Strathnaver or Strath Naver (Scottish Gaelic, Srath Nabhair) is the strath of the River Naver, in the Sutherland area of the Highlands of Scotland. The Strathnaver area is also known as Farr.
The strath runs from Altnaharra to Bettyhill on the Atlantic coast, a distance of 37km (23 miles).
The village of Farr is in the north of the area, near Bettyhill, Farr Bay and Farr Point. Strathnaver is, generally, within the parish of Farr.
History
Strathnaver
was the location of some of the worst atrocities of the forced evitions of the
Highland clearances in the early 19th century. Strathnaver is the ancestral home
of the MacKay/ McKay clan.
Natural History
The River Naver is designated
a Special Area of Conservation due to its importance for Atlantic salmon Salmo
salar, and Freshwater pearl mussels Margaritifera margaritifera, despite past
pearl-fishing.
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