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class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Area in the North West Highlands of Scotland</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">This article is about the location in Scotland. For the fictional continent in <i>Game of Thrones</i> and <i>A Song of Ice and Fire</i>, see <a href="/wiki/Westeros" class="mw-redirect" title="Westeros">Westeros</a>.</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above fn org">Wester Ross National Scenic Area</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Shieldaig_from_the_Applecross_road.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Shieldaig_from_the_Applecross_road.jpg/284px-Shieldaig_from_the_Applecross_road.jpg" decoding="async" width="284" height="192" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Shieldaig_from_the_Applecross_road.jpg/426px-Shieldaig_from_the_Applecross_road.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Shieldaig_from_the_Applecross_road.jpg/568px-Shieldaig_from_the_Applecross_road.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="432" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption"><a href="/wiki/Shieldaig" title="Shieldaig">Shieldaig</a>, viewed from the road to <a href="/wiki/Applecross" title="Applecross">Applecross</a></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Wester_Ross_NSA.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Wester_Ross_NSA.png/284px-Wester_Ross_NSA.png" decoding="async" width="284" height="403" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Wester_Ross_NSA.png/426px-Wester_Ross_NSA.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Wester_Ross_NSA.png/568px-Wester_Ross_NSA.png 2x" data-file-width="858" data-file-height="1219" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">A map of the Wester Ross National Scenic Area.</div></td></tr><tr class="locality"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Location</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Ross_and_Cromarty" title="Ross and Cromarty">Ross and Cromarty</a>, <a href="/wiki/Scotland" title="Scotland">Scotland</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Coordinates</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Wester_Ross&params=57.666_N_5.219_W_type:landmark_dim:42km"><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">57°39′58″N</span> <span class="longitude">5°13′08″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">57.666°N 5.219°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">57.666; -5.219</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Area</th><td class="infobox-data">163,456 ha (631.11 sq mi)<sup id="cite_ref-nsa-area_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nsa-area-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>/1634.58 sq. km</td></tr><tr class="note"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Established</th><td class="infobox-data">1981</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Governing body</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/NatureScot" title="NatureScot">NatureScot</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Wester Ross</b> (<a href="/wiki/Scottish_Gaelic_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Scottish Gaelic language">Scottish Gaelic</a>: <i lang="gd">Ros an Iar</i>) is an area of the <a href="/wiki/Northwest_Highlands" title="Northwest Highlands">Northwest Highlands</a> of <a href="/wiki/Scotland" title="Scotland">Scotland</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Subdivisions_of_Scotland" title="Subdivisions of Scotland">council area</a> of <a href="/wiki/Highland_(council_area)" title="Highland (council area)">Highland</a>. The area is loosely defined, and has never been used as a formal administrative region in its own right,<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but is generally regarded as lying to the west of the main watershed of <a href="/wiki/Ross,_Scotland" title="Ross, Scotland">Ross</a> (the eastern part of Ross being <a href="/wiki/Easter_Ross" title="Easter Ross">Easter Ross</a>), thus forming the western half of the <a href="/wiki/Shires_of_Scotland" title="Shires of Scotland">county</a> of <a href="/wiki/Ross_and_Cromarty" title="Ross and Cromarty">Ross and Cromarty</a>. The southwesternmost part of Ross and Cromarty, <a href="/wiki/Lochalsh" title="Lochalsh">Lochalsh</a>, is not considered part of Wester Ross by the local tourist organisation, <i>Visit Wester Ross</i>,<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but is included within the definition used for the Wester Ross <a href="/wiki/Biosphere_Reserve" class="mw-redirect" title="Biosphere Reserve">Biosphere Reserve</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-p2_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-p2-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Wester Ross has one of the lowest population densities in Europe, with just 1.6 people per km<sup>2</sup>, who live mostly in small <a href="/wiki/Crofting" title="Crofting">crofting</a> <a href="/wiki/Township_(Scotland)" title="Township (Scotland)">townships</a> along the coastline of the region.<sup id="cite_ref-pop_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pop-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The area is renowned for the scenic splendour of its mountains and coastline,<sup id="cite_ref-nsa_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nsa-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the range of wildlife that can be seen.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is a popular tourist destination, receiving around 70,000 visitors each year.<sup id="cite_ref-p7_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-p7-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Tourism forms a major part of the economic activity of the area, accounting for 35% of all employment.<sup id="cite_ref-p7_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-p7-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Other major economic activities in the area include <a href="/wiki/Commercial_fishing" title="Commercial fishing">commercial fishing</a>, <a href="/wiki/Renewable_energy" title="Renewable energy">renewable energy</a>, <a href="/wiki/Agriculture" title="Agriculture">agriculture</a> and <a href="/wiki/Fish_farm" class="mw-redirect" title="Fish farm">fish farming</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-p7_8-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-p7-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-p8_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-p8-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-p43_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-p43-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Much of Wester Ross is designated as a <a href="/wiki/National_scenic_area_(Scotland)" title="National scenic area (Scotland)">national scenic area</a>, one of 40 such areas in Scotland which are defined so as to identify areas of exceptional scenery and to ensure their protection from inappropriate development.