Inverness-shire ( gd, Siorrachd Inbhir Nis) is a historic county, registration county and lieutenancy area of Scotland. Covering much of the Highlands and

Outer Hebrides The Outer Hebrides () or Western Isles ( gd, Na h-Eileanan Siar or or ("islands of the strangers"); sco, Waster Isles), sometimes known as the Long Isle/Long Island ( gd, An t-Eilean Fada, links=no), is an island chain off the west coast ...

, it is Scotland's largest county, though one of the smallest in population, with 67,733 people or 1.34% of the Scottish population.

Definition

The extent of the lieutenancy area was defined in 1975 as covering the

districts A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...

of Inverness, Badenoch & Strathspey, and Lochaber. Thus it differs from the county in that it includes parts of what were once

Moray Moray () gd, Moireibh or ') is one of the 32 local government council areas of Scotland. It lies in the north-east of the country, with a coastline on the Moray Firth, and borders the council areas of Aberdeenshire and Highland. Between 1975 ...

and Argyll, but does not include any of the

which were given their own lieutenancy area — the Western Isles.

Geography

Inverness-shire is Scotland's largest county, and the second largest in the UK as a whole after Yorkshire. It borders Ross-shire to the north, Nairnshire,

Banffshire Banffshire ; sco, Coontie o Banffshire; gd, Siorrachd Bhanbh) is a historic county, registration county and lieutenancy area of Scotland. The county town is Banff, although the largest settlement is Buckie to the west. It borders the Moray ...

and

Aberdeenshire Aberdeenshire ( sco, Aiberdeenshire; gd, Siorrachd Obar Dheathain) is one of the 32 Subdivisions of Scotland#council areas of Scotland, council areas of Scotland. It takes its name from the County of Aberdeen which has substantially differe ...

to the east, and

Perthshire Perthshire (locally: ; gd, Siorrachd Pheairt), officially the County of Perth, is a historic county and registration county in central Scotland. Geographically it extends from Strathmore in the east, to the Pass of Drumochter in the north, ...

and

Argyllshire Argyll (; archaically Argyle, in modern Gaelic, ), sometimes called Argyllshire, is a historic county and registration county of western Scotland. Argyll is of ancient origin, and corresponds to most of the part of the ancient kingdom of ...

to the south. Its mainland section covers a large area of the Highlands, bordering the Sea of the Hebrides to the west and Beauly Firth and

Moray Firth The Moray Firth (; Scottish Gaelic: ''An Cuan Moireach'', ''Linne Mhoireibh'' or ''Caolas Mhoireibh'') is a roughly triangular inlet (or firth) of the North Sea, north and east of Inverness, which is in the Highland council area of north of Scotl ...

to the east which provide access to the North Sea. It is split into two by the Great Glen, a roughly 60 mile

geological fault In geology, a fault is a planar fracture or discontinuity in a volume of rock across which there has been significant displacement as a result of rock-mass movements. Large faults within Earth's crust result from the action of plate tectonic ...

which runs south-west to north-east and divides the Northwest Highlands to the west from the Grampian Mountains (including the

Monadhliath Mountains The Monadhliath Mountains , or Monadh Liath, are a range of mountains in Scotland. Monadh Liath is Scottish Gaelic, and means "grey mountain range". Running in a northeast to southwest direction, it lies on the western side of Strathspey, to the we ...

) to the east. The glen contain the notable lochs of Loch Ness (Scotland's second largest), Loch Oich and Loch Lochy, which are connected by the

Caledonian Canal The Caledonian Canal connects the Scottish east coast at Inverness with the west coast at Corpach near Fort William in Scotland. The canal was constructed in the early nineteenth century by Scottish engineer Thomas Telford. Route The canal r ...

; it opens into the south-west into the sealoch

Loch Linnhe Loch Linnhe () is a sea loch on the west coast of Scotland. The part upstream of Corran is known in Gaelic as (the black pool, originally known as Loch Abar), and downstream as (the salty pool). The name ''Linnhe'' is derived from the Gaelic w ...

. Ben Nevis, the tallest peak in Britain, is located to the east of Fort William. The west coast consists of a number of large peninsulas divided by long loch inlets; north-to-south these are Glenelg (shared with Ross-shire), Loch Hourn, Knoydart, Loch Nevis, North and South Morar/ Arisaig, Loch nan Uamh, Ardnish, Loch Ailort, Moidart and Loch Moidart. This area was traditionally referred to as the Rough Bounds due to its remoteness and inaccessibility and it remains wild and sparsely populated today. The terrain in Inverness-shire is generally mountainous, with numerous lochs scattered throughout the county, the largest of these being:

Loch Ashie ''Loch'' () is the Scottish Gaelic, Scots and Irish word for a lake or sea inlet. It is cognate with the Manx lough, Cornish logh, and one of the Welsh words for lake, llwch. In English English and Hiberno-English, the anglicised spelling ...

Loch Mhor ''Loch'' () is the Scottish Gaelic, Scots and Irish word for a lake or sea inlet. It is cognate with the Manx lough, Cornish logh, and one of the Welsh words for lake, llwch. In English English and Hiberno-English, the anglicised spellin ...

, Loch Knockie,

Loch Duntelchaig Loch Duntelchaig (from the Scottish Gaelic Loch Dun Seilcheig) is a freshwater loch in the traditional county of Inverness-shire in the Scottish Highlands. It extends from the southwest to its outflow in the northeast and measures up to at its ...

, Loch Ruthven, Loch Moy,

Loch Alvie Loch Alvie is a loch located south of the River Spey, in the civil parish of Alvie, in the council area of Highland Council Area, Highland, Scotland. The loch is about two miles southwest of Aviemore. HMS Loch Alvie (K428), HMS Loch Alvie, launche ...

, Loch Insh,

Loch an Eilean ''Loch'' () is the Scottish Gaelic, Scots and Irish word for a lake or sea inlet. It is cognate with the Manx lough, Cornish logh, and one of the Welsh words for lake, llwch. In English English and Hiberno-English, the anglicised spellin ...

Loch Killin Loch Killin is a small freshwater loch in the Monadhliath Mountains, in Highland, Scotland, United Kingdom. Geography The loch is about long, and is one of numerous small lochs close to the southern end of Loch Ness, the southernmost point of ...

Loch Crunachdan ''Loch'' () is the Scottish Gaelic, Scots and Irish word for a lake or sea inlet. It is cognate with the Manx lough, Cornish logh, and one of the Welsh words for lake, llwch. In English English and Hiberno-English, the anglicised spelling ...

, Loch Morlich,

Loch Garten Loch Garten ( gd, Loch a' Ghartain) is a large Highland freshwater loch near Boat of Garten, in the Strathspey area of the Cairngorms National Park, in Scotland. It is surrounded by the tall pine trees of the Abernethy Forest, a large area (adjac ...

Loch Einich ''Loch'' () is the Scottish Gaelic, Scots and Irish word for a lake or sea inlet. It is cognate with the Manx lough, Cornish logh, and one of the Welsh words for lake, llwch. In English English and Hiberno-English, the anglicised spelling ...

, Loch an t-Seilich, Loch na Cuaich, Loch Coaldair, the

Blackwater Reservoir The Blackwater Reservoir is a reservoir created behind a dam in the mountains above Kinlochleven, Lochaber, Highland, Scotland. The dam is long, the longest in the Highlands. The hydroelectric scheme was constructed in the early 1900s for the ...

