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Raasay
Raasay (; ), sometimes the Isle of Raasay, is an island between the Isle of Skye and the mainland of Scotland. It is separated from Skye by the Sound of Raasay and from Applecross by the Inner Sound, Scotland, Inner Sound. It is famous for being the birthplace of Scottish Gaelic literature, Gaelic poet Sorley MacLean, an important figure in the Scottish Renaissance. Traditionally the home of Clan Sweeney, Clan MacSween, the island was ruled by the Clan MacLeod, MacLeods from the 15th to the 19th century. Subsequently, a series of private landlords held title to the island, which is now largely in public ownership. Raasay House, which was visited by James Boswell and Samuel Johnson in 1773, is now a hotel, restaurant, bar and outdoor activity centre. Raasay means "Isle of the Roe Deer" and the island is home to an endemism, endemic subspecies of bank vole. Geology and geography About north to south and east to west (at its widest), Raasay's terrain is varied. The high ...
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South Rona
Rona (), sometimes called South Rona to distinguish it from North Rona (a small uninhabited island to the northwest of Cape Wrath), is an inhabited island in the Inner Hebrides. It lies between the Sound of Raasay and the Inner Sound just north of the neighbouring island of Raasay and east of the Trotternish peninsula of Skye. It has a total area of and a population of 3. Rona Lighthouse is situated on the island. Geography and geology Rona is an extension northward of the ridge of Raasay. Its geology is Lewisian gneiss and the glaciated landscape is underlain by some of the oldest rocks in western Europe. Writing in the early 18th century, Martin Martin recorded that "this little isle is the most unequal rocky piece of ground to be seen anywhere: there is but very few acres fit for digging, the whole is covered with long heath, erica-baccifera, mertillus, and some mixture of grass; it is reckoned very fruitful in pasturage: most of the rocks consist of the hectic s ...
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Inverarish
Inverarish () is a village that is the main settlement of the Isle of Raasay, in the civil parish of Portree, in the council area of Highland Highlands or uplands are areas of high elevation such as a mountainous region, elevated mountainous plateau or high hills. Generally, ''upland'' refers to a range of hills, typically from up to , while ''highland'' is usually reserved for range ..., Scotland. It is southeast of the ferry pier at Clachan. In 1961 it had a population of 100. History The name "Inverarish" is Gaelic/Norse and means "River mouth", the name contains both the Gaelic and Norse elements for the same feature. The village was established in 1912 for iron ore miners. It contains the remains of Baird & Co's ore trans-shipment station and the village was partly built by the company. Landmarks Inverarish has two churches, a community hall called Raasay Community Hall, a fire station, a museum called Raasay Heritage Trust museum, a post office, a primary school c ...
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Sorley MacLean
Sorley MacLean (; 26 October 1911 – 24 November 1996) was a Scottish Gaelic poet, described by the Scottish Poetry Library as "one of the major Scottish poets of the modern era" because of his "mastery of his chosen medium and his engagement with the European poetic tradition and European politics". Nobel Prize Laureate Seamus Heaney credited MacLean with saving Scottish Gaelic literature, Scottish Gaelic poetry. He was raised in a Free Presbyterian Church of Scotland, strict Presbyterian family on the island of Raasay, immersed in Gaelic culture and literature from birth, but abandoned religion for socialism. In the late 1930s, he befriended many Scottish Renaissance figures, such as Hugh MacDiarmid and Douglas Young (classicist), Douglas Young. He was wounded three times while serving in the Royal Corps of Signals during the North African Campaign. MacLean published little after the war, due to his perfectionism. In 1956, he became head teacher at Plockton High School, where ...
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Sound Of Raasay
The Sound of Raasay () is the sound between the islands of Raasay and Skye. See also * Inner Sound, Scotland * Isle of Skye * Loch Kishorn * Mealt Waterfall * Quiraing References External links and references One link, mentions Raasay's depth Landforms of the Inner Hebrides Raasay Raasay (; ), sometimes the Isle of Raasay, is an island between the Isle of Skye and the mainland of Scotland. It is separated from Skye by the Sound of Raasay and from Applecross by the Inner Sound, Scotland, Inner Sound. It is famous fo ... Landforms of Highland (council area) {{Highland-geo-stub ...
