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PUBLISHER: Birlinn General

FORMAT: Paperback

ISBN: 9781862321243

RRP: £9.99

PAGES: 160

PUBLICATION DATE:
July 1, 2002

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Arisaig and Morar: A History

Denis Rixson

Arisiag and Morar, Norse and Gaelic, the “river-mouth bay” and the “great water”, part of na garbh Chriochan (The Rough Bounds), an area so rugged and desolate it was itself known as the Highlands of the Highlands. From Borrodale (fort-dale) to Kilmory (Maelrubha’s chapel), from Druimindarroch (oak tree ridge) to Eireagoraidh (shieling-corrie), the place-names echo the story of the landscape. This book provides an accessible account of the area.

Denis Rixson

Denis Rixson is a schoolteacher, local historian and bookshop proprietor in Mallaig.

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