Loch Treig Loch Treig is a 9 km freshwater loch situated in a steep-sided glen 20 km east of Fort William, Scotland, Fort William, in Lochaber, Highland (council area), Highland, Scotland. While there are no roads alongside the loch, the West Hig ...

Loch Ossian Loch Ossian (Scottish Gaelic: "Loch Oisein") is a narrow loch that is about long on the north eastern edge of Rannoch Moor, on The Corrour Estate, with its western corner east of Corrour railway station. It is drained by the River Ossian, flow ...

, Loch Laggan, Loch Spean, Loch Ericht, Loch Gulbin,

Lochan na h-Earba The single name Lochan na h-Earba is applied to two lochs to the south of Loch Laggan in Highland, Scotland, close to the historic boundary between Lochaber and Badenoch. It is thought that the two lochs once formed a single loch, but became sepa ...

, Loch Pattack,

Loch Eilde Mòr ''Loch'' () is the Scottish Gaelic, Scots and Irish word for a lake or sea inlet. It is cognate with the Manx lough, Cornish logh, and one of the Welsh words for lake, llwch. In English English and Hiberno-English, the anglicised spelling ...

, Loch a' Bhealaich Bheithe, Loch a' Bhealaich Leamhain, Lochan Lùnn Dà-Bhrà, Loch Bruicaich,

Loch Meiklie ''Loch'' () is the Scottish Gaelic, Scots and Irish word for a lake or sea inlet. It is cognate with the Manx lough, Cornish logh, and one of the Welsh words for lake, llwch. In English English and Hiberno-English, the anglicised spell ...

, Loch ma Stac, Loch a' Chràthaich, Loch na Beinne Baine, Loch Lundie, Loch Garry, Loch Beannacharan, Loch Beinn a Mheadhoin,

Loch Monar Loch Monar is a freshwater loch situated at the head of Glen Strathfarrar, in the West Highlands of Scotland. Since the 1960s, it has been dammed as part of the Affric-Beauly hydro-electric power scheme. The loch is fed by a number of small burn ...

, Loch Mullardoch, Loch Affric,

Loch Cluanie Loch Cluanie (Scottish Gaelic: ''Loch Cluanaidh'') is a loch in the Northwest Highlands of Scotland at the south-east end of Glen Shiel. It is a reservoir, contained behind the Cluanie Dam, constructed by Mitchell Construction and completed in 19 ...

Loch Loyne Loch Loyne is a loch in the Northwest Highlands of Scotland. Loch Loyne lies between Glen Garry and Glen Cluanie. The A87 road runs beside the eastern side of the loch. Road and Dam The first proper road across the Loyne was begun in 1821 by th ...

Loch Quoich Loch Quoich ( Scottish Gaelic: Loch Chuaich) is a loch ''Loch'' () is the Scottish Gaelic, Scots language, Scots and Irish language, Irish word for a lake or sea inlet. It is Cognate, cognate with the Manx language, Manx lough, Cornish langu ...

, Loch an Dubh-Lochain, Loch Arkaig, Loch Morar, Loch Beoriad, Loch Dhoire a' Ghearrain and Loch Shiel. Inverness-shire contains numerous small islands off its west coast which form part of the

Inner Hebrides The Inner Hebrides (; Scottish Gaelic: ''Na h-Eileanan a-staigh'', "the inner isles") is an archipelago off the west coast of mainland Scotland, to the south east of the Outer Hebrides. Together these two island chains form the Hebrides, whic ...

. The largest of these is

Skye The Isle of Skye, or simply Skye (; gd, An t-Eilean Sgitheanach or ; sco, Isle o 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 b ...

, separated from the Inverness-shire mainland by the Sound of Sleat; popular with tourists, it is a huge, sprawling island - the second biggest in Scotland - containing numerous peninsulas and offshore islands. The small isle of Eigg is also within Inverness-shire, despite the other Small Isles being in Argyllshire. To the west, across the Little Minch, most of the

fall within the county, with the notable exception of Lewis which is in Ross-shire. Further west still lie the remote islands of St Kilda, which have been uninhabited since 1930. Much further west, 230 miles from the Outer Hebrides, lies the extremely remote, uninhabitable island of Rockall, which is subject to a territorial dispute with Ireland.

Islands

* An t-Eilean Meadhoin * Brinacory Island * Eilean a' Ghiuthais * Eilean a' Phidhir *

Eilean Bàn Eilean Bàn (Scottish Gaelic meaning ''White Island'') is a island between Kyle of Lochalsh and the Isle of Skye, in the historic county of Ross and Cromarty in the Highland local government area. The Skye Bridge uses the island as a stepping-s ...

* Eilean Choinneach * Eilean nam Breac

Inner Hebrides

* Airor Island * Am Bi-bogha Beag * Am Bi-bogha Mhòr *

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(''also known as Lord Macdonald's Table'') *

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An Dubh Sgeir An, AN, aN, or an may refer to: Businesses and organizations * Airlinair (IATA airline code AN) * Alleanza Nazionale, a former political party in Italy * AnimeNEXT, an annual anime convention located in New Jersey * Anime North, a Canadian an ...

An Garbh-eilean An, AN, aN, or an may refer to: Businesses and organizations * Airlinair (IATA airline code AN) * Alleanza Nazionale, a former political party in Italy * AnimeNEXT, an annual anime convention located in New Jersey * Anime North, a Canadian an ...

* An Glas Eilean * An t-Iasgair *

Ascrib Islands The Ascrib Islands are a group of small uninhabited islands off the northwest coast of the Isle of Skye, in the Highland council area of Scotland. They are in Loch Snizort, between the Trotternish and Waternish peninsulas. The islands include: * ...

* Bogh Oitir * Clac nan Ràmh * The Cleats * Clett * Corr Eilean * Cow Rock *

Dubh Sgeir Dub mac Maíl Coluim ( Modern Gaelic: ''Dubh mac Mhaoil Chaluim'', ), sometimes anglicised as Duff MacMalcolm, called ''Dén'', "the Vehement" and, "the Black" (born c. 928 – died 967) was king of Alba. He was son of Malcolm I and succeeded to t ...

* Eigg * Eilean a' Chaolais * Eilean a' Choire * Eilean a' Chuilinn * Eilean a' Ghaill * Ealean a' Gharb-làin * Eilean a' Mhuineil * Eilean a' Phiobaire * Eilean Aigastan * Eilean an Eòin * Eilean an Fheidh * Eilean an Fhraoich * Eilean an Inbhire * Eilean an Sgùrra * Eilean a t-Sabhail * Eilean an t-Snidhe * Eilean Buidhe * Eilean Chathastail * Eilean Chlamail * Eilean Coille * Eilean Dà Chuain * Eilean Dearg * Eilean Fladday * Eilean Gaineamhach Boreraig * Eilean Garbh * Eilean Ghiubhais * Eilean Gobhlach * Eilean Heast * Eilean Ighe * Eilean Maol * Eilean Mhogh-sgeir *

Eilean Mòr Eilean Mòr, literally meaning "large island" in Scottish Gaelic, is the name of several Scottish islands. In some areas, the term merely refers to the large island of a group, and may be used in place of the actual name: Saltwater * Eilean Mòr, ...

