Kinloch
Kinloch is located in Highland
Kinloch
Kinloch
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Kinloch (Scottish Gaelic: Ceann Locha) is a hamlet that is the main (now only) settlement of the island of Rùm, in the civil parish of the Small Isles, in the council area of Highland, Scotland. It has a primary school, village hall and shop[1] and is the location of the ferry terminal.[2] It is on Loch Scresort and centred round Kinloch Castle.[3]

History

The name "Kinloch" means "Loch head".[4] Historically Kinloch was not the most prominent settlement on Rùm, but is now the only one still inhabited.[5] In 1850 Port na Caranean was abandoned and people moved to Kinloch which had a population of 40.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Kinloch". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  2. ↑ "Rum Freight Ferries". Freightlink. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  3. ↑ The Scottish Islands: The Bestselling Guide to Every Scottish Island. Hamish Haswell-Smith. 2015. p. 128. ISBN 9781782116783. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  4. ↑ "Placenames K-O" (PDF). Scottish Parliament. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 November 2020. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  5. ↑ Final draft Highland Council
  6. ↑ "Human history". Isle of Rum. Archived from the original on 7 August 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
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