Urquhart and Logie Wester is a parish within the historic county of

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. It is situated in the area known as the

Black Isle The Black Isle (, ) is a peninsula within Ross and Cromarty, in the Scottish Highlands. It includes the towns of Cromarty and Fortrose, and the villages of Culbokie, Resolis, Jemimaville, Rosemarkie, Avoch, Munlochy, Tore, and North Kesso ...

and is in the

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History

The parishes of Urquhart and Logiebride were united to form one parish in 1845. Logiebride forms the western half of the parish hence Logie Wester, and Urquhart forms the eastern half. Both Urquhart and Logiebride previously had their own parish churches, both of which are now in ruins. However today there are several more modern churches in the parish of Urquhart and Logie Wester. The

Battle of Logiebride The Battle of Logiebride or Logie-Riach, also known as a Tumult in Ross was more of a small skirmish rather than an actual battle. The disturbance is said to have taken place on 4 February 1597 at the Logie Candlemas market near Conan House (a m ...

took place in 1597. A medieval parish and a parish for civil and religious purposes from the sixteenth century until 1975. The parish was initially an

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but was transferred to the new county of Ross and Cromarty in 1891 when the

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came into effect. The boundaries of the civil parish were also altered by the Boundary Commissioners in 1891.ScotlandsPlaces, Parish Urquhart and Logie Wester The largest village within the parish is

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. Other settlements within the parish include the village

Easter Kinkell Easter Kinkell is a rural village, in the parish of Urquhart and Logie Wester, in the area known as Black Isle, in the county of Ross-shire, Scottish Highlands. It is also in the Scottish council area of Highland Highlands or uplands are area ...

, the hamlet

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and the small village

Culbokie Culbokie (''An Cùil Bhàicidh'' in Gaelic, meaning 'the haunted nook') is a small village in Ross and Cromarty, Highland, Scotland. It is located on the north side of the Black Isle. The village is south-east of Dingwall and about north of In ...

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Urquhart and Logie Wester Urquhart and Logie Wester is a parish within the historic county of Ross and Cromarty, Scotland. It is situated in the area known as the Black Isle and is in the Highland (council area), Highland council area. History The parishes of Urquhart ...

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