* Eilean na h-Àirde * Eilean na h-Arcairseid * Eilean na h-Oitire * Eilean na Glaschoille * Eilean nam Bairneach * Eilean nan Cabar * Eilean nan Gobhar * Eilean nan Trom * Eilean Port nam Murrach * Eilean Ràrsaidh * Eilean Raonuill * Eilean Reamhar * Eilean Ruairidh * Eilean Seamraig * Eilean Sgorach * Eilean Shamadalain * Eilean Shona * Eilean Sionnach * Eilean Thuilm * Eilean Tigh * Eilean Tioram (Loch Hourn) * Eilean Tioram (Loch Nevis) * Eilean Trodday *

Eileanan Dubha Kate Forsyth (born 3 June 1966) is an Australian author. She is best known for her historical novel ''Bitter Greens'', which interweaves a retelling of the ''Rapunzel'' fairy tale with the true life story of the woman who first told the tale, ...

* Fladda-chùain * Flod Sgeir * Gaeilavore Island * Gairbh Eilein * Garbh Eilean * Gearran Island *

Glas Eilean Glas may refer to: * Hans Glas GmbH, a former German automotive company * ''Glas'' (film), a 1958 Dutch documentary film * ''Glas'' (book), a 1974 book by Jacques Derrida * ''Glas'' (publisher), a Russian publishing house * Glas (surname) * Eo ...

* Griana-sgeir *

Guillamon Island Guillamon Island is an uninhabited island south of Scalpay, 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 speaking, upland ...

* Harlosh Island * Holoman Island * Isay * Lampay *

Longay Longay ( gd, Longaigh) is a small uninhabited Geography of Scotland, Scottish island in the Inner Sound, Scotland, Inner Sound just off the coast of the Isle of Skye, north of Pabay and east of Scalpay, Inner Hebrides, Scalpay. In 1971, the Cal ...

Luinga Beag Luinga is a town and commune of Angola, located in the province of Cuanza Norte. It covers an area of approximately 1,140 square kilometers and, in 2014, had a population density of 13.25 people per square kilometer. The most recent census states ...

* Luinga Mhòr * Macleaod's Maidens *

Manish Island Manish (''also'' Maneesh) ( Devanagari: मनिष ''or'' मनीष) is a common Hindu masculine given name that literally means "The God of the Mind" or the one who has controlled and mastered one's mind (representing an intellectual, geni ...

* Meallan Odhar *

Mingay Mingay is an islet in the Inner Hebrides off Skye and Isay. Together with Isay and Loch Dunvegan, it is designated as a Special Area of Conservation owing to the breeding colonies of the common seal. Geography and geology The island's rock is ...

* Na Gamhnachain *

Ornsay Ornsay is a small tidal island to the east of the Sleat peninsula on the Isle of Skye in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. Description The island provides good shelter to a natural harbour which is overlooked by the village of Isleornsay. The ...

Oronsay This is a list of islands called Oronsay (Scottish Gaelic: '), which provides an index for islands in Scotland with this and similar names. It is one of the more common names for Scottish islands. The names come from ''Örfirisey'' which transla ...

Pabay Pabay is a Scottish island just off the coast of Skye. The name Pabay is derived from an old Norse word meaning "priest's isle" and there are the remains of a 13th-century chapel. Geography Pabay is an island in the Inner Sound of Skye, lying ...

* Raasay * Riska Island * Roag Island *

Samalaman Island Lismore Seminary was situated in Kilcheran House on the island of Lismore in the Inner Hebrides part of Argyll, Scotland. It served as a seminary for the Roman Catholic Church in Scotland in the 19th century. At the time it was the only seminary ...

Sandaig Islands Glenelg ( gd, Glinn Eilg, also ''Gleann Eilg'' is a scattered community area and civil parish in the Lochalsh area of Highland in western Scotland. Despite the local government reorganisation the area is considered by many still to be in Invern ...

* Scalpay * Sgeir a' Chuain * Sgeir a'Ghaill * Sgeir an Fheòir * Sgeir an t-Struith * Sgeir Biodaig * Sgeir Chnapach * Sgeir Dhearg * Sgeir Dorcha * Sgeir Fhada * Sgeir Ghainmheach * Sgeir Ghlas * Sgeir Gobhlach * Sgeir Leathan * Sgeir Mhòr * Sgier na Caillich * Sgeir na h-Éireann * Sgeir nam Biast * Sgeir nam Maol * Sgeir nan Eilid * Sgeir nan Ruideag * Sgeir Shuas * Sgeir Thraid * Sgeirean Buidhe Bhorlum * Sgeirean Dubha Fhiadhach * Sgeirean Gobhlach * Sgeirean Glasa * Sgeirean Ràrsaidh *

* Soay * South Rona *

Staffin Island Staffin Island (possibly also known as Stenscholl Island) is an uninhabited islet off the east coast of the Trotternish peninsula of Skye in Scotland. The Norse name may have been ''Fladdaidh'' meaning "flat island". The Gaelic name ''Eilean Sta ...

* Sula Skerry *

Tarner Island Tarner Island is a triangular shaped island in Loch Bracadale just off the coast off the Harlosh peninsula of Skye in Scotland. It is about in extent and is 0.65 miles at its longest by 0.33 miles at its widest The coastline is largely cliff- ...

* Tulm Island * Wiay File:Gravel beach, North-east Isle of Eigg - geograph.org.uk - 1466077.jpg, Coast of Eigg File:Dun Caan from Loch na Mna.jpg, Dùn Caan mountain on Raasay File:Oronsay Loch Bracadale 01.jpg, Oronsay File:Quiraing, Isle of Skye.jpg, Landscape of northern Skye

Outer Hebrides

* Baleshare * Barra * Barra Head (''also known as Berneray'') * Bearran * Benbecula * Berneray * Bhacasaigh * Bhaiteam * Bhatam * Bhorogaigh * Bhotarsaigh * Bior-eilean * Boreray * Cafuam * Caigionn * Càiream * Calabhagh * Calbhaigh (''multiple islands with this name'') * Callum More * Caolaigh * Causamul * Ceallasaigh Beag * Ceallasaigh Mòr * Cearstaigh * Cliasaigh Beag * Cliasaigh Mòr * Collam * Copaigh * Corr-eileanan * Crago * Craobaghan * Creag na Staid * Creag nan Sealladh * Cuidhnis * Cuidsgeir * Deasgeir * Dioraigh * Dubh-Sgeir Mhòr * Duisgeir (northern) * Duisgeir (south-east) * Duisgeir (south-west) * Dùn Àrn * Dùn Corr Mòr * Eilean a' Bhogha * Eilean a' Gheoidh * Eilean a' Ghiorr * Eilean a' Ghuail * Eilean a' Mhadaidh * Eilean a' Mhail * Eilean a' Mhòrain * Eilean Àird Rainis * Eilean an Fhèidh * Eilean an Fhraoich Miatha * Eilean an Rubha * Eilean Baile Gearraidh * Eilean Bhàlaig * Eilean Bheirean * Eilean Chàirminis * Eilean Chòdam * Eilean Chrossain * Eilean Chuidhtinis * Eilean Cuithe nam Fiadh * Eilean Direcleit * Eilean Dubh Chollaim * Eilean Dubh na Muice * Eilean Fhionnlaidh * Eilean Fhionnsabhaigh * Eilean Fuam * Eilean Iochdrach * Eilean Leathan * Eilean Lingreabhaigh * Eilean Mhànais * Eilean Mhàraig * Eilean Mhiàthlais * Eilean Mhic Caoilte * Eilean Mhic Fhionnlaidh * Eilean Mhidinis *

Eilean na Cille Eilean na Cille, south east of Benbecula Benbecula (; gd, Beinn nam Fadhla or ) is an island of the Outer Hebrides in the Atlantic Ocean off the west coast of Scotland. In the 2011 census, it had a resident population of 1,283 with a siza ...

