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Inverness-shire ( gd, Siorrachd Inbhir Nis) is a historic county,
Inverness-shire is Scotland's largest county, and the second largest in the UK as a whole after
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
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
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)
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, 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".
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, Scotland, 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 Highland Council Headquarters, new offices in Ardross Street in 1963.
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
* Ardersier
* Arisaig and Moidart
* Barra
* Boleskine and Abertarff
* Bracadale (on Skye)
* Cawdor part (now in Nairnshire)
* Cromdale, Inverallan and Advie
* Croy, Highland and Dalcross, Highland
* Daviot, Highland, Daviot
* Dunlichity
* Dores, Highland, Dores
* Duirinish, Skye, Duirinish (on Skye)
* Duthil and Rothiemurchus
* Glenelg
* Harris, Scotland, Harris
* Inverness and Bona
* Kilmallie
* Kilmonivaig
* Kilmorack
* Kilmuir, Skye, Kilmuir (on Skye)
* Kiltarlity and Convinth
* Kingussie and Insh
* Kirkhill, Highland, Kirkhill
* Laggan or Kinloch Laggan
* Moy, Highland, Moy and Dalarossie
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The Highland Main Line connects Inverness by rail to Perth, Scotland, Perth to the south, Kyle of Lochalsh to the west and Thurso/Wick, Caithness, Wick to the north. The West Highland Line connects Fort William, Highland, Fort William to Mallaig. The Inverness to Aberdeen main line also serves Nairn within the Highland Council's area.
The Isle of Skye is connected to the mainland by a Skye Bridge, bridge from Kyle of Lochalsh in Ross-shire.
Various bus companies serve the larger towns of the county, such as Stagecoach Group 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: Inverness Airport, Inverness, Benbecula Airport, Benbecula and Barra Airport, 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.
registration county
A registration county was, in Great Britain and Ireland, a statistical unit used for the registration of births, deaths and marriages and for the output of census information. In Scotland registration counties are used for land registration pur ...
and lieutenancy area of Scotland. Covering much of the Highlands and Outer Hebrides, 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 of Inverness, Badenoch & Strathspey, and Lochaber. Thus it differs from the county in that it includes parts of what were once Moray andArgyll
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 ...
, but does not include any of the Outer Hebrides 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
Yorkshire ( ; abbreviated Yorks), formally known as the County of York, is a Historic counties of England, historic county in northern England and by far the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its large area in comparison with other Eng ...
. It borders Ross-shire
Ross-shire (; gd, Siorrachd Rois) is a historic county in the Scottish Highlands. The county borders Sutherland to the north and Inverness-shire to the south, as well as having a complex border with Cromartyshire – a county consisting ...
to the north, Nairnshire, Moray, Banffshire and Aberdeenshire to the east, and Perthshire 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 to the east which provide access to the North Sea
The North Sea lies between Great Britain, Norway, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium. An epeiric sea on the European continental shelf, it connects to the Atlantic Ocean through the English Channel in the south and the Norwegian ...
. It is split into two by the Great Glen, a roughly 60 mile geological fault 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 w ...
) 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; it opens into the south-west into the sealoch Loch Linnhe. 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
Morar (; gd, Mòrar) is a small village on the west coast of Scotland, south of Mallaig. The name Morar is also applied to the northern part of the peninsula containing the village, though North Morar is more usual (the region to the south we ...
/ Arisaig, Loch nan Uamh
The Sound of Arisaig Lochaber, Scotland, separates the Arisaig peninsula to the north from the Moidart peninsula to the south. At the eastern, landward end, the sound is divided by Ardnish into two sea lochs. Loch nan Uamh lies to the north of Ardn ...
, 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 Mhor, 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 i ...
, Loch Ruthven, Loch Moy
Loch Moy (from the Scottish Gaelic ''Loch A'Mhoigh'' meaning the Loch of the Plain) is a freshwater loch beside the village of Moy near Inverness in the Scottish Highlands.
History
There is an island on the loch called the Isle of Moy and on th ...
, 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, Scotland. The loch is about two miles southwest of Aviemore
Aviemore (; gd, An Aghaidh Mhòr ) is a town and tourist resort, s ...
, Loch Insh, Loch an Eilean, 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 Morlich, Loch Garten
Loch Garten ( gd, Loch a' Ghartain) is a large Highland freshwater loch
''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 ...
, Loch Einich, Loch an t-Seilich
''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 na Cuaich, Loch Coaldair, the Blackwater Reservoir, Loch Treig
Loch Treig is a 9 km freshwater loch situated in a steep-sided glen 20 km east of Fort William, in Lochaber, Highland, Scotland. While there are no roads alongside the loch, the West Highland Line follows its eastern bank.