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Scenic spots including <a href="/wiki/Loch_Maree" title="Loch Maree">Loch Maree</a>, <a href="/wiki/Inverewe_Garden" title="Inverewe Garden">Inverewe Garden</a>, <a href="/wiki/Corrieshalloch_Gorge" title="Corrieshalloch Gorge">Corrieshalloch Gorge</a>, <a href="/wiki/Glen_Docherty" title="Glen Docherty">Glen Docherty</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Bealach_na_B%C3%A0" title="Bealach na Bà">Bealach na Bà</a>. Wester Ross was designated as a <a href="/wiki/Biosphere_Reserve" class="mw-redirect" title="Biosphere Reserve">Biosphere Reserve</a> under <a href="/wiki/UNESCO" title="UNESCO">UNESCO</a>’s "Man and the Biosphere" (MAB) Programme in April 2016.<sup id="cite_ref-bio1_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bio1-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <b>Wester Ross Biosphere Reserve</b> now covers 5,200 square kilometres of Wester Ross and Lochalsh. This new-style biosphere, which covers an area over 100 times larger than the original designation, is a place where people live and actively learn about their surroundings to inspire a legacy rich in both natural and cultural heritage.<sup id="cite_ref-Wester_Ross_Biosphere_Reserve_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Wester_Ross_Biosphere_Reserve-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geology">Geology</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wester_Ross&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Geology"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Liathach_from_Beinn_Eighe.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Liathach_from_Beinn_Eighe.jpg/220px-Liathach_from_Beinn_Eighe.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="157" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Liathach_from_Beinn_Eighe.jpg/330px-Liathach_from_Beinn_Eighe.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Liathach_from_Beinn_Eighe.jpg/440px-Liathach_from_Beinn_Eighe.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1692" data-file-height="1204" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Liathach" title="Liathach">Liathach</a> consists of steeply-terraced Torridonian sandstone.</figcaption></figure> <p>The geology of Wester Ross consists predominantly of <a href="/wiki/Torridonian_sandstone" class="mw-redirect" title="Torridonian sandstone">Torridonian sandstone</a> and <a href="/wiki/Lewisian_gneiss" class="mw-redirect" title="Lewisian gneiss">Lewisian gneiss</a>. The latter was formed during the <a href="/wiki/Precambrian" title="Precambrian">Precambrian</a> period, and is the oldest rock type found in Scotland;<sup id="cite_ref-p54_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-p54-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> indeed the rocks around <a href="/wiki/Gruinard_Bay" title="Gruinard Bay">Gruinard Bay</a> are, at 2.5 billion years old, amongst the oldest rocks in the world.<sup id="cite_ref-nsa_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nsa-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Torridonian sandstone was formed by the deposition of sediment on top of the gneiss around 750 million years ago. The linear geological feature of <a href="/wiki/Moine_Thrust_Belt" title="Moine Thrust Belt">Moine Thrust Belt</a> runs northeast across the area from near Kyle of Lochalsh. The area was heavily glaciated during the <a href="/wiki/Ice_age" title="Ice age">ice age</a>, with all but the highest peaks being covered by glaciers, leading to the steep-sided glens and deep sea lochs that characterise the area today.<sup id="cite_ref-p54_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-p54-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geography">Geography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wester_Ross&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Geography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:ScotlandEasterRossWesterRoss.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/ScotlandEasterRossWesterRoss.png/220px-ScotlandEasterRossWesterRoss.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="216" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/ScotlandEasterRossWesterRoss.png/330px-ScotlandEasterRossWesterRoss.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/ScotlandEasterRossWesterRoss.png/440px-ScotlandEasterRossWesterRoss.png 2x" data-file-width="731" data-file-height="717" /></a><figcaption>Location of Wester Ross and Easter Ross within Scotland.</figcaption></figure> <p>Wester Ross is well known for its spectacular <a href="/wiki/Mountain" title="Mountain">mountain</a> scenery, especially the <a href="/wiki/Torridon_Hills" title="Torridon Hills">Torridon Hills</a> which includes such peaks as <a href="/wiki/Beinn_Eighe" title="Beinn Eighe">Beinn Eighe</a> and <a href="/wiki/Liathach" title="Liathach">Liathach</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-nsa_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nsa-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Although many peaks in the Northwest highlands exhibit <a href="/wiki/Torridonian" title="Torridonian">Torridonian geology</a>, the Torridon Hills are generally considered only to be those in the Torridon Forest to the north of Glen Torridon: the <a href="/wiki/Munros" class="mw-redirect" title="Munros">Munros</a> of <a href="/wiki/Liathach" title="Liathach">Liathach</a>, <a href="/wiki/Beinn_Eighe" title="Beinn Eighe">Beinn Eighe</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Beinn_Alligin" title="Beinn Alligin">Beinn Alligin</a>; and the <a href="/wiki/Corbett_(hill)" class="mw-redirect" title="Corbett (hill)">Corbetts</a> of <a href="/wiki/Beinn_Dearg_(Torridon)" title="Beinn Dearg (Torridon)">Beinn Dearg</a>, <a href="/wiki/Baosbheinn" title="Baosbheinn">Baosbheinn</a> and <a href="/wiki/Beinn_an_Eoin_(Torridon)" title="Beinn an Eoin (Torridon)">Beinn an Eoin</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-munros_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-munros-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-corbetts_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-corbetts-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Other notable "Torridonian" peaks in Wester Ross include <a href="/wiki/An_Teallach" title="An Teallach">An Teallach</a> and <a href="/wiki/Slioch" title="Slioch">Slioch</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-nsa_6-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nsa-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> in the <a href="/wiki/Dundonnell_and_Fisherfield_Forest" title="Dundonnell and Fisherfield Forest">Dundonnell and Fisherfield Forest</a> in the north of the area, and the hills of