On which Scottish Island is the town of Lochmaddy?
"the site of a Royal Fishing Station. Nowadays, the same good harbour makes Lochmaddy the ferry port for the island, with the MV ""Hebrides"" plying the route to Skye. The commercial activity of shops and public building has been generated due to the port activity, and today the village has the only bank, courthouse, tourist information office and youth hostel on North Uist. Lochmaddy hospital closed in March 2001. It was replaced by the newly opened Ospadal Uibhist agus Bharraigh (Uist and Barra Hospital) in Balivanich, Benbecula. Lochmaddy Lochmaddy (, ""Loch of the Hounds"") is the administrative centre of North"
"of Lochmaddy (an anglicisation of the Scottish Gaelic ""Loch nam Madadh"") is a ferry terminal, and a harbour for the creel fishing and is used for salmon farms. There are four Special Protection Areas (SPA) and five Special Areas of Conservation (SAC), within or overlapping with the NSA. The areas protected by these two Natura 2000 designations overlap, with four sites sharing both designations (although the precise borders differ to some extent). South Lewis, Harris and North Uist National Scenic Area South Lewis, Harris and North Uist is a large national scenic area (NSA) in the Western Isles of Scotland."
"Loch Indaal Loch Indaal (or Lochindaal) is a sea loch on Islay, the southernmost island of the Hebrides, off the west coast of Scotland. Together with Loch Gruinart to the north, it was formed by the Loch Gruinart Fault, which branches off the Great Glen Fault. Along the northwestern coast are the villages of Bruichladdich and Port Charlotte. Along its northeastern shore is the tiny village of Bridgend and on its southeastern shore is the island capital of Bowmore. At night the lights of the villages along the three sides of the loch inspired the well-known folk song ""The Lights"
"Inchmurrin Inchmurrin () is an island in Loch Lomond in Scotland. It is the largest fresh water island in the British Isles. Inchmurrin is the largest and most southerly of the islands in Loch Lomond. It reaches a height of towards the north and is largely wooded. There is an excellent view of the north end of the loch. Along with Creinch, Torrinch, and Inchcailloch, Inchmurrin forms part of the Highland boundary fault. Inchmurrin was the site of a 7th-century monastery, with a chapel dedicated to Saint Mirin, after whom it was named. The island was formerly a deer park"
"Inchfad Inchfad (, ""long island"") is an island in the south east of Loch Lomond in Scotland. Inchfad is (about a mile) long and forty hectares in area. Its highest point is 25 metres. The island forms part of the parish of Buchanan in west central Scotland, formerly part of Stirlingshire and now under Stirling Council. Inchfad is partially wooded and has two residents. There are two houses on Inchfad, a modernized bungalow which served as the original farmhouse and a wooden house used as a holiday home. The very small island of Ellanderroch is just off its south-western tip."
"Black Isle The Black Isle (, ) is a peninsula within Ross and Cromarty, in the Scottish Highlands. It includes the towns of Cromarty and Fortrose, and the villages of Culbokie, Jemimaville, Rosemarkie, Avoch, Munlochy, Tore, North Kessock and Muir of Ord, as well as numerous smaller settlements. About 12,000 people live on the Black Isle, depending on the definition. The northern slopes of the Black Isle offer fine views of Dingwall, Ben Wyvis, Fyrish and the deepwater anchorage at Invergordon. To the south, Inverness and the Monadhliath Mountains can be seen. Despite its name, the Black Isle is not"
"2005. Lochbuie, Mull Lochbuie (, meaning ""yellow loch"") is a settlement on the island of Mull in Scotland about west of Craignure. Once known as the ""Garden of Mull"" the fertile land around the main village of seventeen houses is surrounded by hills with the narrow valley to the east containing both Loch Uisg and the only road to the estate. The settlement lies at the head of Loch Buie, a sea loch which contains the tidal islands of Eilean Mòr and Eilean Uamh Ghuaidhre. Frank Lockwood's Island (or Eilean Sneth Dian) lies in the Firth of Lorne, just offshore"
"Flodday, Loch Maddy Flodday () is an uninhabited island in Loch Maddy, North Uist in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. The area of the island is recorded as in Rick Livingstone's tables, although it is not listed by Hamish Haswell-Smith in his tabulation of Scottish islands greater in size than . No reason for this is given and his area calculation presumably provided a figure smaller than this total. Loch Maddy contains a bewildering profusion of islands and islets. To the north west lie the smaller island of Fearamas and the complex island of Cliasaigh Mor/Cliasaigh Beag. The entrance to"
"Lochboisdale Lochboisdale () is the main village and port on the island of South Uist, Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Lochboisdale is within the parish of South Uist, and is situated on the shore of Loch Baghasdail at the southern end of the A865. The town profited from the herring boom in the 19th century, and a steamer pier was built in 1880. In 1905, a mission church was built, and by 1953, steamers were connecting Lochboisdale with Oban, Castlebay, Mallaig and Lochmaddy. Lochboisdale is the ferry terminal for the island of South Uist, with regular vehicle ferry services to Mallaig and,"
