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25-513: From Achnashellach the river meanders 19 kilometres (12 mi) southwest through the broad strath of Glen Carron and expands at one part into Loch Doule (or Doughaill). About 4 km (2 mi) further southwest, it enters the Inner Sound at the head of Loch Carron near Strathcarron . The A890 and a branch of the Highland railway , which extends to Kyle of Lochalsh , runs along part of

50-424: A Highland lady let us know, that we might spare our commiseration; for the dame whose milk we drank had probably more than a dozen milk-cows. She seemed unwilling to take any price, but being pressed to make a demand, at last named a shilling. Honesty is not greater where elegance is less. One of the bystanders, as we were told afterwards, advised her to ask for more, but she said a shilling was enough. We gave her half

75-408: A bridge over it. Beyond it is a valley called Glensheals, inhabited by the clan of Macrae. Here we found a village called Auknasheals, consisting of many huts, perhaps twenty, built all of dry-stone, that is, stones piled up without mortar. We had, by the direction of the officers at Fort Augustus, taken bread for ourselves, and tobacco for those Highlanders who might show us any kindness. We were now at

100-507: A crown, and I hope got some credit for our behaviour; for the company said, if our interpreters did not flatter us, that they had not seen such a day since the old laird of Macleod passed through their country. The Macraes, as we heard afterwards in the Hebrides, were originally an indigent and subordinate clan, and having no farms nor stock, were in great numbers servants to the Maclellans, who, in

125-604: A number of times since. The council area covers a land area of 25,653 square kilometres (9,905 sq mi) – which is 11.4% of the land area of Great Britain, 32.9% of the land area of Scotland and an area 20% larger than Wales. The Highland and Islands division of Police Scotland also includes the Western Isles, Orkney and Shetland (the former area of the Northern Constabulary ) and therefore covers an area of 30,659 square kilometres (11,838 sq mi), which

150-435: A place where we could obtain milk, but we must have wanted bread if we had not brought it. The people of this valley did not appear to know any English, and our guides now became doubly necessary as interpreters. A woman, whose hut was distinguished by greater spaciousness and better architecture, brought out some pails of milk. The villagers gathered about us in considerable numbers, I believe without any evil intention, but with

175-702: A river in Scotland is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Achnashellach Achnashellach ( Gaelic : Achadh nan Seileach ) is an area in Wester Ross in the Highlands of Scotland , and within the Highland council area. It is at the eastern end of Loch Dùghaill , and on the A890 road . It has a railway station on the Kyle of Lochalsh Line . The name is from

200-491: A very savage wildness of aspect and manner. When our meal was over, Mr. Boswell sliced the bread, and divided it amongst them, as he supposed them never to have tasted a wheaten loaf before. He then gave them little pieces of twisted tobacco, and among the children we distributed a small handful of halfpence, which they received with great eagerness. Yet I have been since told, that the people of that valley are not indigent; and when we mentioned them afterwards as needy and pitiable,

225-581: Is a council area in the Scottish Highlands and is the largest local government area in the United Kingdom. It was the 7th most populous council area in Scotland at the 2011 census . It has land borders with the council areas of Aberdeenshire , Argyll and Bute , Moray and Perth and Kinross . The wider upland area of the Scottish Highlands after which the council area is named extends beyond

250-404: Is larger than that of the state of Belgium . Though relatively populous for a Scottish council area, it is also sparsely populated. At 9 per km in 2022, the population density is less than one seventh of Scotland's as a whole, and comparable with that of Bolivia , Chad and Russia. Historically, the area was home to a much higher percentage of Scotland's population. The rural population of

275-704: Is mountainous. The areas east of Inverness, as well as the Black Isle , eastern Sutherland, and all of Caithness are, in fact, low-lying. According to the 2011 UK census, there are nearly 12,000 Scottish Gaelic speakers in the Highland area. The local authority is the Highland Council , based at the Highland Council Headquarters in Inverness (formerly the main offices of Inverness-shire County Council). The council also has numerous local offices across

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300-525: The House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom the Highland area is represented by Members of Parliament (MPs) elected from four constituencies : Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross ; Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire ; Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey ; and Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber . The latter two straddle the borders with neighbouring council areas. Each constituency elects one MP by

325-668: The Inner Hebrides , notably the Isle of Skye . The Highland area covers the historic counties of Caithness , Inverness-shire , Nairnshire , Ross and Cromarty and Sutherland , with the exception of the parts of Inverness-shire and Ross and Cromarty in the Outer Hebrides . The area also includes an area around Ardnamurchan from the historic county of Argyll and the Grantown-on-Spey area from Moray , which were both transferred to