the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Coulin_Forest&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Coulin Forest (page does not exist)">Coulin Forest</a> between <a href="/wiki/Glen_Torridon" class="mw-redirect" title="Glen Torridon">Glen Torridon</a> and <a href="/wiki/River_Carron,_Wester_Ross" title="River Carron, Wester Ross">Strathcarron</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-munros_15-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-munros-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-corbetts_16-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-corbetts-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Torridonian hills exhibit some of the most dramatic mountain scenery in the <a href="/wiki/British_Isles" title="British Isles">British Isles</a>, surpassed in grandeur probably only by the <a href="/wiki/Cuillin" title="Cuillin">Cuillin</a> of <a href="/wiki/Skye" class="mw-redirect" title="Skye">Skye</a>. The hills sit apart from each other, and are often likened to castles. They have steep terraced sides, and broken summit crests, riven into many <a href="/wiki/Pinnacle" title="Pinnacle">pinnacles</a>. There are many steep <a href="/wiki/Gullies" class="mw-redirect" title="Gullies">gullies</a> running down the terraced sides. The summit <a href="/wiki/Ridge" title="Ridge">ridges</a> provide excellent <a href="/wiki/Scrambling" title="Scrambling">scrambling</a>, and are popular with <a href="/wiki/Hill_walkers" class="mw-redirect" title="Hill walkers">hill walkers</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mountaineers" class="mw-redirect" title="Mountaineers">mountaineers</a>. However, like many ridge routes, there are few escape points, so once committed, the scrambler or hillwalker must complete the entire ridge before descent. Under winter conditions, many walking routes in Wester Ross become serious expeditions.<sup id="cite_ref-munros_15-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-munros-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In contrast to the isolated Torridonian peaks that characterise much of Wester Ross, the mountains of <a href="/wiki/Kintail" title="Kintail">Kintail</a> in the south of the area take the form of peaks linked by ridges that rise steeply from narrow glens and the sea.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Most of the major roads in the area radiate out from the more populated areas of Easter Ross, and link the settlements on the western coast to <a href="/wiki/Inverness" title="Inverness">Inverness</a>. Less major roads link these east–west routes to form a north–south route along the coast between <a href="/wiki/Kyle_of_Lochalsh" title="Kyle of Lochalsh">Kyle of Lochalsh</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ullapool" title="Ullapool">Ullapool</a>. This route has been marketed to tourists as the <a href="/wiki/Wester_Ross_Coastal_Trail" title="Wester Ross Coastal Trail">Wester Ross Coastal Trail</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and also forms part of the <a href="/wiki/North_Coast_500" title="North Coast 500">North Coast 500</a> tourist route.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The only railway line in Wester Ross is the <a href="/wiki/Kyle_of_Lochalsh_line" title="Kyle of Lochalsh line">Kyle of Lochalsh line</a>, which is operated by <a href="/wiki/ScotRail" title="ScotRail">ScotRail</a> and provides a link between the southern part of the region and <a href="/wiki/Inverness_railway_station" title="Inverness railway station">Inverness</a>. Four services a day operate on the line, calling at stations at <a href="/wiki/Achnasheen_railway_station" title="Achnasheen railway station">Achnasheen</a>, <a href="/wiki/Achnashellach_railway_station" title="Achnashellach railway station">Achnashellach</a>, <a href="/wiki/Strathcarron_railway_station" title="Strathcarron railway station">Strathcarron</a>, <a href="/wiki/Attadale_railway_station" title="Attadale railway station">Attadale</a>, <a href="/wiki/Stromeferry_railway_station" title="Stromeferry railway station">Stromeferry</a>, <a href="/wiki/Duncraig_railway_station" title="Duncraig railway station">Duncraig</a>, <a href="/wiki/Plockton_railway_station" title="Plockton railway station">Plockton</a> and <a href="/wiki/Duirinish_railway_station" title="Duirinish railway station">Duirinish</a>, terminating at <a href="/wiki/Kyle_of_Lochalsh_railway_station" title="Kyle of Lochalsh railway station">Kyle of Lochalsh</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Climate">Climate</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wester_Ross&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Climate"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Despite being located at a <a href="/wiki/Latitude" title="Latitude">latitude</a> of between 57.2° and 58.0° North Wester Ross experiences a relatively mild <a href="/wiki/Maritime_climate" class="mw-redirect" title="Maritime climate">maritime climate</a> (<a href="/wiki/K%C3%B6ppen_climate_classification" title="Köppen climate classification">Köppen</a> <i>Cfb</i>) due to the influence of the <a href="/wiki/Gulf_Stream" title="Gulf Stream">Gulf Stream</a>. The tables below provide data for three locations within the area: <a href="/wiki/Aultbea" title="Aultbea">Aultbea</a>, located on the coast near <a href="/wiki/Poolewe" title="Poolewe">Poolewe</a>; <a href="/wiki/Kinlochewe" title="Kinlochewe">Kinlochewe</a>, located in a more inland position at the head of <a href="/wiki/Loch_Maree" title="Loch Maree">Loch Maree</a>; and the summit of the Bealach na Bà, located 600 m above sea level in a coastal location. </p> <div> <table class="wikitable mw-collapsible" style="width:90%; text-align:center; line-height:1.2em;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="14">Climate data for <a href="/wiki/Aultbea" title="Aultbea">Aultbea</a> </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Month </th> <th scope="col">Jan </th> <th scope="col">Feb </th> <th scope="col">Mar </th> <th scope="col">Apr </th> <th scope="col">May </th> <th scope="col">Jun </th> <th scope="col">Jul </th> <th scope="col">Aug </th> <th scope="col">Sep </th> <th scope="col">Oct </th> <th scope="col">Nov </th> <th scope="col">Dec </th> <th scope="col" style="border-left-width:medium">Year </th></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean daily maximum °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #FFE9D4; color:#000000;" class="notheme">7.6<br />(45.7) </td> <td style="background: #FFE9D4; color:#000000;" class="notheme">7.6<br />(45.7) </td> <td style="background: #FFE1C3; color:#000000;" class="notheme">8.8<br />(47.8) </td> <td style="background: #FFD2A5; color:#000000;" class="notheme">11.0<br />(51.8) </td> <td style="background: #FFBE7E; color:#000000;" class="notheme">13.8<br />(56.8) </td> <td style="background: #FFB266; color:#000000;" class="notheme">15.6<br />(60.1) </td> <td style="background: #FFA74F; color:#000000;" class="notheme">17.2<br />(63.