Since 1929 ...
, 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, flowi ...
, 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 sp ...
, 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 spellin ...
, Loch ma Stac, Loch a' Chràthaich, Loch na Beinne Baine, Loch Lundie, Loch Garry, Loch Beannacharan, Loch Beinn a Mheadhoin, Loch Monar, 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 195 ...
, 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 the ...
, Loch Quoich
Loch Quoich ( Scottish Gaelic: Loch Chuaich) is a loch and reservoir situated west of Loch Garry approximately 40 km northwest of Fort William, Lochaber, Scotland. The name means "loch of the quaich". In 1896, it was listed as six miles ...
, 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 largest of these is Skye, 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
The Small Isles ('' gd, Na h-Eileanan Tarsainn'') are a small archipelago of islands in the Inner Hebrides, off the west coast of Scotland. They lie south of Skye and north of Mull and Ardnamurchan – the most westerly point of ma ...
being in Argyllshire. To the west, across the Little Minch, most of the Outer Hebrides 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
Rockall () is an uninhabitable granite islet situated in the North Atlantic Ocean. The United Kingdom claims that Rockall lies within its exclusive economic zone (EEZ) and is part of its territory, but this claim is not recognised by Ireland ...
, which is subject to a territorial dispute with Ireland
Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel, the Irish Sea, and St George's Channel. Ireland is the s ...
.
Islands
* An t-Eilean Meadhoin * Brinacory Island * Eilean a' Ghiuthais * Eilean a' Phidhir * Eilean Bàn * Eilean Choinneach * Eilean nam BreacInner Hebrides
* Airor Island * Am Bi-bogha Beag * Am Bi-bogha Mhòr * Am Bord (''also known as Lord Macdonald's Table'') * Am Fraoch-eilean * An Dubh-sgeir * An Dubh Sgeir *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), Highland council area of Scotland. They are in Loch Snizort, between the Trotternish and Waternish peninsulas ...
* Bogh Oitir
* Clac nan Ràmh
* The Cleats
* Clett
* Corr Eilean
* Cow Rock
* Dubh Sgeir
* 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 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.
...
* Eilean Gaineamhach Boreraig
* Eilean Garbh
* Eilean Ghiubhais
* Eilean Gobhlach
* Eilean Heast
* Eilean Ighe
* Eilean Maol
* Eilean Mhogh-sgeir
* 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 Shona ( gd, Eilean Seòna) is a tidal island in Loch Moidart, Scotland. The modern name may be from the Old Norse for "sea island". The pre-Norse Gaelic name, as recorded by Adomnán was or , meaning 'foreshore island', similar to the ...
* Eilean Sionnach
* Eilean Thuilm
*Eilean Tigh
Eilean Tigh ( gd, Eilean Taighe) 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 sout ...
* Eilean Tioram (Loch Hourn)
* Eilean Tioram (Loch Nevis)
* Eilean Trodday
* Eileanan Dubha
* Fladda-chùain
* Flod Sgeir
* Gaeilavore Island
* Gairbh Eilein
* Garbh Eilean
* Gearran Island
* Glas Eilean
* Griana-sgeir
* Guillamon Island
* Harlosh Island
* Holoman Island
*Isay
Isay ( gd, Ìosaigh) is an uninhabited island in the Inner Hebrides of the west coast of Scotland. It lies in Loch Dunvegan, off the northwest coast of the Isle of Skye. Two smaller isles of Mingay and Clett lie nearby. The name originated fro ...
*Lampay
Lampay is an uninhabited tidal island in Loch Dunvegan, off the northwest coast of the Isle of Skye in Scotland.
It is separated from the "mainland" of Skye by a small sound called An Doirneil. It is not far from Claigan. The island doubles in s ...
*Longay
Longay ( gd, Longaigh) is a small uninhabited Scottish island in the Inner Sound just off the coast of the Isle of Skye, north of Pabay and east of Scalpay.
In 1971, the Caledonian MacBrayne
Caledonian MacBrayne ( gd, Caledonian Mac a' ...
* Luinga Beag
* Luinga Mhòr
* Macleaod's Maidens
* Manish Island
* 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 b ...
* Na Gamhnachain
* Ornsay
* Oronsay
*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
* Sandaig Islands
* 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
* Skye
* Soay
*South Rona
Rona ( gd, Rònaigh), 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 Sou ...
