Eilean Ruairidh Mòr

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
Gaelic nameEilean Ruairidh Mòr
Meaning of nameIsland of Big Rory/Roderick
Location
Eilean Ruairidh Mòr
Eilean Ruairidh Mòr shown within Scotland
OS grid referenceNG897733
Coordinates57.7°N 5.53°W / 57.7; -5.53
Physical geography
Island groupLoch Maree
Area38 ha[1]
Area rank(Freshwater: 10) [2]
Highest elevation51 m
Administration
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
CountryScotland
Council areaHighland
Demographics
Population0
References[3][4]

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
  1. Rick Livingstone’s Tables of the Islands of Scotland (pdf) Argyll Yacht Charters. Retrieved 12 Dec 2011.
  2. Area and population ranks: there are c. 300 islands over 20 ha in extent and 93 permanently inhabited islands were listed in the 2011 census.
  3. 2001 UK Census per List of islands of Scotland
  4. Ordnance Survey
  5. Wilson, Rev. John The Gazetteer of Scotland (Edinburgh, 1882) Published by W. & A.K. Johnstone
  6. "Overview of Ruairidh Mòr". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 15 December 2007.
  7. "Loch Maree Islands National Nature Reserve". Scottish Natural Heritage. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 14 December 2007.
  8. "Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland". Electric Scotland. Retrieved 15 December 2007.


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