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFA954; color:#000000;" class="notheme">16.9<br />(62.4) </td> <td style="background: #FFB56B; color:#000000;" class="notheme">15.2<br />(59.4) </td> <td style="background: #FFC790; color:#000000;" class="notheme">12.5<br />(54.5) </td> <td style="background: #FFDAB5; color:#000000;" class="notheme">9.8<br />(49.6) </td> <td style="background: #FFE6CE; color:#000000;" class="notheme">8.0<br />(46.4) </td> <td style="background: #FFCB97; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">12.0<br />(53.6) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean daily minimum °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #F5F5FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">2.7<br />(36.9) </td> <td style="background: #F4F4FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">2.5<br />(36.5) </td> <td style="background: #F9F9FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.5<br />(38.3) </td> <td style="background: #FFFEFD; color:#000000;" class="notheme">4.6<br />(40.3) </td> <td style="background: #FFEFE0; color:#000000;" class="notheme">6.7<br />(44.1) </td> <td style="background: #FFDEBE; color:#000000;" class="notheme">9.2<br />(48.6) </td> <td style="background: #FFCF9F; color:#000000;" class="notheme">11.4<br />(52.5) </td> <td style="background: #FFD0A1; color:#000000;" class="notheme">11.3<br />(52.3) </td> <td style="background: #FFDBB8; color:#000000;" class="notheme">9.6<br />(49.3) </td> <td style="background: #FFEAD5; color:#000000;" class="notheme">7.5<br />(45.5) </td> <td style="background: #FFFBF8; color:#000000;" class="notheme">5.0<br />(41.0) </td> <td style="background: #F6F6FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.0<br />(37.4) </td> <td style="background: #FFF1E4; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">6.4<br />(43.5) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average rainfall mm (inches) </th> <td style="background: #0101FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">170.4<br />(6.71) </td> <td style="background: #2B2BFF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">129.4<br />(5.09) </td> <td style="background: #3737FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">133.8<br />(5.27) </td> <td style="background: #8B8BFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">74.9<br />(2.95) </td> <td style="background: #9595FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">70.5<br />(2.78) </td> <td style="background: #8787FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">77.4<br />(3.05) </td> <td style="background: #8F8FFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">74.8<br />(2.94) </td> <td style="background: #6E6EFF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">97.3<br />(3.83) </td> <td style="background: #2525FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">141.3<br />(5.56) </td> <td style="background: #0909FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">164.7<br />(6.48) </td> <td style="background: #0000F4; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">172.3<br />(6.78) </td> <td style="background: #0F0FFF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">160.8<br />(6.33) </td> <td style="background: #4545FF; color:#FFFFFF; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">1,467.6<br />(57.78) </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="14" style="text-align:center;font-size:95%;">Source: <sup id="cite_ref-meto-aultbea_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-meto-aultbea-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <div> <table class="wikitable mw-collapsible" style="width:90%; text-align:center; line-height:1.2em;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="14">Climate data for <a href="/wiki/Kinlochewe" title="Kinlochewe">Kinlochewe</a> </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Month </th> <th scope="col">Jan </th> <th scope="col">Feb </th> <th scope="col">Mar </th> <th scope="col">Apr </th> <th scope="col">May </th> <th scope="col">Jun </th> <th scope="col">Jul </th> <th scope="col">Aug </th> <th scope="col">Sep </th> <th scope="col">Oct </th> <th scope="col">Nov </th> <th scope="col">Dec </th> <th scope="col" style="border-left-width:medium">Year </th></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean daily maximum °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #FFEDDB; color:#000000;" class="notheme">7.1<br />(44.8) </td> <td style="background: #FFEAD5; color:#000000;" class="notheme">7.5<br />(45.5) </td> <td style="background: #FFDFBF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">9.1<br />(48.4) </td> <td style="background: #FFCC9A; color:#000000;" class="notheme">11.8<br />(53.2) </td> <td style="background: #FFB66E; color:#000000;" class="notheme">15.0<br />(59.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFAA55; color:#000000;" class="notheme">16.8<br />(62.2) </td> <td style="background: #FF9F3F; color:#000000;" class="notheme">18.4<br />(65.1) </td> <td style="background: #FFA144; color:#000000;" class="notheme">18.0<br />(64.4) </td> <td style="background: #FFB163; color:#000000;" class="notheme">15.8<br />(60.4) </td> <td style="background: #FFC790; color:#000000;" class="notheme">12.5<br />(54.5) </td> <td style="background: #FFDDBB; color:#000000;" class="notheme">9.4<br />(48.9) </td> <td style="background: #FFEDDB; color:#000000;" class="notheme">7.1<br />(44.8) </td> <td style="background: #FFC892; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">12.4<br />(54.3) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean daily minimum °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #EBEBFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.9<br />(33.6) </td> <td style="background: #EBEBFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.9<br />(33.6) </td> <td style="background: #F2F2FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">2.2<br />(36.0) </td> <td style="background: #F9F9FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.5<br />(38.3) </td> <td style="background: #FFF6EE; color:#000000;" class="notheme">5.7<br />(42.3) </td> <td style="background: #FFE2C6; color:#000000;" class="notheme">8.6<br />(47.5) </td> <td style="background: #FFD3A8; color:#000000;" class="notheme">10.8<br />(51.4) </td> <td style="background: #FFD5AC; color:#000000;" class="notheme">10.5<br />(50.9) </td> <td style="background: #FFE4C9; color:#000000;" class="notheme">8.4<br />(47.1) </td> <td style="background: #FFF6EE; color:#000000;" class="notheme">5.7<br />(42.3) </td> <td style="background: #F7F7FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.1<br />(37.6) </td> <td style="background: #EBEBFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.9<br />(33.6) </td> <td style="background: #FFFAF6; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">5.1<br />(41.2) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average