* Eilean na Cloiche * Eilean na h-Àirigh * Eilean na Gearrabreac * Eilean na Praise * Eilean na Sgaite * Eilean na Sgùirr * Eilean nam Bridianach * Eilean nan Carnan *

Eilean nan Each Horse Island ( gd, Eilean nan Each) is an uninhabited island in the Summer Isles, in the north west of Scotland Scotland (, ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern thir ...

* Eilean nan Gamhna * Eilean nan Gearr * Eilean nan Imireachean * Eilean nan Mult * Eilean Ornais * Eilean Rainich * Eilean Reinis * Eilean Reinigeadail * Eilean Sheumais * Eilean Stocanais * Eilean Trostain * Eileana Dubha * Eileanan a' Gheòidh * Eileanan a' Ghille-bheid * Eileanan Àrda *

Eileanan Chearabhaigh __NOTOC__ Eileanan Chearabhaigh is a collection of small uninhabited tidal islands off the south east coast of Benbecula in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. The English language name Keiravagh Islands is sometimes used.Haswell-Smith (2004) p. 24 ...

Eileanan Iasgaich Na h-Eileanan Iasgaich comprise a small uninhabited archipelago in Loch Boisdale, in the south east of the island of South Uist, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. The individual islands are separated from one another at high tide, but connected ...

* Eileanan Stafa * Ensay * Eriskay * Fathoire * Fearamas * Fiaraigh * Fladaigh *

Flodaigh Beag Flodaigh is a tidal island lying to the north of Benbecula and south of Grimsay in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. It is connected to Benbecula by a causeway A causeway is a track, road or railway on the upper point of an embankment acros ...

Flodaigh Mòr Flodaigh Mòr (or Floddaymore) is an uninhabited island in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. Geography and geology Flodaigh Mòr lies east of North Uist, close offshore to Ronay Ronay ( gd, Rònaigh) is an island in the Outer Hebrides of Sco ...

Flodday, Loch Maddy Flodday ( gd, Flodaigh) is an uninhabited island in Loch Maddy, North Uist in the Outer Hebrides The Outer Hebrides () or Western Isles ( gd, Na h-Eileanan Siar or or ("islands of the strangers"); sco, Waster Isles), sometimes kn ...

* Flodday (Sound of Barra) * Flodday (Vatersay) * Fodragaigh *

Fuday Fuday (Scottish Gaelic: Fùideigh) is an uninhabited island of about and is one of ten islands in the Sound of Barra, a Site of Community Importance for conservation in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. It lies just east of Scurrival Point on ...

* Fuidheigh * Fuidheigh Beag * Fuam * Fuam an Tolla * Fuam na h-Ola * Fuam Raonaid * Gàisgeir * Gàisgeir Beag * Garbh Lingeigh * Gasay * Gèarum Beag *

Gearum Mòr ''Gearum'' is genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae. It contains only one described species, ''Gearum brasiliense'', native to central Brazil (States of Tocantins + Mato Grosso Mato Grosso ( – lit. "Thick Bush") is one of the sta ...

Gighay Gighay (Scottish Gaelic Gioghaigh) an uninhabited island off the northeast coast of Barra. It is one of ten islands in the Sound of Barra, a Site of Community Importance for conservation in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. Geography and geol ...

* Gilsaigh * Glas Eilean Mòr * Glas-eilean na Creige * Glas-sgeir *

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* Gloraig a' Chaimbeulaich * Gloraig Dubh * Gloraig Hùisinis * Gloraig Iosal * Gloraig Tharasaigh * Gousman * Greanamul * Greanamul Deas * Grèine Sgeir * Grèineam * Grianamul * Grimsay * Gròdaigh * Guanan * Gumersam Beag * Gumersam Mhòr * Hairteamul * Hamarsaigh * Harris (''part of the larger Lewis and Harris island'') *

Haskeir Haskeir ( gd, Eilean Hasgeir), also known as Great Haskeir ( gd, Hasgeir Mhòr) is a remote, exposed and uninhabited island in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. It lies west-northwest of North Uist. southwest lie the skerries of Haskeir Eagac ...

* Hèalam * Heastam Sròmaigh * Heisgeir a-muigh *

Heisgeir a-Staigh The Monach Islands, also known as Heisker ( gd, Eilean Heisgeir / , ), are an island group west of North Uist in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. The islands are not to be confused with Hyskeir in the Inner Hebrides, or Haskeir which is also ...

Heisgeir Eagach The Monach Islands, also known as Heisker ( gd, Eilean Heisgeir / , ), are an island group west of North Uist in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. The islands are not to be confused with Hyskeir in the Inner Hebrides, or Haskeir which is also ...

* Heisteamuil *

Hellisay Hellisay (Scottish Gaelic: ''Theiliseigh'') is a currently uninhabited island It is one of ten islands in the Sound of Barra, a Site of Community Importance for conservation in the southern Outer Hebrides of Scotland. The narrow Sound of Gighay l ...

* Hermetray * Hestam * Holaisgeir * Horaigh * Huanaraigh * Hulmatraigh * Iosaigh *

Killegray Killegray is an island in the Sound of Harris in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. Geography Situated in the Sound of Harris, a channel of water between North Uist and the Isle of Harris, Killegray is approximately long. The south end of the i ...

* Kirkibost * Lamalum * Langa Sgeir * Lingeigh (''multiple islands with this name'') * Lingeigh, North Uist * Lingeigh Fhada * Liungaigh * Liursaigh Dubh * Liursaigh Glas * Lonachan * Madadh Beag * Madadh Gruamach * Madadh Mòr * Màitheigh Riabhach * Màitheigh Glas * Mail Dòmhnaich * Maragaidh Beag * Maragaidh Mòr * Màsgeir * Mealla Brù * Mile-sgeir * Mingulay * Monach Islands * Muldoanich * Nàrstaigh * North Uist * Oisteim * Oitir Bheag * Opasaigh * Or Eilean * Orasaigh (''multiple islands with this name'') * Orasaigh Uisgeabhagh * Pabbay (Harris) * Pabbay (Barra) * Racaisgeirean * Rangas * Righe nam Bàn * Riobhagan Mhidinis *

Ronay Ronay ( gd, Rònaigh) is an island in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland, which lies a short distance off the east coast of Grimsay. Geography Ronay has a highly indented coastline with Bàgh nan Uamh being the biggest up in the north west. The i ...

* Ròsaigh * Rusgaigh * Saghaigh Beag * Saghaigh Mòr * Sandray * Sàrstaigh * Scalpay *

Scarp Scarp may refer to: Landforms and geology * Cliff, a significant vertical, or near vertical, rock exposure * Escarpment, a steep slope or long rock that occurs from erosion or faulting and separates two relatively level areas of differing elevatio ...

