Baron of Torboll (title extinct) explained

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Baron of Torboll (extinct) was a title of nobility in the Baronage of Scotland for holders of the former 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

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

The name derives from the Norse for "Thor's Field".

The lands and barony of Torboll, where granted by Kenneth de Moravia, 4th Earl of Sutherland, tohis younger son Nicholas Sutherland.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Book: 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 . 43 . 1873190247.
2. Book: Fraser, William . William Fraser (historian)

   . William Fraser (historian) . 1892 . The Sutherland Book . 3 . Edinburgh . 18-20. October 13, 2020.