Pentland-Frith (spr. Pentländ-Fridd), Meerenge zwischen den Orkneysinseln u. der Nordküste von Schottland, ist wegen heftiger Strömungen u. vieler Wirbel für die Schifffahrt sehr gefährlich; in ihr die Pentland-Skerry (spr. P.-Skerri), Felsenriffe, mit Leuchtthurm.
Pierer's Lexicon. 1857–1865.
Pentland Skerries — PENTLAND SKERRIES, an island, forming part of the district of St. Mary s, in the parish of South Ronaldshay, county of Orkney; containing 11 inhabitants. This is the largest of several small islets situated at the east end of the Pentland… … A Topographical dictionary of Scotland
Walls and Flotta — WALLS and FLOTTA, a parish, mostly in the island of Hoy, South Isles of the county of Orkney, 9 miles (W. by S.) from South Ronaldshay, and 16 (S. S. W.) from Kirkwall; containing 1558 inhabitants. This parish, of which the name, anciently… … A Topographical dictionary of Scotland
Caithness-Shire — CAITHNESS SHIRE, a county in the north east of Scotland, bounded on the north by the Pentland Frith; on the east and south east, by the German Sea; and on the west and south west, by the county of Sutherland. It lies between 58° 10 and 58° 40… … A Topographical dictionary of Scotland
Ronaldshay, South — RONALDSHAY, SOUTH, a parish, in the county of Orkney; containing 3194 inhabitants, of whom 1867 are in the district of St. Peter, 789 in that of St. Mary, and 538 in that of Burray. This parish includes the old parish of St. Peter in the… … A Topographical dictionary of Scotland
Kincardine — 1) KINCARDINE, county of Inverness. See Abernethy. 2) KINCARDINE, a sea port town and a burgh of barony, in the parish of Tulliallan, county of Perth, 5 miles (S. E.) from Alloa, and 12 (E. S. E.) from Stirling; containing 2875… … A Topographical dictionary of Scotland
Orkney Islands — ORKNEY ISLANDS, a group forming, with that of Shetland, a maritime county, in the northern extremity of Scotland; and bounded on the north by the waters which divide Orkney from Shetland; on the east by the North Sea; on the south by the… … A Topographical dictionary of Scotland
Orphir — ORPHIR, a parish, in the county of Orkney, 8 miles (S. W.) from Kirkwall; containing, with the island of Cava, 1064 inhabitants. This place derives its name, in the Norwegian language Orfer, from the mossy nature of its soil: towards the close … A Topographical dictionary of Scotland
Thurso — THURSO, a burgh of barony, sea port, and parish, in the county of Caithness; containing 4881 inhabitants, of whom 2510 are in the burgh, 20 miles (N. W. by W.) from Wick, and 55 (N. N. E.) from Dornoch. This place derives its name from its… … A Topographical dictionary of Scotland
Dunnet — DUNNET, a sea port and parish, in the county of Caithness, 9 miles (E. N. E.) from Thurso; containing 1880 inhabitants. This parish, of which the origin of the name is involved in obscurity, is one of the most northerly in Scotland, and is… … A Topographical dictionary of Scotland
Sutherlandshire — SUTHERLANDSHIRE, a county, in the north of Scotland, bounded on the north by the North Sea; on the, east and north east, by Caithness shire; on the south, by Ross shire and the Frith of Dornoch; on the south east, by the Moray and Dornoch… … A Topographical dictionary of Scotland