*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
* Tulm Island
* Wiay
Outer Hebrides
* Baleshare * Barra *Barra Head
Barra Head, also known as Berneray ( gd, Beàrnaraigh; sco, Barra Heid), is the southernmost island of the Outer Hebrides in Scotland. Within the Outer Hebrides, it forms part of the Barra Isles archipelago. Originally, Barra Head only ...
(''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 sizab ...
* 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
* 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
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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. 249 ...
* Eileanan Dubha
* Eileanan Iasgaich
* Eileanan Stafa
* Ensay
* Eriskay
* Fathoire
* Fearamas
* Fiaraigh
* Fladaigh
* Flodaigh Beag
*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 Sc ...
* Flodday, Loch Maddy
* Flodday (Sound of Barra)
* Flodday (Vatersay)
* Fodragaigh
* Fuday
* Fuidheigh
* Fuidheigh Beag
* Fuam
* Fuam an Tolla
* Fuam na h-Ola
* Fuam Raonaid
* Gàisgeir
* Gàisgeir Beag
* Garbh Lingeigh
* Gasay
* Gèarum Beag
* Gearum Mòr
* Gighay
* Gilsaigh
* Glas Eilean Mòr
* Glas-eilean na Creige
* Glas-sgeir
* Glas Sgeir
* 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
* Hèalam
* Heastam Sròmaigh
* Heisgeir a-muigh
* Heisgeir a-Staigh
* Heisgeir Eagach
* Heisteamuil
* Hellisay
*Hermetray
Hermetray ( gd, Theàrnatraigh) is an uninhabited island off North Uist, in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland.
Geography and geology
Hermetray lies in the Sound of Harris on the edge of the Minch. It is on the south side of the sound although it is ...
* 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 ...
* 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
North Uist ( gd, Uibhist a Tuath; sco, North Uise) is an island and community in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland.
Etymology
In Donald Munro's ''A Description of the Western Isles of Scotland Called Hybrides'' of 1549, North Uist, Benbecula a ...
* 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 is ...
* 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, Scotland, 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, Uist, Wiay
=St Kilda and Rockall
= *Am Plastair *Boreray, St Kilda, Boreray *Bradastac *Dùn, St Kilda, Dùn *Giasgeir *Hamalan *Hirta *Mina Stac *Rockall
Rockall () is an uninhabitable granite islet situated in the North Atlantic Ocean. The United Kingdom claims that Rockall lies within its exclusive economic zone (EEZ) and is part of its territory, but this claim is not recognised by Ireland ...
*Sgeir nan Sgarbh
*Soay, St Kilda, Soay
*Stac an Armin
*Stac Biorach
*Stac Dona
*Stac Lee
*Stac Levenish
*Stac Shoaigh
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, 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-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, Scotland, 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 Highland Council Headquarters, new offices in Ardross Street in 1963.
1975–1996
The old county councils were abolished by the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 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 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 (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 (the South West district) to form the Skye and Lochalsh (local government district, Highland region), 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 (the burgh of Grantown-on-Spey and the Cromdale district) to form the Badenoch and Strathspey (local government district, Highland region), 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 (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 (local government area), Highland region became a unitary council area. The new unitary Highland Council adopted the areas of the former districts as politics of the Highland council area, management areas. Each management area was represented, initially, by area committees consisting of councillors elected from areas (groups of local government ward (politics), 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 Politics of the Highland council area, corporate management areas and 16 new politics of the Highland council area, 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 Politics of the Highland council area, Inverness, Nairn and Badenoch and Strathspey corporate management area. The city area has the Politics of the Highland council area, Nairn ward-level management area to the east, the Politics of the Highland council area, Badenoch and Strathspey ward-level management area to the east and south, the Politics of the Highland council area, Ross, Skye and Lochaber corporate management area to the south, west and north, and the Moray Firth 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
* Ardersier
* Arisaig and Moidart
* Barra
* Boleskine and Abertarff
* Bracadale (on Skye)
* Cawdor part (now in Nairnshire)
* Cromdale, Inverallan and Advie
* Croy, Highland and Dalcross, Highland
* Daviot, Highland, Daviot
* Dunlichity
* Dores, Highland, Dores
* Duirinish, Skye, Duirinish (on Skye)
* Duthil and Rothiemurchus
* Glenelg
* Harris, Scotland, Harris
* Inverness and Bona
* Kilmallie
* Kilmonivaig
* Kilmorack
* Kilmuir, Skye, Kilmuir (on Skye)
* Kiltarlity and Convinth
* Kingussie and Insh
* Kirkhill, Highland, Kirkhill
* Laggan or Kinloch Laggan
* Moy, Highland, Moy and Dalarossie
* North Uist
North Uist ( gd, Uibhist a Tuath; sco, North Uise) is an island and community in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland.