"sail the Atlantic single handed and was the first woman to accomplish this. She spent her later life in the US. Inchfad Inchfad (, ""long island"") is an island in the south east of Loch Lomond in Scotland. Inchfad is (about a mile) long and forty hectares in area. Its highest point is 25 metres. The island forms part of the parish of Buchanan in west central Scotland, formerly part of Stirlingshire and now under Stirling Council. Inchfad is partially wooded and has two residents. There are two houses on Inchfad, a modernized bungalow which served as the original farmhouse"
"Lochbuie, Mull Lochbuie (, meaning ""yellow loch"") is a settlement on the island of Mull in Scotland about west of Craignure. Once known as the ""Garden of Mull"" the fertile land around the main village of seventeen houses is surrounded by hills with the narrow valley to the east containing both Loch Uisg and the only road to the estate. The settlement lies at the head of Loch Buie, a sea loch which contains the tidal islands of Eilean Mòr and Eilean Uamh Ghuaidhre. Frank Lockwood's Island (or Eilean Sneth Dian) lies in the Firth of Lorne, just offshore from"
"Academy. In addition to its Gaelic heritage, the Black Isle had its own dialect of North Northern Scots, used mainly among fisherfolk in Avoch and Cromarty, where it became extinct in October 2012, upon the death of Bobby Hogg, the last native speaker. Now barely used, there are Clootie well sites at Jemimaville and Avoch. Anne MacLeod, the writer, lives on the Black Isle. Black Isle The Black Isle (, ) is a peninsula within Ross and Cromarty, in the Scottish Highlands. It includes the towns of Cromarty and Fortrose, and the villages of Culbokie, Jemimaville, Rosemarkie, Avoch, Munlochy, Tore,"
"Lochmaben Lochmaben (Gaelic: ""Loch Mhabain"") is a small town and civil parish in Scotland, and site of a once-important castle. It lies four miles west of Lockerbie, in Dumfries and Galloway. The name ""Loch Mhabain"" is possibly a corruption of ""Loch Mhaol Bheinn"" (""Lake on the bare mountain""), or may mean ""Loch of Mabon"", an ancient Brythonic god, as the Roman name of the area was Locus Maponi, according to the Ravenna Cosmography. It has been inhabited since earliest times due to its strategic position on the routes from England to Scotland and Ireland, to the small lochs surrounding it"
"Islay Islay ( ; ) is the southernmost island of the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. Known as ""The Queen of the Hebrides"", it lies in Argyll just south west of Jura and around north of the Northern Irish coast. The island's capital is Bowmore where the distinctive round Kilarrow Parish Church and a distillery are located. Port Ellen is the main port. Islay is the fifth-largest Scottish island and the eighth-largest island of the British Isles, with a total area of almost . There is ample evidence of the prehistoric settlement of Islay and the first written reference may have"
"October. Inchmurrin is licensed to hold civil ceremonies. There is a naturist camp in the north east of the island. Inchmurrin Inchmurrin () is an island in Loch Lomond in Scotland. It is the largest fresh water island in the British Isles. Inchmurrin is the largest and most southerly of the islands in Loch Lomond. It reaches a height of towards the north and is largely wooded. There is an excellent view of the north end of the loch. Along with Creinch, Torrinch, and Inchcailloch, Inchmurrin forms part of the Highland boundary fault. Inchmurrin was the site of a 7th-century"
"Annandale (from the source of the River Annan to the sea) was opened in September 2009. The route passes through Lochmaben and along the bank of Castle Loch. It offers interesting walking from Lochmaben on a day walk basis. Many inhabitants commute to the nearby Arla Foods factory, which produces 2 million bottles of milk per week. Lochmaben Lochmaben (Gaelic: ""Loch Mhabain"") is a small town and civil parish in Scotland, and site of a once-important castle. It lies four miles west of Lockerbie, in Dumfries and Galloway. The name ""Loch Mhabain"" is possibly a corruption of ""Loch Mhaol Bheinn"""
"Loch Gorm Castle Loch Gorm Castle is a ruined castle located on Eilean Mòr (""big island"") on Loch Gorm, Islay, Scotland. It was once a stronghold of Clan Macdonald. The castle was square, with a round bastion at each corner. The ruins, however, are heavily overgrown, and reduced to a low level, such that from the shoreline the island looks featureless. In 1578, the castle was occupied temporarily by Sir Lachlan Mor Maclean of Duart, as part of his campaign to recover/seize the Rinns of Islay. He was ejected by the MacDonalds of Dunnyveg, with the assistance of the Colin"
