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[[File:Charter by William, Earl of Sutherland to Nicholas Sutherland his brother for the barony of Torboll 13th Sept 1360.jpg|thumb|right|The charter establishing the barony in 1360]] |
[[File:Charter by William, Earl of Sutherland to Nicholas Sutherland his brother for the barony of Torboll 13th Sept 1360.jpg|thumb|right|The charter establishing the barony in 1360]] |
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'''Torboll''' is a former [[Barons in Scotland|feudal barony]] and geographical area that includes Torboll Farm, Little Torboll, [[Torboll Fall]], and the Torboll Woods Site of Special Scientific Interest, in the parish of [[Golspie]], [[Highland (council area)|Highland]], Scotland. It is within the [[Shires of Scotland|historic county]] of [[Sutherland]]. |
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==Geography== |
==Geography== |
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The name derives from the Norse for "Thor's Field". |
The name derives from the Norse for "Thor's Field". |
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The lands and barony of Torboll, |
The lands and barony of Torboll, were granted by [[Kenneth de Moravia, 4th Earl of Sutherland]], to |
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his younger son [[Nicholas Sutherland, 1st of Duffus|Nicholas Sutherland]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Fraser |first=William |authorlink=William Fraser (historian) |year=1892 |title=The Sutherland Book |url=https://archive.org/details/sutherlandbookv300fras/page/n5/mode/2up |volume=3 |location=Edinburgh |pages=[https://archive.org/details/sutherlandbookv300fras/page/18/mode/2up 18]-20|access-date=October 13, 2020}}</ref> |
his younger son [[Nicholas Sutherland, 1st of Duffus|Nicholas Sutherland]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Fraser |first=William |authorlink=William Fraser (historian) |year=1892 |title=The Sutherland Book |url=https://archive.org/details/sutherlandbookv300fras/page/n5/mode/2up |volume=3 |location=Edinburgh |pages=[https://archive.org/details/sutherlandbookv300fras/page/18/mode/2up 18]-20|access-date=October 13, 2020}}</ref> |
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Torboll is a former feudal barony and geographical area that includes Torboll Farm, Little Torboll, Torboll Fall, and the Torboll Woods Site of Special Scientific Interest, in the parish of Golspie, Highland, Scotland. It is within the historic county of Sutherland.
Geography
[edit]The Torboll Woods Site of Special Scientific Interest and Torboll Fall with a 19th-century fish ladder allowing salmon to bypass the 60 ft waterfall and swim upstream to Loch Buidh, are located nearby.[1]
History
[edit]The name derives from the Norse for "Thor's Field".
The lands and barony of Torboll, were granted by Kenneth de Moravia, 4th Earl of Sutherland, to his younger son Nicholas Sutherland.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Beaton, Elizabeth (1995). Sutherland: An Illustrated Architectural Guide Rias/Landmark Trust Series Volume 21 of RIAS landmark trust series of illustrated architectural guides to Scotland. Rutland Press. p. 43. ISBN 1873190247.
- ^ Fraser, William (1892). The Sutherland Book. Vol. 3. Edinburgh. pp. 18-20. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
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