Etymology
In Donald Munro's ''A Description of the Western Isles of Scotland Called Hybrides'' of 1549, North Uist, Benbecula a ...
* Petty
* Portree (on Skye)
* Sleat (on Skye)
* Small Isles
The Small Isles ('' gd, Na h-Eileanan Tarsainn'') are a small archipelago of islands in the Inner Hebrides, off the west coast of Scotland. They lie south of Skye and north of Mull and Ardnamurchan – the most westerly point of ma ...
* Snizort (on Skye)
* South Uist
* Strath (on Skye)
* Urquhart and Glenmoriston
* Urray (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
The Highland Main Line connects Inverness by rail to Perth, Scotland, Perth to the south, Kyle of Lochalsh to the west and Thurso/Wick, Caithness, Wick to the north. The West Highland Line connects Fort William, Highland, Fort William to Mallaig. The Inverness to Aberdeen main line also serves Nairn within the Highland Council's area.
The Isle of Skye is connected to the mainland by a Skye Bridge, bridge from Kyle of Lochalsh in Ross-shire.
Various bus companies serve the larger towns of the county, such as Stagecoach Group 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: Inverness Airport, Inverness, Benbecula Airport, Benbecula and Barra Airport, 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 *Balloch, Highland, Balloch *Balnafettack *Beauly *Boat of Garten *Bught *Bunree *Cannich *Carrbridge *Clachnaharry *Cradlehall *Crown, Inverness, Crown *Croy, Highland, Croy *Culcabock *Culduthel *Culloden, Highland, Culloden *Dalneigh *Dalwhinnie *Dores, Highland, Dores *Drakies *Drumnadrochit *Dulnain Bridge *Fort Augustus *Fort William, Highland, Fort William *Foyers, Highland, Foyers * Glenelg *Glenfinnan *Haugh, Inverness, Haugh *Highbridge, Scotland, Highbridge *Hilton, Inverness, Hilton *Holm, Inverness, Holm *Inchmore, Kirkhill, Inchmore *Insh *Inshes *Inverfarigaig *Invergarry *Inverie *Inverlochy, Highland, Inverlochy *Invermoriston *Kiltarlity *Kilvean *Kincraig *Kingussie *Kinlochmore *Kinmylies *Kirkhill, Highland, Kirkhill *Laggan, Badenoch *Laggan, Great Glen *Leachkin *Lochailort *Lochardil *Longman, Inverness, Longman *Mallaig *Merkinch *Millburn, Inverness, Millburn *Milton of Leys *Morar
Morar (; gd, Mòrar) is a small village on the west coast of Scotland, south of Mallaig. The name Morar is also applied to the northern part of the peninsula containing the village, though North Morar is more usual (the region to the south we ...
*Moy, Highland, Moy
*Muir of Ord (''shared with Ross-shire'')
*Muirtown
*Nethy Bridge
*Newtonmore
*North Ballachulish
*Onich
*Raigmore
*Roybridge
*Scorguie
*Smithton, Highland, Smithton
*South Kessock
*Spean Bridge
*Struy
*Tomatin
*Tomich (village), Tomich
*Upper Achintore
*Westhill, Highland, Westhill
Islands
*Achachork (Skye) *Aird of Sleat (Skye) *Allasdale (Barra) *Amhuinnsuidhe (Harris) *Ardhasaig (Harris) *Ardheisker (North Uist) *Ardmore, Barra, Ardmore (Barra) *Ardvasar (Skye) *Ardveenish (Barra) *Armadale, Skye, Armadale (Skye) *Ashaig (Skye) *Askernish (South Uist) *Auratote (South Uist) *Bail' Iochdrach (Benbecula) *Baile Glas (Grimsay) *Balgarva (South Uist) *Balivanich (Benbecula) *Bernisdale (Skye) *Bogach (Barra) *Bornesketaig (Skye) *Boreraig (Skye) *Bornish (South Uist) *Borreraig (Skye) *Borrodale (Skye) *Borsham (Harris) *Borve, Barra, Borve (Barra) *Borve, Harris, Borve (Harris) *Borve, Skye, Borve (Skye) *Bracadale (Skye) *Brevig, Barra, Brevig (Barra) *Broadford, Skye, Broadford (Skye) *Brogaig (Skye) *Bualintur (Skye) *Camastianavaig (Skye) *Camuscross (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, 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 (local government area), 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
See also
*Politics of the Highland council areaReferences
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