"Glenamaddy Glenamaddy () is a small town in County Galway, Ireland. It lies at the crossroads where the R362 and R364 regional roads meet. Glenamaddy became the musical capital of Connacht during the 1960s when the showband craze swept the country. To the east of the town lies Loch Lurgeen, a raised bog. The origins of the parish lie in the village of Boyounagh, which lies to the northwest of Glenamaddy. It is unclear what the exact meaning and Irish translation for Glenamaddy is. It could be derived from the Irish ""Gleann na Madadh"", ""Gleann"" meaning glen (valley) and ""madhadh"""
"of the A867; these are the only two main roads on the island. Virtually the first mention anywhere of Lochmaddy is a complaint of ""piracie and murder"" in a report dated 1616: ""Lochmaldie on the coast of Uist is a rendezvous for pirates"" it said. The coves and inlets around the village were ideal hiding places for raiding ships stocked with fine goods bound for the clan chiefs of the time, and contraband activity persisted until the modern era. Lochmaddy was an important fishing community before the commercial decline of the herring. During the reign of King Charles it was"
"Inchmoan Inchmoan (Scottish Gaelic: Innis na Mòna/Innis-Mòine meaning ""peat island"") is an island in Loch Lomond, Scotland. It is one of an island group just south of Luss. Only a short stretch of water separates it from the island of Inchcruin. The connection between Inchcruin and Inchmoan is very shallow, only a foot or two, and it is possible to wade between the islands. Inchmoan is known for its large sandy beaches, and is low lying, and marshy. The island was once owned by the Colquhouns of Luss, and now owned by Luss Estates. A large 2 storey ruin stands"
"Lonmay Lonmay (Scottish Gaelic: ""Lòn Magh"") is a village and parish in the Buchan area of Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It lies along the A90 road, between Peterhead and Fraserburgh, near to the junction with the A952 road at Cortes. The parish, formerly known as St Colms, encompasses the villages of St Combs (to which it lent its name) and Crimond, as well as the village of Lonmay. It had a station on the Formartine and Buchan Railway, but this closed in 1965. The present Lonmay Kirk dates from 1786. Lonmay is largely agricultural and has several historic properties, notably Cairness House."
"Loch Lomond, Nova Scotia Loch Lomond (Scottish Gaelic: ""Loch Laomainn"") is a community located in Richmond County, Nova Scotia. It is named after Loch Lomond in Dunbartonshire, Scotland. The community sits upon the eastern shore of a lake which is also named Loch Lomond. It is known for its beautiful scenery and its wide appeal for summer cottages. It also has a very rich history kept alive by the community. Loch Lomond is a fresh water lake that boasts excellent fishing and boating. Many of the early settlers were pioneers who settled the area in 1828, from the islands of"
"the Lake"" - Inchcailloch Inchcailloch () is an island on Loch Lomond in Scotland. It is 85 m at its highest point. It is also known to some as Inchebroida. The name Inchcailloch means ""Isle of the old woman"" or ""Isle of the Cowled (Hooded) Woman"" in the Scottish Gaelic language. Saint Kentigerna went to Scotland from Ireland to preach and spread Christianity and the island is thought to be named after her. Inchmurrin, Creinch, Torrinch, and Inchcailloch all form part of the Highland boundary fault. There is a burial ground in the north of the island, and a bay,"
"Harris and Uist Scotland. There is a monument by the side of the road commemorating them. Some of settlers moved to St.Anns, near Baddeck. Loch Lomond, Nova Scotia Loch Lomond (Scottish Gaelic: ""Loch Laomainn"") is a community located in Richmond County, Nova Scotia. It is named after Loch Lomond in Dunbartonshire, Scotland. The community sits upon the eastern shore of a lake which is also named Loch Lomond. It is known for its beautiful scenery and its wide appeal for summer cottages. It also has a very rich history kept alive by the community. Loch Lomond is a fresh water"
"Inchcailloch Inchcailloch () is an island on Loch Lomond in Scotland. It is 85 m at its highest point. It is also known to some as Inchebroida. The name Inchcailloch means ""Isle of the old woman"" or ""Isle of the Cowled (Hooded) Woman"" in the Scottish Gaelic language. Saint Kentigerna went to Scotland from Ireland to preach and spread Christianity and the island is thought to be named after her. Inchmurrin, Creinch, Torrinch, and Inchcailloch all form part of the Highland boundary fault. There is a burial ground in the north of the island, and a bay, Port Bawn (;"
"Lochmaben Castle Lochmaben Castle is a ruined castle in the town of Lochmaben, the feudal Lordship of Annandale, and the united county of Dumfries and Galloway. It was built by Edward I in the 13th and 14th centuries, and later rebuilt during the reign of James IV of Scotland. An earlier motte-and-bailey castle was built south of the current castle in c. 1160 by the Bruce family, Lords of Annandale. King Edward replaced the castle with a much sturdier structure at the south end of Castle Loch around 1300 and its remains still show the massive strength of its defences."
