Eilean Ruairidh Mòr
| Gaelic name | Eilean Ruairidh Mòr |
|---|---|
| Meaning of name | Island of Big Rory/Roderick |
| Location | |
  Eilean Ruairidh Mòr Eilean Ruairidh Mòr shown within Scotland | |
| OS grid reference | NG897733 |
| Physical geography | |
| Island group | Loch Maree |
| Area | 38 ha[1] |
| Area rank | (Freshwater: 10) [2] |
| Highest elevation | 51 m |
| Political geography | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Country | Scotland |
| Council area | Highland |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 |
 | |
| References | [3][4] |
Eilean Ruairidh Mòr is a forested island in Loch Maree, Wester Ross, Scotland. Its name was formerly anglicised as "Ellan-Rorymore".[5]
Eilean Ruairidh Mòr
Owned by the Forestry Commission, Eilean Ruairidh Mòr forms part of Slattadale Forest.[6] The islands in Loch Maree are among the least disturbed in Britain and are managed as a national nature reserve.[7]
History
Eilean Ruairidh Mòr was planted with pines in about 1815. There are remains of a subterranean circular structure,[5] similar to a Scandinavian dùn or burgh. The ancestors of the Mackenzies of Gairloch held it as a place of security from the attacks of the Macleods.[8]
Footnotes
- ↑ Rick Livingstone’s Tables of the Islands of Scotland (pdf) Argyll Yacht Charters. Retrieved 12 Dec 2011.
- ↑ Area and population ranks: there are c. 300 islands >20ha in extent and 93 permanently inhabited islands were listed in the 2011 census.
- ↑ 2001 UK Census per List of islands of Scotland
- ↑ Ordnance Survey
- 1 2 Wilson, Rev. John The Gazetteer of Scotland (Edinburgh, 1882) Published by W. & A.K. Johnstone
- ↑ "Overview of Ruairidh Mòr". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 15 December 2007.
- ↑ "Loch Maree Islands National Nature Reserve". Scottish Natural Heritage. Retrieved 14 December 2007.
- ↑ "Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland". Electric Scotland. Retrieved 15 December 2007.
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Coordinates: 57°42.05′N 5°31.75′W / 57.70083°N 5.52917°W
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