Creich Intro

Photograph of an old croft on Tulloch taken by Hector Macrae, Bonar Bridge

Creich parish has the following burial grounds:

Creich burial ground, Bonar; Tutim burial ground; Achness in Glen Cassley burial ground; Invershin burial ground and Migdale Free Churchyard which only has one grave

All are available to view in the Burial Ground section 

See also:

Photographs of Creich - donated by our members

Schools - early education in Sutherland - scroll to bottom of page for links to Creich items 

Creich War Memorial - is included in our Sutherland War Memorials

Families of Creich

Families of Creich

This page contains links to family details given by descendants mainly members of our mailing lists.  Also included are links to family trees prepared by members.  Many of the items contain a great deal of genealogical information but as always further information is most welcome. In most cases the name of the researcher is shown together with an email address for contact. In the few cases where this is not so please contact me and I will pass on your message.

On the following list all Mc and Mac names are shown as Mac.

CLARK
John Clark and Nicholas Carruthers 

GRAHAM
Finlay Graham and Isobel McCulloch

GRAY
Alexander Gray and Lucy Mackenzie 

MACDONALD
William Findlater Macdonald and Marion Leslie 

MACGREGOR
Alexander Macgregor and Ann Ross 

MACNAB
Kenneth Macnab and Catherine Calder  

MATHESON
Alexander Matheson and Jean Munro

ROSS
John Ross and Mary Scotie (?)    

Place Names in Creich

This parish, for thirty-five miles, forms the southern boundary of Sutherland, hence the name – Gaelic crich, boundary.

If anyone can add information to this list please contact me I will be happy to add the information.

ACHARRY – near Ospisdale

ACHARRY MOOR – north of Acharry

ACHINTOUL – place in Altass

ACHMORE (Achimore) – Gaelic, large field – see also Auchinduich

ACHNAHANNET

ACHNESS, Glen Cassley – west of Rosehall – burial ground here

ACHU – north of Spinningdale

ACHUAN – landside of Kyle of Sutherland, inland towards Loch Buidhe

ACHVIL – landside of Kyle of Sutherland, inland towards Loch Buidhe

ALTASS – Gaelic, a water stream - part of Rosehall Estate – on A837 close to Linside

ARDENS (Airdens) – Gaelic, high – landside of Kyle of Sutherland, inland towards Loch Buidhe

ASTLE – Norse, ask’s glen

AUCHINDUICH – Gaelic, field, a measure of land - was quite a substantial farm of the old part of the Skelbo estate but in 1878 bought by the Sutherland family including the outlying settlements of Ramscaig and Achmore – Auchinduich was cleared in 1807

AUSDALE – landside of Kyle of Sutherland, inland towards Loch Buidhe

BADACHUIL – north of Migdale

BADBEITHES – east of Migdale on Loch side

BADBOG - on road inland from Bonar Bridge to Loch Buidhe

BALBLAIR – Gaelic, town field – between Bonar Bridge and Invershin

BADFLUICH – Gaelic, a wet place - in Altass

BAIL-a-PHUILL – possibly around Altass

BONAR – Gaelic, the foot of the ford

BRAE – mentioned in burial grounds of Creich

BREAKWELL – near Migdale at head of Loch Migdale

BURNSIDE – north west of Migdale

CASLIE (Cassley) – Gaelic, swift river

CLASHBHAN - on road inland from Bonar Bridge to Loch Buidhe

CLASHCOIG - on road inland from Bonar Bridge to Loch Buidhe

CLASHNAGLASS (Claiseanglas) – near Acharry Moor

COILOAG – in Spinningdale area

COIRCEANNLOCH – possibly Gaelic for Corrykinloch

CRAIGTON – landside of Kyle of Sutherland, inland towards Loch Buidhe

CREICH MAINS

CULNARA – inland from Bonar Bridge towards Migdale

DRIMLEA (Drumliah) – Gaelic, grey ridge – landside of Kyle of Sutherland, inland towards Loch Buidhe

DOUNE – in Strath Oykel – on edge of Rosehall

FLOAD – sometimes referred to as Dornoch parish – near Newton Point

GLEN CASSLEY – in Strath Oykel, was created a sheep farm in 1792 – farm sometimes referred to as Invercassley

INVERAN – Gaelic, mouth of river – west of Invershin on Kyle on Sutherland

INVERCASSLEY – Gaelic, mouth of river Cassley - see Glen Cassley also

INVERSHIN – Gaelic, mouth of river Shin – west of Bonar Bridge

KYLEOAG – north of Spinningdale

LANGWELL – Strath Oykel

LINSIDE CROY (Linnside) – Gaelic, lion or Norse, waterside – west of Invershin

LINSIDEMORE - west of Invershin

LITTLE CREICH – south side of road past Spinningdale, where Creich Burial Ground is located

LOUBCROY – Gaelic, enclosure, horseshoe

MEIKLE FERRY – south of Pulrossie on shore

MIGDALE – Norse, moist dale – north east from Bonar Bridge

NEWTON POINT – on shore, west from Meikle Ferry

OAPE – Strath Oykel

ORDAN – Bonar Bridge

OSPISDALE – Norse, Ospak’s glen

PORTNALICK – Gaelic, port rock

PULROSSIE – Gaelic, pool water - on the Skibo estate – south of Rhivaig

RAMSCAIG – see Auchinduich

REIDHBREAC – landside of Kyle of Sutherland, inland towards Loch Buidhe

RHIANCOUP – Gaelic, Rhian, a slope, cop, docken

RHINAMAIN – landside of Kyle of Sutherland, inland towards Loch Buidhe

RHIVAIG – near Ospisdale

RIVRA – north of Spinningdale

ROSEHALL, Norse, horses field – estate which included the east side of Glen Cassley – on the A837 from Invershin - a beautiful area with many lovely walks - see the Allt Mor (Big Burn) famous for its mosses and ferns 

ROSSHALL (Glen Rossal, etc) – Gaelic, a peninsula

SLEASTARY - on road inland from Bonar Bridge to Loch Buidhe

SPINNINGDALE – Norse, footbridge glen - Spinningdale Burn flows through a short valley known locally as the Fiary Glen - beautiful place 

STRATHCASSLEY – see glen Cassley

STRATHSHESGICH

SWORDALE – Norse, sward, dale – east side of Bonar Bridge

TULLOCH – Gaelic, a hilloch

TUTIM – Strath Oykel, burial ground here

TUTIMTARVICH – in Strath Oykel, was created a sheep farm in 1792

WHITEFACE – near Ospisdale

For sources of above information see my notes