rainfall mm (inches) </th> <td style="background: #000031; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">309.3<br />(12.18) </td> <td style="background: #000078; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">238.0<br />(9.37) </td> <td style="background: #00009D; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">236.6<br />(9.31) </td> <td style="background: #4A4AFF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">117.5<br />(4.63) </td> <td style="background: #6C6CFF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">98.5<br />(3.88) </td> <td style="background: #6565FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">100.0<br />(3.94) </td> <td style="background: #6767FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">101.5<br />(4.00) </td> <td style="background: #3535FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">135.0<br />(5.31) </td> <td style="background: #0000D7; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">191.3<br />(7.53) </td> <td style="background: #000099; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">239.2<br />(9.42) </td> <td style="background: #000079; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">252.0<br />(9.92) </td> <td style="background: #000075; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">263.7<br />(10.38) </td> <td style="background: #0000DD; color:#FFFFFF; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">2,282.6<br />(89.87) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean monthly <a href="/wiki/Sunshine_duration" title="Sunshine duration">sunshine hours</a> </th> <td style="background: #202020; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">18.0 </td> <td style="background: #535353; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">41.7 </td> <td style="background: #7A7A7A; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">67.2 </td> <td style="background: #B3B36E; color:#000000;" class="notheme">111.1 </td> <td style="background: #C5C507; color:#000000;" class="notheme">152.2 </td> <td style="background: #BABA49; color:#000000;" class="notheme">123.9 </td> <td style="background: #B2B277; color:#000000;" class="notheme">111.3 </td> <td style="background: #AFAF89; color:#000000;" class="notheme">104.7 </td> <td style="background: #979797; color:#000000;" class="notheme">80.4 </td> <td style="background: #5A5A5A; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">49.4 </td> <td style="background: #2C2C2C; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">23.5 </td> <td style="background: #1A1A1A; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">14.6 </td> <td style="background: #8B8B8B; color:#FFFFFF; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">898.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="14" style="text-align:center;font-size:95%;">Source: <sup id="cite_ref-meto-kin_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-meto-kin-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <div> <table class="wikitable mw-collapsible" style="width:90%; text-align:center; line-height:1.2em;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="14">Climate data for the summit of the <a href="/wiki/Bealach_na_B%C3%A0" title="Bealach na Bà">Bealach na Bà</a> </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Month </th> <th scope="col">Jan </th> <th scope="col">Feb </th> <th scope="col">Mar </th> <th scope="col">Apr </th> <th scope="col">May </th> <th scope="col">Jun </th> <th scope="col">Jul </th> <th scope="col">Aug </th> <th scope="col">Sep </th> <th scope="col">Oct </th> <th scope="col">Nov </th> <th scope="col">Dec </th> <th scope="col" style="border-left-width:medium">Year </th></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean daily maximum °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #EFEFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">1.6<br />(34.9) </td> <td style="background: #EDEDFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">1.2<br />(34.2) </td> <td style="background: #F2F2FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">2.2<br />(36.0) </td> <td style="background: #FAFAFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.6<br />(38.5) </td> <td style="background: #FFEEDD; color:#000000;" class="notheme">6.9<br />(44.4) </td> <td style="background: #FFDFBF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">9.1<br />(48.4) </td> <td style="background: #FFD5AC; color:#000000;" class="notheme">10.5<br />(50.9) </td> <td style="background: #FFD5AC; color:#000000;" class="notheme">10.5<br />(50.9) </td> <td style="background: #FFE2C5; color:#000000;" class="notheme">8.7<br />(47.7) </td> <td style="background: #FFF4EA; color:#000000;" class="notheme">6.0<br />(42.8) </td> <td style="background: #F9F9FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.5<br />(38.3) </td> <td style="background: #F3F3FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">2.3<br />(36.1) </td> <td style="background: #FFF8F1; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">5.5<br />(41.9) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean daily minimum °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #DBDBFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−2.1<br />(28.2) </td> <td style="background: #D9D9FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−2.4<br />(27.7) </td> <td style="background: #DEDEFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−1.5<br />(29.3) </td> <td style="background: #E4E4FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−0.4<br />(31.3) </td> <td style="background: #F2F2FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">2.1<br />(35.8) </td> <td style="background: #FFFDFC; color:#000000;" class="notheme">4.7<br />(40.5) </td> <td style="background: #FFF0E2; color:#000000;" class="notheme">6.6<br />(43.9) </td> <td style="background: #FFEFE0; color:#000000;" class="notheme">6.7<br />(44.1) </td> <td style="background: #FFFAF6; color:#000000;" class="notheme">5.1<br />(41.2) </td> <td style="background: #F6F6FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">2.9<br />(37.2) </td> <td style="background: #E7E7FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.1<br />(32.2) </td> <td style="background: #E0E0FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−1.2<br />(29.8) </td> <td style="background: #EFEFFF; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">1.7<br />(35.1) </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="14" style="text-align:center;font-size:95%;">Source: <sup id="cite_ref-meto-bnb_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-meto-bnb-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wester_Ross&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Ullapool_sun.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Ullapool_sun.jpg/220px-Ullapool_sun.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Ullapool_sun.jpg/330px-Ullapool_sun.