* Sgarabaigh * Sgeir a' Bhuallt * Sgeir a' Chàil * Sgeir a' Chàise * Sgeir a' Cheòthain * Sgeir a' Chlogaid * Sgeir a' Chuain * Sgeir an Daimh * Sgeir an Fhèidh * Sgeir an Lèim Mhòir * Sgeir an Rubha Mhòir * Sgier Cnoc Easgann * Sgeir Cruaidh * Sgeir Dhomhnaill Chaim * Sgeir Dhubh * Sgeir Dubh Mòr * Sgeir Fhadabhig * Sgeir Fhiaclach Bheag * Sgeir Fhiaclach Mhòr * Sgeir Ghlas * Sgeir Ghobhlach * Sgeir Hal * Sgeir Liath * Sgeir Mhic Coma * Sgeir Mhic Iamain * Sgeir Mhòr * Sgeir Mhurain * Sgeir na Muice * Sgeir na Parlamaid * Sgeir na Snàthaid * Sgeir nam Bàirnichean * Sgeir nan Uibhein * Sgeir Oireabhal * Sgeir Sìne * Sgeir Tarcall * Sgeir Urgha * Sgeirean Fiaclach * Sgeirean Màs a' Mhill * Sgeirislum * Sgeotasaigh * Shillay * Siolaigh Beag * Siolaigh Mòr * Siusaigh * Sleicham * Snuasamul * Sòdaigh Bheag * Sòdaigh Mòr * Solon Mòr * Solon Beag * South Uist * Spleadhairs * Spuir * Sròmaigh * Stangram * Steisaigh (''multiple islands with this name'') * Stiolamair * Stiughaigh * Stiughaigh na Leum * Stulaigh * Suam * Sùnam * Sùnamul * Sursaigh * Taigh Iamain * Taitealach * Taransay * Tathanais * Thamarasaigh * Theisgeir a-muigh * Torogaigh (East) * Torogaigh (West) * Traillisgeir * Triallabreac * Triallabreac Mòr * Treanaigh * Uineasan * Vallay ('' Bhalaigh in Gaelic'') * Vatersay * Wiay File:Borve Standing Stones.JPG, Standing stone on Barra File:Old lazybeds on North Harris.jpg, The ' lazy beds' of Harris File:Looking over North Uist - geograph.org.uk - 857223.jpg, Lakes of North Uist File:Benbecula Beach.jpg, Beach on Benbecula File:South Ridge of Stulabhal - geograph.org.uk - 15963.jpg, Mountains on South Uist File:Eilean na Cille.jpg, Eilean na Cille (at right), Triallabreac and Wiay from the air

=St Kilda and Rockall

= * Am Plastair * Boreray * Bradastac * Dùn * Giasgeir * Hamalan * Hirta * Mina Stac * Rockall * Sgeir nan Sgarbh * Soay * Stac an Armin * Stac Biorach * Stac Dona * Stac Lee * Stac Levenish * Stac Shoaigh File:Inselsoay.JPG, Soay File:Rockall - geograph.org.uk - 1048791.jpg, Rockall File:Boreray and the Stacs.jpg, Boreray with Stac an Armin (left) and Stac Lee (right)

Coat of arms

Inverness-shire's coat of arms is blazoned: : Azure, in dexter chief a stag's head and in sinister chief a bull's head both erased, and in base a galley, sails furled, oars in action and flagged, all Or. Beneath the shield an escrol bearing this motto: '. The galley represents Clan Chattan, who aligned themselves under the banner of Somerled, Lord of the Isles. The stag's head comes from the crest of the Frasers of Lovat, while the bull's head comes from the crest of the MacLeods of that Ilk. The motto is in Gaelic and means "For the Good of the County".

Local government

1890–1975

Inverness - Highland Council Headquarters (geograph 5000272)

Inverness-shire acquired a county council in 1890, under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1889, and, under the same legislation, boundaries were altered to make the county a single contiguous area, transferring several exclaves of other counties to Inverness-shire. Although the new boundaries were supposed to be valid for all purposes (unlike earlier boundaries, which were really default boundaries and not necessarily those used for any particular purpose), the burghs of Inverness, Fort William, Kingussie, which had their own town councils, retained autonomous status and were for some purposes beyond the writ of the new county council. The town of Inverness had been established as a royal burgh since the mid 12th century, Fort William, originally a Fort of that name built by the Government to keep the Highlanders in their place, around which grew up a village which became in turn Gordonsburgh, Maryburgh, Duncansburgh and latterly the town/burgh of Fort William which had been established as a burgh of barony since 1618 and Kingussie had been established as a burgh of barony since 1464. Also, use of the new boundaries for parliamentary elections was specifically excluded. Inverness-shire County Council was originally based at Inverness Castle but moved to new offices in Ardross Street in 1963.

1975–1996

The old county councils were abolished by the

Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 The Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 (c. 65) is an Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom that altered local government in Scotland on 16 May 1975. The Act followed and largely implemented the report of the Royal Commission on Local Gove ...

and Scotland was instead governed by a two-tier system of regions and districts. Mainland Inverness-shire was split amongst four districts of the Highland region, whilst the county's territory in the Outer Hebrides was transferred to the Western Isles council area. * 1. The burgh of Inverness and the Aird and Inverness districts were merged to form the

Inverness Inverness (; from the gd, Inbhir Nis , meaning "Mouth of the River Ness"; sco, Innerness) is a city in the Scottish Highlands. It is the administrative centre for The Highland Council and is regarded as the capital of the Highlands. Histori ...

Local Government district of the Highland region. * 2. The burgh of Fort William and the Lochaber district were merged with areas from the

county of Argyll Argyll (; archaically Argyle, in modern Gaelic, ), sometimes called Argyllshire, is a historic county and registration county of western Scotland. Argyll is of ancient origin, and corresponds to most of the part of the ancient kingdom of ...

(the Ardnamurchan district and the electoral divisions of Ballachulish and Kinlochleven) to form the Lochaber district of the Highland region. * 3. The Skye district was merged with an area from the

county of Ross and Cromarty Ross and Cromarty ( gd, Ros agus Cromba), sometimes referred to as Ross-shire and Cromartyshire, is a variously defined area in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland. There is a registration county and a lieutenancy area in current use, the lat ...

(the South West district) to form the Skye and Lochalsh district of the Highland region. * 4. The burgh of Kingussie and the Badenoch district were merged with areas from the

county of Moray Moray; ( gd, Moireibh ) or Morayshire, called Elginshire until 1919, is a historic county, registration county and lieutenancy area of Scotland, bordering Nairnshire to the west, Inverness-shire to the south, and Banffshire to the east. It w ...

(the burgh of Grantown-on-Spey and the Cromdale district) to form the Badenoch and Strathspey district of the Highland region. * The Barra, Harris, North Uist, and South Uist districts were merged with areas from the county of

Ross and Cromarty Ross and Cromarty ( gd, Ros agus Cromba), sometimes referred to as Ross-shire and Cromartyshire, is a variously defined area in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland. There is a registration county and a lieutenancy area in current use, the latt ...

(the burgh of Stornoway and Lewis district) to form the Western Isles council area. Within the Highland region, local government functions were divided between the regional council and the district councils. For example, education was a regional responsibility, and housing was a district responsibility.

