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Originally appearing in Volume V25, Page 1002 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.

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STRATHPEFFER , a See also:

VILLAGE

village and See also:

SPA

spa of the See also:

COUNTY (through Norm. Fr. comae, cf. O. Fr. cunte, conk', Mod. Fr. comae, from Lat. comitatus, cf. Ital. comitato, Prov. comtat; see COUNT)

county of See also:

Ross and See also:

Cromarty, See also:

Scotland, 5 m. W. of See also:

DINGWALL

Dingwall by a See also:

BRANCH (from the Fr. branche, late Lat. branca, an animal's paw)

branch of the Highland railway. Pop. (1901), 354. It lies in a valley of varying See also:

ELEVATION

elevation (200 to 400 ft. above the See also:

sea), but is sheltered on the See also:

west and See also:

north and has a comparatively dry and warm See also:

CLIMATE

climate. There are several sulphurous springs-one saline, another strongly impregnated with sulphuretted See also:

HYDROGEN [symbol H, atomic weight x-oo8 (0=16)]

hydrogen—in See also:

GREAT

great repute for See also:

GOUT

gout, See also:

RHEUMATISM (from Gr. /56µa, flux)

rheumatism, skin diseases and affections of the See also:

LIVER (O. Eng. lifer; cf. cognate forms, Dutch lever, Ger. Leber, Swed. lefver, &c.; the O. H. Ger. forms are libara, lipora, &c.; the Teut. word has been connected with Gr. i'prap and Lat. jecur)

liver and kidneys. The well of effervescent chalybeate See also:

WATER

water is largely resorted to for See also:

ANAEMIA (from Gr. ay-, privative, and aiµa, blood)

anaemia and as a tonic. A See also:

PEAT (possibly connected with Med. Lat. petia, pecia, piece, ultimately of Celtic origin; cf. O. Celt. pet, O. Ir. pit, Welsh peth, portion)

peat See also:

bath, similar to those at See also:

FRANZENSBAD

Franzensbad in Bohemia, has also been established. The See also:

SEASON (0. Fr. seson, seison, mod. saison, Lat. satio, sowing time, the spring, from serere, to sow; in Late Lat. the word is found with its present meaning, the spring being considered as particularly the season of the year)

season runs from May to See also:

OCTOBER

October, and during the past few years Strathpeffer has become a very popular resort. The See also:

PUMP

pump-See also:

ROOM

room (1829) and See also:

PAVILION

pavilion (1881) are situated in the See also:

MIDDLE

middle of the village. See also:

Castle Leod (pron. Loud), a seat of the countess of Cromartie, upon whose See also:

PROPERTY

property Strathpeffer is built, lies a mile to the north and is an example of the Scots Baronial See also:

style dating from 1660.

The village was the See also:

SCENE (Fr. scene, Lat. scaena, Gr. oflvil, a tent or booth, a stage or scene)

scene of the fight between the Mackenzies and Macdonalds in 1478, and later between the Mackenzies and the Munros. The Mackenzies prevailed in both encounters. The ascent of See also:

BEN (from Old Eng. bennan, within)

Ben Wyvis (3429 ft.) is commonly made from Strathpeffer.

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