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Ullapool_sun.jpg/440px-Ullapool_sun.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3036" data-file-height="2010" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Ullapool" title="Ullapool">Ullapool</a>, founded as a fishing village in 1788.</figcaption></figure> <p>There are traces of <a href="/wiki/Mesolithic" title="Mesolithic">Mesolithic</a> occupation at several sites in Wester Ross, including at <a href="/wiki/Redpoint" title="Redpoint">Redpoint</a> and <a href="/wiki/Shieldaig" title="Shieldaig">Shieldaig</a>. Excavations of a Mesolithic rock shelter and shell <a href="/wiki/Midden" title="Midden">midden</a> at <a href="/wiki/Sand,_Applecross" title="Sand, Applecross">Sand</a> on the <a href="/wiki/Applecross" title="Applecross">Applecross</a> peninsula revealed a variety of tools made from bone, stone and antler, together with waste from tool manufacture and food processing.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Mesolithic people were largely <a href="/wiki/Nomad" title="Nomad">nomadic</a>, and permanent settlements were first built during the <a href="/wiki/Neolithic" title="Neolithic">Neolithic</a> era, when trees were felled to create land for farming.<sup id="cite_ref-p38_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-p38-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The area was inhabited by <a href="/wiki/Picts" title="Picts">Picts</a> in <a href="/wiki/Late_antiquity" title="Late antiquity">late antiquity</a>, and was largely Christian by the 7th century.<sup id="cite_ref-brit_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-brit-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> From the 8th century Wester Ross, along with much of the western seaboard of Scotland, came under <a href="/wiki/Scandinavian_Scotland" title="Scandinavian Scotland">Norse domination</a>, and placename evidence suggests that the <a href="/wiki/Pictish_language" title="Pictish language">Pictish language</a> seems to have been entirely replaced wherever the <a href="/wiki/Norsemen" title="Norsemen">Norsemen</a> encountered it, with most names considered likely to be of Medieval rather than pre-Norse origin.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Following the decline of Norse power in western Scotland after their defeat at the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Largs" title="Battle of Largs">Battle of Largs</a> the semi-independent <a href="/wiki/Lords_of_the_Isles" class="mw-redirect" title="Lords of the Isles">Lords of the Isles</a> came to dominate the western coast until the 15th century, when Scottish Crown was able to cement its control over the region.<sup id="cite_ref-brit_27-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-brit-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The 16th century marked the height of the <a href="/wiki/Scottish_clan" title="Scottish clan">Clan structure</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Scottish_Highlands" title="Scottish Highlands">Highlands</a>, and Wester Ross was occupied by different clans, chiefly the <a href="/wiki/Clan_Mackenzie" title="Clan Mackenzie">Mackenzies</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Clan_Donald" title="Clan Donald">Macdonalds</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-brit_27-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-brit-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Historically the chiefs of the Clan Donald held the title of <a href="/wiki/Lord_of_the_Isles" title="Lord of the Isles">Lord of the Isles</a> until 1493, and two of those chiefs also held the title of <a href="/wiki/Earl_of_Ross" title="Earl of Ross">Earl of Ross</a> until 1476.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (July 2018)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> During this period the area was farmed under the communal <a href="/wiki/Run-rig" class="mw-redirect" title="Run-rig">run-rig</a> system, with people living in small <a href="/wiki/Township_(Scotland)" title="Township (Scotland)">townships</a>, growing <a href="/wiki/Oat" title="Oat">oats</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bere_(grain)" title="Bere (grain)">bere</a> (<a href="/wiki/Barley" title="Barley">barley</a>), and later <a href="/wiki/Potato" title="Potato">potatoes</a>. Cattle-rearing was the chief economic activity, with cattle being raised in the glens and then <a href="/wiki/Droving" title="Droving">driven</a> to market. This trade expanded during the early 19th century, due to the demands of the new industrial cities and the British armed forces for cattle for beef.<sup id="cite_ref-p39_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-p39-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The clan structure began to break down in the 18th century, as clan chiefs came to see themselves as landlords, and the small tenant farmers had no legal answer to a landlord who wished to have them removed. During the late 18th and 19th centuries, the <a href="/wiki/Highland_Clearances" title="Highland Clearances">Highland Clearances</a> saw tenants being forcibly moved to become <a href="/wiki/Crofting" title="Crofting">crofters</a>, a system under which their labour would be available when required by their landlords: they would be workers first and farmers second. Crofters were employed in enterprises such as fishing (<a href="/wiki/Ullapool" title="Ullapool">Ullapool</a> in the north of Wester Ross was built by the British Fishing Society in the 1780-90s) and <a href="/wiki/Kelping" class="mw-redirect" title="Kelping">kelping</a> (the collection and processing of kelp to create products such as <a href="/wiki/Soda_ash" class="mw-redirect" title="Soda ash">soda ash</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-p40_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-p40-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the later stages of the clearances the driver ceased to be industrial enterprises, but simply to clear the land for sheep farming, and later <a href="/wiki/Deer_forest" title="Deer forest">deer forests</a>. At this point emigration was often the only option to those removed from their homes. </p><p>Under pressure from the <a href="/wiki/Highland_Land_League" title="Highland Land League">Highland Land League</a> and public opinion a series of inquiries were held into the situation, leading to the <a href="/wiki/Crofters%27_Holdings_(Scotland)_Act_1886" class="mw-redirect" title="Crofters' Holdings (Scotland) Act 1886">Crofters' Holdings (Scotland) Act 1886</a> which put an end to the clearances by granting <a href="/wiki/Security_of_tenure" title="Security of tenure">security of tenure</a> to crofters.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However the act did not break up large estates, and Wester Ross continues to consist chiefly of large single-owner estates.