; -4.01838 | |
Littleferry (Scottish Gaelic: Am Port Beag) is a village on the north east shore of Loch Fleet in Golspie, Sutherland, and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. Littleferry lies at the entrance to Loch Fleet, 3 miles (5 km) southwest of Golspie. Its name is derived from the ferry that once crossed the narrow channel here.
The Battle of Littleferry was a skirmish between a Jacobite force of the George Mackenzie, 3rd Earl of Cromartie and government troops under Ensign John Mackay of Golspie on the eve of the Battle of Culloden in 1746.[1]
References
[edit ]- ^ Gittings, Bruce; Munro, David. "Littleferry". The Gazetteer for Scotland. School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh and The Royal Scottish Geographical Society. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
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