New Gairloch (Gairloch)
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Salt Springs, NS (Nearby: Scotsburn, Hopewell, Westville, Pictou, Stellarton)

  • New Gairloch

2825 HWY 4
Salt Springs, Nova Scotia
B0K 1P0


Nova Scotia Tourism Region : Northumberland Shore

Description From Owner:
  • They named their new home for the one they had left. Gair Loch is Gaelic for 'short lake’. There is also a Gairloch Lake in Pictou County.
  • New Gairloch: Findlay McDonald from Scotland settled here soon after 1801. Land was granted here starting in 1855. The place was named after Gairloch in Inverness-shire, Scotland.
  • With permission from 'Nova Scotia Place Names' David E. Scott 2015


Address of this page: http://ns.ruralroutes.com/NewGairloch

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