1996–present

In 1996, under the Local Government etc (Scotland) Act 1994, the two-tier system was abolished and the Highland region became a

unitary council area A unitary authority is a local authority responsible for all local government functions within its area or performing additional functions that elsewhere are usually performed by a higher level of sub-national government or the national governmen ...

. The new unitary

Highland Council The Highland Council (' ), the political body covering the Highland local authority created in 1995, comprises 21 wards, each electing three or four councillors by the single transferable vote system, which creates a form of proportional represe ...

adopted the areas of the former districts as management areas. Each management area was represented, initially, by area committees consisting of councillors elected from areas (groups of local government wards) corresponding to the management areas, but changes to ward boundaries in 1999 created a mismatch between committee areas and management areas. In 2007, at the time of further changes to ward boundaries, which created 22 multi-member wards instead of 80 single-member wards, the council created a new management structure, with three new corporate management areas and 16 new ward-level management areas. Also, four of the ward-level management areas, covering the seven wards, were grouped to form an Inverness city (or ''Inverness and Area'') management area. The total number of Highland councillors is 80, elected by the single transferable vote system of election, which is designed to produce a form of proportional representation. Wards in the Inverness city area elect 26 of the 34 council members elected from the Inverness, Nairn and Badenoch and Strathspey corporate management area. The city area has the Nairn ward-level management area to the east, the Badenoch and Strathspey ward-level management area to the east and south, the Ross, Skye and Lochaber corporate management area to the south, west and north, and the

to the north. The city area is similar but not identical to the former district of Inverness.

Civil parishes

Civil parishes are still used for some statistical purposes, and separate census figures are published for them. As their areas have been largely unchanged since the 19th century this allows for comparison of population figures over an extended period of time. In 1854 in Inverness-shire there were 29 civil parishes; 7 part civil parishes; and 5 parliamentary parishes. * Abernethy and Kincardine *

Alvie Alvie ( gd, Albhaidh) is a small crofting hamlet, a working Scottish highland Estate (land), estate and civil parishes in Scotland, civil parish, located on the south shore of Loch Alvie in the Badenoch and Strathspey area of Inverness-shire, wi ...

* Ardersier * Arisaig and Moidart * Barra * Boleskine and Abertarff * Bracadale (on Skye) * Cawdor part (now in Nairnshire) * Cromdale, Inverallan and Advie *

Croy, Highland Croy (Scottish Gaelic, Gaelic: ''Crothaigh'') is a village between Inverness and Nairn, in the Highland (council area), Highland council area in Scotland. The village looks over the Moray Firth and is located a few miles from Inverness Airport. T ...

and

Dalcross, Highland Dalcross, in the original Gaelic, Dealgan Cros, later shortened to Dealgros, is a location in the Highland region of Scotland. It is on the Moray Firth about 10 km (6 miles) east-north-east of Inverness and contains Inverness Airport, Dalcro ...

* Daviot * Dunlichity * Dores * Duirinish (on Skye) *

Duthil Duthil ( gd, Daothal) is a small village, bypassed from the A938 road, at the junction with the road B9007, near Carrbridge in Inverness-shire, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. Just outside the village lies ...

and Rothiemurchus * Glenelg * Harris *

and Bona * Kilmallie * Kilmonivaig * Kilmorack * Kilmuir (on Skye) * Kiltarlity and Convinth * Kingussie and Insh * Kirkhill * Laggan or

Kinloch Laggan Kinloch Laggan ( gd, Ceann Loch Lagain) is a hamlet located at the head of Loch Laggan in Newtonmore, Inverness-shire, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. The village is situated southwest of Newtonmore Newt ...

Moy Moy may refer to: Places * Loch Moy, a loch south of Inverness in the Highlands of Scotland ** Moy, Highland, a village beside Loch Moy ** Moy Hall Moy Hall near the village of Moy, south of Inverness, is the home of the chiefs of the Clan M ...

and Dalarossie * North Uist * Petty * Portree (on Skye) * Sleat (on Skye) * Small Isles *

Snizort Snizort is an area of the Isle of Skye comprising the head of Loch Snizort and the western coast of Trotternish Trotternish or Tròndairnis (Scottish Gaelic) is the northernmost peninsula of the Isle of Skye, in Scotland. Its most northerly poi ...

(on Skye) * South Uist * Strath (on Skye) * Urquhart and Glenmoriston *

Urray Urray ( gd, Urrath) is a scattered village and coastal parish, consisting of Easter, Old and Wester Urray and is located in the county of Ross in the Scottish council area of the Highland. Urray is also a parish in the district of Wester Ross an ...

(partly in Ross-shire; moved there in 1891) Many changes have taken place since the Reformation period: * North Uist was a union of the ancient parishes of Kilmuir and Sand; South Uist of the parishes of Benbecula, Howmore and Kilpeter. *Croy and Dalcross, and Kiltarlity and Convinth, were united c. 1500. * Abernethy and Kincardine, and Urquhart and Glenmoriston, were united at the Reformation. At the same time Petty was formed by the union of the ancient parishes of Petyn and Bracholy (or Brackley). * Boleskine and Abertarff, and Inverness and Bona, and Daviot and Dunlichity, were united in 1618. At the same time Kirkhill was formed by a union of the ancient parishes of Wardlaw and Farnua. * Duthil and Rothiemurchus were united in 1630. * Small Isles was created from Sleat in 1726; unusually, there was no parish church and the congregation met in the schoolhouse on Eigg. There are some indications that Canna and Kildonan (Eigg) may have been medieval parishes at an earlier date. * At some point in the 19th century Arisaig and Moidart was created out of Ardnamurchan parish (the rest of this parish lay in Argyllshire). Arisaig (aka Kilmorie) and another parish, Eilean Fhianain, were medieval parishes united to Ardnamurchan at the Reformation. * Portree was created out of parts of Snizort and Kilmuir parishes in 1726. *Kingussie and Insh, and Moy and Dalarossie, were united at an unknown date. *Minginish (Skye) was absorbed into Bracadale; Trumpan was absorbed into Duirinish; Uig was absorbed into Snizort; Rodel was absorbed into Harris; Kilmaluoc (Raasay) was absorbed into Snizort or Kilmuir.

Transport

Barra Airport Arrivals (geograph 3230484)

The Highland Main Line connects Inverness by rail to Perth to the south, Kyle of Lochalsh to the west and Thurso/ Wick to the north. The West Highland Line connects Fort William to Mallaig. The Inverness to Aberdeen main line also serves Nairn within the

's area. The Isle of Skye is connected to the mainland by a bridge from Kyle of Lochalsh in Ross-shire. Various bus companies serve the larger towns of the county, such as

Stagecoach Group Stagecoach Group is a transport group based in Perth, Scotland. It operates buses, express coaches and a tram service in the United Kingdom. History Stagecoach was born out of deregulation of the British express coach market in the early ...

and Scottish Citylink. Shiel Buses operate local buses in the Fort William area. Stagecoach operate several bus routes on the Isle of Skye. Numerous ferries connect the islands of the Outer Hebrides to each other and also the Inner Hebrides and the Scottish mainland. There are three airports in the county:

, Benbecula and Barra. All three operate flights within Scotland, with Inverness also providing flights to other cities in the UK as well as some destinations in Europe. Barra Airport is famous within aviation circles as it is the only airport in the world where scheduled flights use a beach as the runway.

