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Black Isle
noun
- the Black Islea peninsula in NE Scotland, in Highland council area, between the Cromarty and Moray Firths
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Black Isle1
so called because until the late 18th century much of it was uncultivated black moor
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Example Sentences
There is communication by ferry with Fortrose on the opposite coast of the Black Isle.
From Project Gutenberg
The nucleus of the county consisted of the lands of Cromarty in the north of the peninsula of the Black Isle.
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