Human settlement in Scotland
Ullinish (
Gaelic : Uilfhinis
[1] ) is a
crofting township on
Loch Bracadale , on the southwest coast of
Skye ,
Scotland . The only
promontory fort on Skye is located at Ullinish.
[2] It is situated to the west of
Struan and just south of the hamlet of
Ebost . Historically, Ullinish is associated with the MacLeod family. Of literary note,
Samuel Johnson 's views and denunciation of
James Macpherson 's
Ossian were confirmed while Johnson was in Ullinish.
[3]
[4]
Etymology
The name Ullinish is from
Old Norse úlfa-nes , meaning "promontory of the wolves".
[1] In Gaelic, it is sometimes spelt as Uilinis or Uilbhinis .
[5]
Geography
Entering Ullinish
Located on the
Inner Hebrides , Ullinish lies on a small peninsula, with a
boggy
moorland ending at Ullinish Point.
[6]
Loch Caroy is situated between Ullinish Point and
Harlosh Island .
[7] The small
tidal island of
Oronsay is joined to Ullinish Point at low tide,
[8] and separated by a
breakwater .
[9]
The town is overlooked by the low,
basalt cliffs of the
Cuillin Hills ,
[4] and
MacLeod's Table .
[10] Knock Ullinish is a small hill east of Ullinish.
[11]
Fauna and flora
The
common teal nests in Ullinish. Other avifauna include the
common raven ,
long-eared owl ,
hen harrier ,
merlin ,
osprey ,
black grouse , and
bar-tailed godwit .
[12]
Landmarks
View towards the Lodge
The largest building in the area is the Ullinish Country Lodge, a historic hotel which contains six rooms. Originally a farmhouse, it was built in 1757.
[13] The building is sheltered by a small
brae and surrounded on three sides by
lochs .
[14]
James Boswell and Doctor Johnson stayed in the farmhouse between September 21–23, 1773 during their famous literary tour of the
Hebrides , documented in
The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides that was published in 1775.
[15]
[16] While in Ullinish, Johnson's views and denunciation of Macpherson's Ossian were confirmed. Here, too, Boswell remarked that the mountain view reminded him of those seen in
Corsica .
[17] After two nights in Ullinish, they departed by boat for
Talisker .
[18]
Remains of a chambered
cairn consisting of a
denuded circle of boulders are found just north of the lodge.
[19]
[20] Also of archaeological interest is a partly destroyed
Earth house on the east side of the northern extremity of Knock Ullinish.
[11]
Notable people
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"Ainmean-Àite" . Pàrlamaid na h-Alba. Retrieved 17 March 2011 .
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ISBN
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^
"Over the sea to Skye and the Hebrides" . The Sunday Times. 10 September 2006. Retrieved 7 March 2011 .
^ Bath, Richard (18 January 2009).
"Restaurant review: Ullinish Country Lodge" . Scotland on Sunday. Retrieved 7 March 2011 .
^
a
b Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments and Constructions of Scotland; Herbert Maxwell (1928).
Ninth report with inventory of monuments and constructions in the outer Hebrides, Skye and the Small Isles . H.M. Stationery off. [printed by J. & J. Gray]. p. 148. Retrieved 5 March 2011 .
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^
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^ Feachem, Richard (1963).
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^ Nicolson, Alexander;
Maclean, Alasdair (1994).
History of Skye: a record of the families, the social conditions and the literature of the island . Maclean Press. p. 212.
ISBN
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