Kilmuir, Easter Ross

Kilmuir
Kilmuir
Kilmuir shown within the Highland council area
OS grid reference NH757733
Council area
Country Scotland
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Invergordon
Postcode district IV18 0
Police Scottish
Fire Scottish
Ambulance Scottish
EU Parliament Scotland

Kilmuir is a former fishing village, located on the north eastern shore of Nigg Bay, 1 mile southeast of Kildary and 4 miles northeast of Invergordon.

Kilmuir Easter parish church which is located in the village of Kilmuir. The tower and belfry which are the oldest parts of the church were apparently built by George Munro, VI of Milntown in the early 17th-century.[1] The conical stone belfry is dated 1616 with the initials of George Munro.[2]

Geography

The village of Kilmuir is within the former parish of Kilmuir Easter. The parish was situated partly in the county of Ross-shire and partly in the county of Cromartyshire.[3]

History

A document dated 30 Jan 1747 records six men aged over 16 who lived in the village of Kilmuir (Kilmuire), in the parish of Kilmuir-Easter, Ross-shire who did not take part in the Jacobite rising of 1745, even though they lived on the Jacobite Lord Cromartie's estate.[4] They were: James Munro, tenant in Kilmuire; Andrew Roy, tenant in Kilmuire; John Mackenzie, tenant in Kilmuire; Walter?Mailevin, tenant in Kilmuire; Alexander Munro, Wright in Kilmuire; David Munro, his brother.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Mackenzie, Alexander. (1898). History of the Munros of Fowlis. Chapter; The Munros of Milntown. p. 287. Published in Edinburgh.
  2. ↑ Munro, R. W. (1987). Mapping the Clan Munro. Edinburgh.
  3. ↑ A. Fullarton & Company. (1843). The Topographical, Statistical, and Historical Gazetteer of Scotland p. 132.
  4. 1 2 Folio 119-120. List of men on over 16 years of age on Lord Cromertie's estate in the parish of Kilmuire Easter (Ross-shire) nationalarchives.gov.uk. Retrieved January 23, 2017.
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