Eilean Ruairidh Mòr
Eilean Ruairidh Mòr is a forested island in Loch Maree, Wester Ross, Scotland. Its name was formerly anglicised as "Ellan-Rorymore".[5]
Gaelic name | Eilean Ruairidh Mòr |
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Meaning of name | Island of Big Rory/Roderick |
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Location | |
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OS grid reference | NG897733 |
Coordinates | 57.7°N 5.53°W |
Physical geography | |
Island group | Loch Maree |
Area | 38 ha[1] |
Area rank | (Freshwater: 10) [2] |
Highest elevation | 51 m |
Administration | |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Country | Scotland |
Council area | Highland |
Demographics | |
Population | 0 |
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References | [3][4] |
Owned by the Forestry Commission, Eilean Ruairidh Mòr forms part of Slattadale Forest.[6] The islands in Loch Maree are among the least disturbed in Britain and are managed as a national nature reserve.[7]
History
Eilean Ruairidh Mòr was planted with pines in about 1815. There are remains of a subterranean circular structure,[5] similar to a Scandinavian dùn or burgh. The ancestors of the Mackenzies of Gairloch held it as a place of security from the attacks of the Macleods.[8]
Footnotes
- Rick Livingstone’s Tables of the Islands of Scotland (pdf) Argyll Yacht Charters. Retrieved 12 Dec 2011.
- Area and population ranks: there are c. 300 islands over 20 ha in extent and 93 permanently inhabited islands were listed in the 2011 census.
- 2001 UK Census per List of islands of Scotland
- Ordnance Survey
- Wilson, Rev. John The Gazetteer of Scotland (Edinburgh, 1882) Published by W. & A.K. Johnstone
- "Overview of Ruairidh Mòr". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 15 December 2007.
- "Loch Maree Islands National Nature Reserve". Scottish Natural Heritage. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 14 December 2007.
- "Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland". Electric Scotland. Retrieved 15 December 2007.
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