Meikle Ferry

English

Etymology

From either the surname Meikle or the adjective meikle.

Proper noun

Meikle Ferry

  1. A location on the north side of Dornoch Firth, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NH7287).

Usage notes

The ferry no longer operates, but the slipway remains and is marked on OS maps. The short-lived Meikle Ferry railway station was on the south side of the firth, about a mile from the southern terminus of the ferry at Ferry Point.

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