Inverarish

Inverarish (Scottish Gaelic: Inbhir Àrais[1]) is a village that is the main settlement of the Isle of Raasay, in the civil parish of Portree, in the council area of Highland, Scotland. It is 0.5 miles (0.80 km) southeast of the ferry pier at Clachan.[2] In 1961 it had a population of 100.[3]

Inverarish
Inverarish is located in Highland
Inverarish
Inverarish
Location within the Highland council area
Civil parish
Council area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish

History

The name "Inverarish" is Gaelic/Norse and means "River mouth", the name contains both the Gaelic and Norse elements for the same feature.[4] The village was established in 1912 for iron ore miners.[5] It contains the remains of Baird & Co's ore trans-shipment station and the village was partly built by the company.[6]

Landmarks

Inverarish has 2 churches, a community hall called Raasay Community Hall,[7] a fire station,[8] a museum called Raasay Heritage Trust museum,[9] a post office,[10] a primary school called Raasay Primary School[11] and a shop called Raasay Community Stores.[12][2]

References
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  2. "Inverarish". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  3. "Inverarish details". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  4. "Placenames F-J" (PDF). Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  5. "Raasay's former mining village marks centenary". BBC. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  6. The Scottish Islands: The Bestselling Guide to Every Scottish Island. Hamish Haswell-Smith. 2015. p. 169. ISBN 9781782116783. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  7. "Raasay Community Hall". Right Lines. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  8. "Raasay". Scottish Fire and Rescue Service. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  9. "Home". Raasay Heritage Trust. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  10. "Raasay". Royal Mail. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  11. "Home". Raasay Primary School. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  12. "Home". Raasay Community Stores. Retrieved 9 October 2021.


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