Settlements

Mainland

* Abriachan * The Aird * Altrua * Ardersier * Arisaig * Aviemore *

Ballifeary Ballifeary (; gd, Baile na Faire) is district of Inverness, Scotland. It is situated a half-mile (1 km) south southwest of the town centre. The B-listed Ballifeary House on Ness Walk dates from the mid-19th century, but has been a care h ...

* Balloch * Balnafettack * Beauly * Boat of Garten *

Bught The Bught ( ; gd, Am Bucht) is an area of the Scottish city of Inverness. A "bught" is defined in the Dictionary of the Scots Language as follows "Bowcht, Bucht, n. Also: boucht; bowght, bought. lem. bocht, bucht, inclosure for swine, sheep, ...

* Bunree * Cannich * Carrbridge *

Clachnaharry Clachnaharry (; gd, Clach na h-Aithrigh) is a former fishing village, now part of the city of Inverness in the Highland council area of Scotland. Clachnaharry is situated on the south shore of the Beauly Firth, about west of the city centre. ...

Cradlehall Cradlehall was originally the name given to the hall built by Major William Caulfield, later known as cradlehall farmhouse. Today it is a residential area in the east of Inverness Inverness (; from the gd, Inbhir Nis , meaning "Mouth o ...

* Crown * Croy * Culcabock *

Culduthel Culduthel (Gaelic: ''Cùil Daothail'') is an area in the south of the city of Inverness, in the Highland council area of Scotland. The area is largely residential, and is the location of Inverness Royal Academy Inverness Royal Academy is a ...

* Culloden *

Dalneigh Dalneigh (; gd, Dail an Eich) is an area in the city of Inverness in Scotland. Located in the west of the city, it lies between the River Ness and the Caledonian Canal. The name is derived from the Gaelic word ''Dail an Eich'', meaning 'Field of ...

* Dalwhinnie * Dores * Drakies * Drumnadrochit * Dulnain Bridge * Fort Augustus * Fort William *

Foyers A foyer is a type of room, typically an entrance. Foyer or ''variation'', may refer to: People * Bob Foyers (1868–1942), UK soccer player * Christine Foyer (born 1952), UK botanist * Jean Foyer (1921–2008), French politician * Lucien Le Fo ...

* Glenelg * Glenfinnan *

Haugh Haugh may refer to: People * David Haugh, American sports journalist * Gabrielle Haugh, American actress *John Haugh, Irish hurler *Kevin Haugh, Irish barrister and judge who served as the Attorney General of Ireland *Mark Haugh, former lead guit ...

* Highbridge *

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Holm Holm may refer to: Places * Holm (island), the name of several islands * Holm, Nordfriesland, Germany * Holm, Pinneberg, Germany * Holm (Flensburg), Flensburg, Germany * Holm, Norway, in Nordland county * Holm, Troms, Norway * Holm, Podu Iloa ...

* Inchmore * Insh * Inshes *

Inverfarigaig Inverfarigaig ( gd, Inbhir Farragaig) is a hamlet at the mouth of the River Farigaig, on the south-east shore of Loch Ness in Inverness-shire, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. Geography The hamlet is situated ...

* Invergarry * Inverie * Inverlochy * Invermoriston * Kiltarlity * Kilvean * Kincraig * Kingussie * Kinlochmore *

Kinmylies Kinmylies ( ) is an area in the west end of the city of Inverness in the Scottish Highlands. The area sits between the side of the hill Craig Phadrig (Gaelic for Patrick's Rock); and the Caledonian Canal. The local football team was Caledonia ...

* Kirkhill * Laggan, Badenoch * Laggan, Great Glen * Leachkin * Lochailort *

Lochardil Lochardil (/lɒx ardɪl/) (from the Scottish Gaelic: Loch Àrdail meaning the Church Lake) is a residential area in the West of Inverness. The area has an abundance of green spaces, notably MacDonald Park and Lochardil Woods. The local school ...

* Longman * Mallaig *

Merkinch Merkinch (Scottish Gaelic: ''Marc-Innis'', meaning "Island of the Horse") is an area of the city of Inverness in the Highland council area of Scotland. One of the oldest neighbourhoods in Inverness, it's situated in the city's north-west flanke ...

* Millburn *

Milton of Leys Milton of Leys (Scottish Gaelic: ''Baile Muilinn an Leigheis'', meaning "Mill-Farm of Medicine" ) is an area of the city of Inverness in the Highland council area of Scotland. It lies on high ground overlooking the Moray Firth, 3 miles (5 ...

* Morar *

* Muir of Ord (''shared with Ross-shire'') *

Muirtown Muirtown (Gaelic: ''Baile an Fhraoich'') is an area in the west end of the city of Inverness in the Scottish Highlands. It contains the Muirtown basin and Muirtown Primary School. An expansion of the Caledonian Canal close to its northeastern ...

Nethy Bridge Nethy may refer to: *Nethy Bridge, village in Strathspey in the Highland council area of Scotland *River Nethy The River Nethy ( gd, Neithich / Abhainn Neithich) is a right bank tributary of the River Spey in northeast Scotland. It rises as the G ...

* Newtonmore * North Ballachulish * Onich *

Raigmore Raigmore (Gaelic: ''An Ràthaig Mhòr'') is an area of Inverness situated in the east of the city. It is in the Highland council area of Scotland. The name is from the Gaelic for "the large fortified dwelling". All formerly part of the Raigmore ...

* Roybridge * Scorguie * Smithton *

South Kessock South Kessock (Scottish Gaelic: ''Ceasag a Deas'', meaning "Ceasag's Place") is an area of the city of Inverness in the Highland council area of Scotland. It is situated to the city's north at the mouth of the River Ness. It is a traditionally ...

* Spean Bridge * Struy *

Tomatin Tomatin ( gd, Tom Aitinn) is a small village on the River Findhorn in Strathdearn in the Scottish Highlands, about southeast of the city of Inverness. The name derives from the Scottish Gaelic name ''Tom Aitinn'' (hill of juniper). The river Fi ...

* Tomich * Upper Achintore * Westhill

Islands

* Achachork (Skye) * Aird of Sleat (Skye) *

Allasdale Allasdale ( gd, Athalasdal, ) is a settlement on Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. The settlement is also within the parish of Barra, and is situated on the A888 which is the island's circular main road. History In May 2007 Channel 4's a ...

(Barra) *

Amhuinnsuidhe Amhuinnsuidhe ( gd, Abhainn Suidhe) is a settlement on the Harris, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. The settlement is also within the parish of Harris. Amhuinnsuidhe is centred on the country house, Amhuinnsuidhe Castle, which is adjacent to the ...

(Harris) * Ardhasaig (Harris) * Ardheisker (North Uist) * Ardmore (Barra) * Ardvasar (Skye) *

Ardveenish Ardveenish ( gd, Àird Mhèanais) is a village on Barra in the Western Isles, Scotland Scotland (, ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Brit ...

(Barra) * Armadale (Skye) *

Ashaig Ashaig ( gd, Aiseag, referring to a ferry) is a small township, situated adjacent to Upper Breakish and Lower Breakish near Broadford on the island of Skye, Scotland. For administrative purposes, it lies in the Highland Council area. History ...

