Gaelic name Eilean Ruairidh Mòr Highest elevation 51 m | OS grid reference NG897733 Area rank (Freshwater: 10) Area 38 ha Lieutenancy area Highland | |
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Meaning of name Island of Big Rory/Roderick | ||
Eilean Ruairidh Mòr is a forested island in Loch Maree, Wester Ross, Scotland. Its name was formerly anglicised as "Ellan-Rorymore".
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Map of Eilean Ruairidh M%C3%B2r, Achnasheen, UK
Owned by the Forestry Commission, Eilean Ruairidh Mòr forms part of Slattadale Forest. The islands in Loch Maree are among the least disturbed in Britain and are managed as a national nature reserve.
History
Eilean Ruairidh Mòr was planted with pines in about 1815. There are remains of a subterranean circular structure, 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.
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