Torboll

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.

Geography

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.

History

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, 1st of Duffus, Nicholas Sutherland.

References

Highland (council area)
Baronies in the Baronage of Scotland

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