"Loch Lomond Loch Lomond (; - 'Lake of the Elms') is a freshwater Scottish loch which crosses the Highland Boundary Fault, often considered the boundary between the lowlands of Central Scotland and the Highlands. Traditionally forming part of the boundary between the counties of Stirlingshire and Dunbartonshire, Loch Lomond is split between the council areas of Stirling, Argyll and Bute and West Dunbartonshire. Its southern shores are about northwest of the centre of Glasgow, Scotland's largest city. The Loch forms part of the Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park which was established in 2002. Loch Lomond is long and"
"Island I Vow Eilean I Vow is a small island in Loch Lomond in west central Scotland. Other variants of the name include Ellan I Vow, Eilean a' Vow, Elanvow, Ellan Vhow and Island I Vow. The island is listed in 13th/14th century charters as ""Elanvow"". It is opposite Rubha Bàn, a point on the mainland, and north of Inveruglas Isle. It is 10 m at its highest point, and 0.08 km long. The island was a stronghold of Clan MacFarlane, and there are the remains of their castle on it, which was built to replace the one on Inveruglas"
"can be seen regularly on BBC Scotland as their political correspondent. Bowmore Bowmore (, 'The Big Bend') is a small town on the Scottish island of Islay and serves as administrative capital of the island. It gives its name to the noted Bowmore distillery producing Bowmore Single Malt, a single malt scotch whisky. Bowmore is a planned village with wide streets on a grid-iron pattern. It has its origins in an earlier settlement, Kilarrow, which until c. 1770 occupied the site of the present grounds of Islay House near Bridgend. In May 1685 Kilarrow had been the scene of the"
"recent being in 2006, affecting only one resident and two visitors - following use the facilities at the same hotel/spa. Lochgoilhead Lochgoilhead; () is a village, on the Cowal peninsula, in Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands. It is located within the Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park and is widely considered to be one of the most beautiful areas in Argyll and in Scotland as a whole. The village is surrounded by several Corbetts in the Arrochar Alps (Lists of mountains and hills in the British Isles), including Benn Donich, The Brack and Cnoc Coinnich and local waterways are"
"and burned down during the Second World War. McDermott's Castle McDermott's Castle is a castle and National Monument located in County Roscommon, Ireland. McDermott's Castle is located on Castle Island, an island of 0.23 ha (0.57 ac) in the southeast corner of Lough Key. The Mac Diarmada were the ruling dynasty of Magh Luirg (Moylurg; northeast Connacht) from the 10th to 16th centuries. A castle stood on this island from the 12th century: in 1184, the ""Annals of Loch Cé"" report that a lightning bolt caused a fire: A rebuilt castle featured in the final part of the 1235 conquest"
"Lonmay is said to be the home of the ancestors of Elvis Presley. Lonmay Lonmay (Scottish Gaelic: ""Lòn Magh"") is a village and parish in the Buchan area of Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It lies along the A90 road, between Peterhead and Fraserburgh, near to the junction with the A952 road at Cortes. The parish, formerly known as St Colms, encompasses the villages of St Combs (to which it lent its name) and Crimond, as well as the village of Lonmay. It had a station on the Formartine and Buchan Railway, but this closed in 1965. The present Lonmay Kirk dates from"
"briar and bramble. Ceardach Ceardach is a small island in Loch Lomond, in west central Scotland. The island lies east of Bucinch and north of Inchcruin. The name ""Ceardach"" means a smithy. Ceardach may have been the site of an Iron Age bloomery or furnace for smelting iron ore. Along with neighbour, Bucinch, the island, was donated to the National Trust for Scotland by Col Charles L Spencer of Warmanbie, Dumfries, in 1943. A large variety of trees and other plants grow on the island, from seeds brought by birds, wind and water. There is a mature if stunted oak"