350-542: The Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 , which reformed local government across Scotland, replacing the counties, burghs and landward districts with a two-tier structure of upper-tier regions and lower-tier districts. Highland was one of the regions , and it was divided into eight districts: Badenoch and Strathspey , Caithness , Inverness , Lochaber , Nairn , Ross and Cromarty , Skye and Lochalsh and Sutherland . Further local government reforms in 1996 under

375-399: The Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 saw the regions and districts created in 1975 abolished and replaced with single-tier council areas . The former Highland region became one of the new council areas, run by the Highland Council . The Highland Council has run various area committees since its creation. These were initially based on the abolished districts, but have been reviewed

400-502: The Gaelic for 'field of the willows'. It is recorded in 1584 as Auchinsellach . The Battle of Achnashellach is said to have taken place in 1505. It was visited on 1 September 1773 by Samuel Johnson and James Boswell during their tour of the Highlands. Johnson wrote: The lough at last ended in a river broad and shallow like the rest, but that it may be passed when it is deeper, there is

425-422: The Highland council area does not cover the whole of the uplands and cultural region known as the Scottish Highlands . There is no official definition for the wider area, but it is often described to also include parts of the council areas of Aberdeenshire , Angus , Argyll and Bute , Moray , North Ayrshire , Perth and Kinross , Stirling or West Dunbartonshire . The Highland Region was created in 1975 under

450-413: The Highland council area into all the neighbouring council areas plus Angus and Stirling . The Highland Region was created covering the area in 1975 as part of a two-tier local government structure of upper-tier regions and lower-tier districts. The Highland Region had eight districts. Local government was reorganised again in 1996 into single-tier council areas, with the former region becoming one of

475-581: The Highland council area is Ben Nevis , the tallest mountain in both Scotland and the United Kingdom as a whole. Its northernmost point is the Island of Stroma , in the Pentland Firth . Its southernmost point is on the Morvern peninsula. Highland contains the northernmost and westernmost points of the island of Great Britain, respectively at Dunnet Head and Corrachadh Mòr . Despite the name, not all of Highland

500-508: The Highland region as part of the 1975 reforms. Unlike the other council areas of Scotland, the name Highland is often not used as a proper noun . The council's website only sometimes refers to the area as being Highland , and other times as being the Highland Council Area or the Highlands . Road signs on the boundary of the council area say "Welcome to the Highlands" rather than "Welcome to Highland". Although named after it,

525-428: The Highlands (both within and outwith the council area) declined in the late 19th century even as Scotland's grew substantially. For example, the population of Skye declined from 23,082 in 1841 to 15,705 in 1891 and a low point of 7,183 in 1971, before growing in more recent decades. The city of Inverness is by far the largest settlement, with its urban area having a population of 59,910 in 2012. The highest point in

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550-575: The area. For elections to the Scottish Parliament the Highland area is within the Highlands and Islands electoral area , which elects eight first past the post constituency Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs) and seven additional member MSPs. Three of the region's constituencies, each electing one MSP, are within the Highland area: Caithness, Sutherland and Ross , Inverness and Nairn and Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch . In

575-524: The new council areas. The Highland Council is based in Inverness , the area's largest settlement. The area is generally sparsely populated, with much of the inland area being mountainous with numerous lochs . The area includes Ben Nevis , the highest mountain in the British Isles . Most of the area's towns lie close to the eastern coasts. Off the west coast of the mainland the council area includes some of

600-569: The river's southeast shore. Stocking of juvenile Atlantic salmon into the River Carron has brought this fish back from the brink of local extinction . Having made a dramatic recovery, the salmon has contributed to an improvement in the biodiversity of the whole area with kingfishers now established locally, as well as increased numbers of ospreys visiting. 57°25′33″N 5°26′02″W  /  57.42592°N 5.43377°W  / 57.42592; -5.43377 This article related to

625-705: The war of Charles the First, took arms at the call of the heroic Montrose, and were, in one of his battles, almost all destroyed. The women that were left at home, being thus deprived of their husbands, like the Scythian ladies of old, married their servants, and the Macraes became a considerable race . This Highland location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Highland (council area) Highland ( Scottish Gaelic : Gàidhealtachd , pronounced [ˈkɛːəl̪ˠt̪əxk] ; Scots : Hieland )

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