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Environment">Environment</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wester_Ross&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Environment"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Scots_pine_on_Coille_Creag-Loch_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1801324.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Scots_pine_on_Coille_Creag-Loch_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1801324.jpg/220px-Scots_pine_on_Coille_Creag-Loch_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1801324.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Scots_pine_on_Coille_Creag-Loch_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1801324.jpg/330px-Scots_pine_on_Coille_Creag-Loch_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1801324.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Scots_pine_on_Coille_Creag-Loch_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1801324.jpg/440px-Scots_pine_on_Coille_Creag-Loch_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1801324.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="480" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Scots_pine" class="mw-redirect" title="Scots pine">Scots pine</a> at Coille Creag-Loch near <a href="/wiki/Shieldaig" title="Shieldaig">Shieldaig</a>.</figcaption></figure> <p>There are many different habitats in Wester Ross, ranging from the marine and coastal environment to mountain summits over 1000 m above sea level. The area forms one of the <a href="/wiki/Watsonian_vice-county" class="mw-redirect" title="Watsonian vice-county">Watsonian vice-counties</a>, geographical divisions of the <a href="/wiki/British_Isles" title="British Isles">British Isles</a> used for the purposes of <a href="/wiki/Biological_recording" title="Biological recording">biological recording</a> and other scientific data-gathering.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The coastline is mostly formed of cliffs and rocky shores covered with <a href="/wiki/Barnacle" title="Barnacle">barnacles</a> and <a href="/wiki/Seaweed" title="Seaweed">seaweed</a>. These cliffs are home to large numbers of seabirds such as <a href="/wiki/Puffin" title="Puffin">puffins</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fulmar" title="Fulmar">fulmars</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kittiwake" title="Kittiwake">kittiwakes</a>, <a href="/wiki/Razorbill" title="Razorbill">razorbills</a>, <a href="/wiki/Guillemot" title="Guillemot">guillemots</a>, <a href="/wiki/Black_guillemot" title="Black guillemot">black guillemots</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cormorant" title="Cormorant">cormorants</a> and <a href="/wiki/European_shag" title="European shag">shags</a>, whilst the rocky islets and <a href="/wiki/Skerry" title="Skerry">skerries</a> are important for <a href="/wiki/Harbour_seal" class="mw-redirect" title="Harbour seal">harbour seals</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-p56_34-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-p56-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-p55_35-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-p55-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> There are also <a href="/wiki/Beach" title="Beach">beaches</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sand_dune" class="mw-redirect" title="Sand dune">sand dunes</a>: the dunes at <a href="/wiki/Achnahaird" title="Achnahaird">Achnahaird</a> in particular support three plant species (<a href="/wiki/Petalophyllum_ralfsii" title="Petalophyllum ralfsii">petalworts</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Bryum_calophylum&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Bryum calophylum (page does not exist)">dune slack mosses matted bryum</a> and <a href="/wiki/Bryum_warneum" class="mw-redirect" title="Bryum warneum">sea bryum</a>) that occur nowhere else in Scotland.<sup id="cite_ref-p56_34-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-p56-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> There is relatively little <a href="/wiki/Machair" title="Machair">machair</a> in Wester Ross compared to other parts of western Scotland.<sup id="cite_ref-p56_34-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-p56-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Whale" title="Whale">Whales</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dolphin" title="Dolphin">dolphins</a>, <a href="/wiki/Porpoise" title="Porpoise">porpoises</a> and <a href="/wiki/Pinniped" title="Pinniped">seals</a> area frequently seen in the outer lochs and open waters, whilst the more sheltered <a href="/wiki/Sea_loch" class="mw-redirect" title="Sea loch">sea lochs</a> contain rocky reefs, <a href="/wiki/Maerl" title="Maerl">maerl</a> beds and deep mud banks.<sup id="cite_ref-p57_36-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-p57-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Loch_Carron" title="Loch Carron">Loch Carron</a> is home to the world's largest <a href="/wiki/Flame_shell" class="mw-redirect" title="Flame shell">flame shell</a> beds.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The rivers and lochs of Wester Ross support important populations of <a href="/wiki/Atlantic_salmon" title="Atlantic salmon">Atlantic salmon</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sea_trout" title="Sea trout">sea trout</a>, although numbers of adult fish have declined in recent years.<sup id="cite_ref-p58_38-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-p58-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Freshwater_pearl_mussel" title="Freshwater pearl mussel">Freshwater pearl mussels</a> live in the gravel beds of clean, fast flowing rivers: the population had declined across Europe as a result of pollution, habitat changes and pearl fishing, and the Wester Ross population is now of international importance.<sup id="cite_ref-p58_38-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-p58-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/European_otter" class="mw-redirect" title="European otter">Otters</a> and <a href="/wiki/European_water_vole" title="European water vole">water voles</a> are both present in strong numbers in the rivers of Wester Ross:<sup id="cite_ref-p58_38-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-p58-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> water voles populations have been in decline across Great Britain due to predation by non-native <a href="/wiki/American_mink" title="American mink">American mink</a>, which have only recently been recorded in Wester Ross.<sup id="cite_ref-p59_39-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-p59-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The lochs also support internationally important concentrations of breeding <a href="/wiki/Black-throated_diver" class="mw-redirect" title="Black-throated diver">black-throated divers</a>, which is at the southern edge of its range in Wester Ross. Besides salmon and trout, <a href="/wiki/Arctic_charr" class="mw-redirect" title="Arctic charr">Arctic charr</a> can be found in many of the lochs.