Nedd

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Nedd
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Nedd
Location within the Sutherland area
OS grid reference NC136319
Council area
Lieutenancy area
Country Scotland
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Lairg
Postcode district IV27 4
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58°14′11″N5°10′31″W / 58.23638°N 5.17541°W / 58.23638; -5.17541

Nedd (Scottish Gaelic : An Nead) is a small village, which lies on the western head of Loch Nedd in Lairg, western Sutherland, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. [1]

The village of Drumbeg lies less than 1 mile north west along the B869 road.

Murdoch Grant, a famous victim of murder, was killed close to Nedd. The financier John Stewart was born in Nedd.

References

  1. Gittings, Bruce; Munro, David. "Nedd, Highland". The Gazetteer for Scotland. School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh and The Royal Scottish Geographical Society. Retrieved 11 January 2020.