Black Isle

British  

noun

1. a peninsula in NE Scotland, in Highland council area, between the Cromarty and Moray Firths

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Etymology

Origin of Black Isle

so called because until the late 18th century much of it was uncultivated black moor

Example Sentences

It was a particular problem in Wester Ross and Assynt, and the Black Isle and Mid Ross.

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026

The Scottish Environment Protection Agency said the rivers Annan and Nith, the Black Isle and Western Isles had a "significant" water scarcity situation.

From BBC • Jun. 30, 2023

Isla, from Black Isle, near Inverness, has had her condition since birth and has to be wrapped head to toe in bandages.

From BBC • Jun. 18, 2023

North of Inverness, the road winds its way through the Black Isle, Easter Ross and along the Caithness and Sutherland coasts.

From BBC • Feb. 10, 2023

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