Black Isle
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of Black Isle
so called because until the late 18th century much of it was uncultivated black moor
Example Sentences
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It was a particular problem in Wester Ross and Assynt, and the Black Isle and Mid Ross.
From BBC ● Feb. 16, 2026
The council report is due to be discussed at a meeting of the Black Isle and Easter Ross area committee next week.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2025
Schools in Caithness, Sutherland, Black Isle and Skye have also been affected.
From BBC ● Jan. 17, 2023
The A9 is single carriageway for 104 miles from the Tore Roundabout on the Black Isle to Scrabster, with some sections featuring hills and bends around the coast.
From BBC ● Dec. 5, 2022
From this time the lands of Wester Fairburn were renamed Muirton, after the original possessions of this family in the Black Isle.
From History of the Mackenzies, with genealogies of the principal families of the name by Mackenzie, Alexander
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