(Skye) * Askernish (South Uist) * Auratote (South Uist) * Bail' Iochdrach (Benbecula) * Baile Glas (Grimsay) * Balgarva (South Uist) * Balivanich (Benbecula) *

Bernisdale Bernisdale ( gd, Beàrnasdal) is a small township, near the head of Loch Snizort Beag, Isle of Skye in the Highlands and Islands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland Highlands or uplands are areas of high elevation such as a mounta ...

(Skye) * Bogach (Barra) *

Bornesketaig Bornesketaig, Scottish Gaelic Borgh na Sgiotaig, is a dispersed crofting settlement in Trotternish on the Isle of Skye. Broch A broch once stood nearby, but little remains as the stones have been robbed for other uses. There are a number of cav ...

(Skye) * Boreraig (Skye) * Bornish (South Uist) * Borreraig (Skye) *

Borrodale Borrodale ( gd, Borodail) is small hamlet on the Isle of Skye, in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. Borrodale is part of Glendale and the Glendale Estate, in the parish of Duirinish. Borrodale is where the local primary school for Glendale was ...

(Skye) * Borsham (Harris) * Borve (Barra) * Borve (Harris) * Borve (Skye) * Bracadale (Skye) * Brevig (Barra) * Broadford (Skye) *

Brogaig Brogaig ( gd, Brògaig), Norse for Burgh Bay, is a small coastal village, on the northwest coast of the Trotternish peninsula, close to Staffin and Stenscholl, in the Isle of Skye in Scotland and is in the council area of Highland Highlands ...

(Skye) * Bualintur (Skye) *

Camastianavaig Camustianavaig (also English spelling: ''Camustinivaig'') is a crofting township on the island of Skye in Scotland. It is located on the shores of the Sound of Raasay, southeast of Portree. The ''Lòn Bàn'' watercourse flows from Loch Fada to ...

(Skye) *

Camuscross Camuscross ( gd, Camus Croise) is a small crofting township on the Isle of Skye in Scotland. Camuscross is situated on Camus Croise bay, on the west shore of the Sound of Sleat, in the Highland Council area. It lies close to the village of Isle ...

(Skye) *Caolas (Vatersay) *Carbost, Loch Harport, Carbost (Loch Harport, Skye) *Carbost, Trotternish, Carbost (Trotternish, Skye) *Carinish (North Uist) *Castlebay (Barra) *Claigan (Skye) *Cleadale (Eigg) *Colbost (Skye) *Daliburgh (South Uist) *Drumfearn (Skye) *Drynoch (Skye) *Dunan, Skye, Dunan (Skye) *Duntulm (Skye) *Dunvegan (Skye) *Eabost (Skye) *Edinbane (Skye) *Elgol (Skye) *Ellishadder (Skye) *Eynort (Skye) *Eyre, Skye, Eyre (Skye) *Fasach (Skye) *Feorlig (Skye) *Ferindonald (Skye) *Fiskavaig (Skye) *Flashader (Skye) *Flodigarry (Skye) *Galmisdale (Eigg) *Galtrigill (Skye) *Garafad (Skye) *Geary, Skye, Geary (Skye) *Gedintailor (Skye) *Gillen, Skye, Gillen (Skye) *Glendale, Skye, Glendale (Skye) *Halistra (Skye) *Harlosh (Skye) *Heaste (Skye) *Howmore (South Uist) *Hushinish (Harris) *Inverarish (Raasay) *Iochdar (South Uist) *Isleornsay (Skye) *Kensaleyre (Skye) *Kilaulay (South Uist) *Kilbride, Skye, Kilbride (Skye) *Kilmaluag (Skye) *Kilmarie (Skye) *Kilmore, Skye, Kilmore (Skye) * Kilmuir (Skye) *Kilvaxter (Skye) *Kingsburgh, Skye, Kingsburgh (Skye) *Kyleakin (Skye) *Kylerhea (Skye) *Lealt, Skye, Lealt (Skye) *Leverburgh (Harris) *Lochboisdale (South Uist) *Lochmaddy (North Uist) *Lower Breakish (Skye) *Luib, Skye, Luib (Skye) *Luskentyre (Harris) *Milovaig (Skye) *Mugeary (Skye) *Newtonferry (North Uist) *Northbay (Barra) *Nunton, Benbecula, Nunton (Benbecula) *Ollach (Skye) *Ose, Skye, Ose (Skye) *Peinachorran (Skye) *Portnalong (Skye) * Portree (Skye) *Ramasaig (Skye) *Rèinigeadal (Harris) *Roag, Skye, Roag (Skye) *Rodel (Harris) *Sconser (Skye) *Skeabost (Skye) *Sligachan (Skye) *Staffin (Skye) *Stoneybridge (South Uist) *Ose, Skye, Stein (Skye) *Sollas (North Uist) *Struan, Skye, Struan (Skye) *Suladale (Skye) *Talisker (Skye) *Tarbert, Harris, Tarbert (Harris) *Tarskavaig (Skye) *Teangue (Skye) *Tigharry (North Uist) *Torrin (Skye) *Totaig (Skye) *Tote, Skye, Tote (Skye) *Treaslane (Skye) *Trumpan (Skye) *Uachdar (Benbecula) *Uig, Duirinish, Uig (Duirinish, Skye) *Uig, Snizort, Uig (Snizort, Skye) *Uigshader (Skye) *Ullinish (Skye) *Upper Breakish (Skye) *Vatten, Skye, Vatten (Skye)

Parliamentary constituencies

There was an Inverness-shire (UK Parliament constituency), Inverness-shire constituency of the Parliament of Great Britain (Palace of Westminster, Westminster) from 1708 to 1801 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (also at Westminster) from 1801 to 1918. The constituency represented, nominally, the county of Inverness minus the parliamentary burgh of Inverness, which was represented as a component of the Inverness Burghs (UK Parliament constituency), Inverness District of Burghs constituency. In 1918 the county constituency was divided between two new constituencies, the Inverness (UK Parliament constituency), Inverness constituency and the Western Isles (UK Parliament constituency), Western Isles constituency. The Inverness constituency included the burgh of Inverness, other components of the district of burghs being divided between the Moray and Nairn (UK Parliament constituency), Moray and Nairn constituency and the Ross and Cromarty (UK Parliament constituency), Ross and Cromarty constituency. In 1983, eight years after the local government county of Inverness had been divided between the Highland region and the Western Isles council area, three new constituencies were created to cover the Highland region. The region, until 1996, and the unitary Highland council area, 1996 to present, have been covered by three constituencies since then but there were changes to boundaries and names in 1997 and 2005. In 1999 the areas of the Westminster constituencies became also constituencies of the Scottish Parliament (Scottish Parliament Building, Holyrood). The boundaries of Scottish Parliament constituencies have not altered since then. The Holyrood constituencies are within the Highlands and Islands (Scottish Parliament electoral region), Highlands and Islands electoral region. Since 1983, ''Inverness'' has appeared in the names of Westminster and Holyrood constituencies as tabled below.

Westminster constituencies

Holyrood constituencies

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Inverness-Shire Inverness-shire, Counties of Scotland Counties of the United Kingdom (1801–1922)

Definition

Geography

Islands

Inner Hebrides

Outer Hebrides

=St Kilda and Rockall

Coat of arms

Local government

1890–1975

1975–1996

1996–present

Civil parishes

Transport

Settlements

Mainland

Islands

Parliamentary constituencies

Westminster constituencies

Holyrood constituencies

See also

References