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Isle Of Skye
The Isle of Skye, or simply Skye, is the largest and northernmost of the major islands in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. The island's peninsulas radiate from a mountainous hub dominated by the Cuillin, the rocky slopes of which provide some of the most dramatic mountain scenery in the country.#Slesser70, Slesser (1981) p. 19. Although has been suggested to describe a winged shape, no definitive agreement exists as to the name's origin."Gaelic Culture"
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The island has been occupied since the Mesolithic period, and over its history has been occupied at various times by Celtic tribes including the Picts and the Gaels, Scandinavian Vikings, and most notably the powerful integrated Norse-Gaels clans of Clan MacLeod, MacLeod and Clan Donald, MacDonald. The island was considered to be under ...
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Skye
The Isle of Skye, or simply Skye, is the largest and northernmost of the major islands in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. The island's peninsulas radiate from a mountainous hub dominated by the Cuillin, the rocky slopes of which provide some of the most dramatic mountain scenery in the country. Slesser (1981) p. 19. Although has been suggested to describe a winged shape, no definitive agreement exists as to the name's origin."Gaelic Culture"
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The island has been occupied since the period, and over its history has been occupied at various times by Celtic tribes includ ...
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Clan MacLeod
Clan MacLeod ( ; ) is a Scottish Highlands, Highland Scottish clan associated with the Isle of Skye. There are two main branches of the clan: the MacLeods of Harris, Outer Hebrides, Harris and Dunvegan, known in Gaelic as ' ("seed of Tormod") and the Clan MacLeod of Lewis Assynt and Raasay, known in Gaelic as ' ("seed of Torcall"). Both branches claim descent from Leod, Leòd, a Norse-Gael who lived in the 13th century. Today, Clan MacLeod of The Lewes, Clan MacLeod of Raasay, and Clan MacLeod are represented by "Associated Clan MacLeod Societies", and the chiefs of the three clans. The association is made up of ten national societies across the world including: Australia, Canada, England, France, Germany, New Zealand, Scotland, South Africa, Switzerland, and the United States. History Origins The surname MacLeod means 'son of Leòid'. The name Leod is an Anglicization of the Scottish Gaelic name Leòid, which is thought to have been derived from the Old Norse. ''Clann'' means ...
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Eilean Tigh
Eilean Tigh () is a tidal island in the Sound of Raasay of Scotland, that lies between Rona and Raasay. Approximately in extent, the island was once settled and the ruins of various structures are still visible at the south end. "Eilean Tigh" is a Gaelic name that means "house island" or "home island". It is a rugged island and the coastline is largely cliff-lined and rocky. Eilean Tigh is connected to the northern tip of neighbouring Raasay at low tides by a rocky ledge that crosses Caol Eilean Tigh. Rona lies about away across the straits of Caol Rona at the centre of which is tiny Eilean an Fhraoich (English: heather island). On the Rona side are Garbh Eilean (rough island) and Eilean Seamraig. Eilean Fladday is south and Skye is some west across the Sound In physics, sound is a vibration that propagates as an acoustic wave through a transmission medium such as a gas, liquid or solid. In human physiology and psychology, sound is the ''reception'' of such waves ...
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Eilean Fladday
Eilean Fladday (also Fladda; ) is a previously populated tidal island off Raasay, near the Isle of Skye, Scotland. Geography Eilean Fladday lies off the north west coast of Raasay, across Caol Fladday (Kyle Fladda), which dries at half-tide. Once a thriving crofting community, the island now only has three cottages which are used by the families who own them for about seven months a year. The population is recorded as 29 (1841), 51 (1891), 12 (1951) and 12 (1971). Five families lived there in the late 1920s. Their petition to Inverness County Council to build a road and footbridge was rejected. A subsequent appeal to the Education Department to provide a school, was successful only after a rate strike. Raasay crofter, Calum MacLeod (of Raasay), Calum MacLeod (who later built "Calum's Road") constructed a track from Torran to Fladda between 1949 and 1952. This did not stem the exodus from the island and the last families left Fladda in 1965. See also * List of islands of S ...
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