Inverarish Explained

Inverarish (gd|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 0.5miles southeast of the ferry pier at Clachan.^[2] In 1961 it had a population of 100.^[3]

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 two 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]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Inverarish. Ainmean-Àite na h-Alba. 9 October 2021.
2. Web site: Inverarish. Gazetteer for Scotland. 3 September 2021.
3. Web site: Inverarish details. Gazetteer for Scotland. 3 September 2021.
4. Web site: Placenames F-J. Scottish Parliament. 3 September 2021.
5. Web site: Raasay's former mining village marks centenary. BBC. 3 September 2021.
6. Book: The Scottish Islands: The Bestselling Guide to Every Scottish Island. Hamish Haswell-Smith. 169. 9 October 2021. 9781782116783. 2015.
7. Web site: Raasay Community Hall. Right Lines. 9 October 2021.
8. Web site: Raasay. Scottish Fire and Rescue Service. 9 October 2021.
9. Web site: Home. Raasay Heritage Trust. 9 October 2021.
10. Web site: Raasay. Royal Mail. 9 October 2021.
11. Web site: Home. Raasay Primary School. 9 October 2021.
12. Web site: Home. Raasay Community Stores. 9 October 2021.