<sup id="cite_ref-p59_39-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-p59-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>There are areas of <a href="/wiki/Caledonian_pinewood" class="mw-redirect" title="Caledonian pinewood">Caledonian pinewood</a> at <a href="/wiki/Shieldaig" title="Shieldaig">Shieldaig</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Coulin_Forest&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Coulin Forest (page does not exist)">Coulin</a>, <a href="/wiki/Torridon" title="Torridon">Torridon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Beinn_Eighe" title="Beinn Eighe">Beinn Eighe</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rhidorroch" title="Rhidorroch">Rhidorroch</a>, <a href="/wiki/Achnashellach" title="Achnashellach">Achnashellach</a> and the islands on <a href="/wiki/Loch_Maree" title="Loch Maree">Loch Maree</a>. Though small in terms of area, these pinewoods (which are composed chiefly of <a href="/wiki/Scots_pine" class="mw-redirect" title="Scots pine">Scots pine</a>, alongside deciduous species such as <a href="/wiki/Birch" title="Birch">birch</a> and <a href="/wiki/Rowan" title="Rowan">rowan</a>) are an internationally important habitat. These woods are genetically distinct from the pinewoods of central and eastern Scotland, and support a highly specialised flora and fauna including rare mosses and lichens, and insects such as the <a href="/wiki/Scottish_wood_ant" class="mw-redirect" title="Scottish wood ant">Scottish wood ant</a>. The pinewoods are also habitats for <a href="/wiki/Red_squirrel" title="Red squirrel">red squirrel</a> and <a href="/wiki/Black_grouse" title="Black grouse">black grouse</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-p61_40-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-p61-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Moorland" title="Moorland">Moorland</a> habitats, which are rare globally, are quite common in Wester Ross. The moors are characterised by <a href="/wiki/Blanket_bog" title="Blanket bog">blanket bogs</a> composed of <a href="/wiki/Sphagnum_moss" class="mw-redirect" title="Sphagnum moss">sphagnum mosses</a>, and host breeding birds such as <a href="/wiki/European_golden_plover" title="European golden plover">golden plover</a>, <a href="/wiki/Greenshank" class="mw-redirect" title="Greenshank">greenshank</a> and <a href="/wiki/Dunlin" title="Dunlin">dunlin</a>, along with a resident population of <a href="/wiki/Red_grouse" title="Red grouse">red grouse</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-p63_41-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-p63-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The summits of Wester Ross host <a href="/wiki/Alpine_plant" title="Alpine plant">alpine</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sub-alpine" class="mw-redirect" title="Sub-alpine">sub-alpine</a> <a href="/wiki/Heath" title="Heath">heaths</a> comprising <a href="/wiki/Moss" title="Moss">mosses</a>, <a href="/wiki/Liverwort" class="mw-redirect" title="Liverwort">liverworts</a> and <a href="/wiki/Lichen" title="Lichen">lichens</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Dwarf_shrub" class="mw-redirect" title="Dwarf shrub">dwarf shrubs</a> such as <a href="/wiki/Alpine_bearberry" class="mw-redirect" title="Alpine bearberry">alpine bearberry</a>, <a href="/wiki/Juniper" title="Juniper">juniper</a>, <a href="/wiki/Crowberry" class="mw-redirect" title="Crowberry">crowberry</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Cowberry" class="mw-redirect" title="Cowberry">cowberry</a>. <a href="/wiki/Beinn_Eighe" title="Beinn Eighe">Beinn Eighe</a> is the only known site for the <a href="/wiki/Northern_prongwort" class="mw-redirect" title="Northern prongwort">Northern prongwort</a> in the UK, and represents 75% of the known world population.<sup id="cite_ref-p62_42-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-p62-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Bird species in the montane areas of Wester Ross include <a href="/wiki/Ptarmigan" class="mw-redirect" title="Ptarmigan">ptarmigan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dotterel" class="mw-redirect" title="Dotterel">dotterel</a> and <a href="/wiki/Snow_bunting" title="Snow bunting">snow bunting</a>, along with <a href="/wiki/Bird_of_prey" title="Bird of prey">raptor</a> species such as <a href="/wiki/Golden_eagle" title="Golden eagle">golden eagle</a> and <a href="/wiki/Falco_columbarius" class="mw-redirect" title="Falco columbarius">merlin</a>. </p><p><a href="/wiki/White-tailed_eagle" title="White-tailed eagle">White-tailed eagles</a> were reintroduced into Wester Ross during the 1990s, with 58 birds being released between 1993 and 1998. This was the second phase of the reintroduction of white-tailed eagles into Scotland, following on from the release of 82 birds on <a href="/wiki/R%C3%B9m" title="Rùm">Rùm</a> between 1975 and 1985. As of 2014, it was estimated that there were 98 breeding pairs living along the west coast of Scotland.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Conservation_designations">Conservation designations</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wester_Ross&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Conservation designations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Wester Ross National Scenic Area covers 1635 km<sup>2</sup> of countryside and seascape, and is the largest of the <a href="/wiki/National_scenic_area_(Scotland)" title="National scenic area (Scotland)">national scenic areas</a> in terms of land area (1439 km<sup>2</sup>).<sup id="cite_ref-nsa-area_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nsa-area-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It extends from <a href="/wiki/Loch_Kishorn" title="Loch Kishorn">Loch Kishorn</a> in the south to <a href="/wiki/Little_Loch_Broom" class="mw-redirect" title="Little Loch Broom">Little Loch Broom</a> in the north.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> There are two further national scenic areas (NSA) that include parts of Wester Ross: the <a href="/wiki/Kintail" title="Kintail">Kintail</a> NSA and the Coigach portion of the <a href="/wiki/Assynt" title="Assynt">Assynt</a>-<a href="/wiki/Coigach" title="Coigach">Coigach</a> NSA.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Wester Ross was designated as a <a href="/wiki/Biosphere_Reserve" class="mw-redirect" title="Biosphere Reserve">Biosphere Reserve</a> in April 2016.<sup id="cite_ref-bio1_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bio1-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The designated area is subdivided into three zones:<sup id="cite_ref-p37_46-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-p37-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>A <i>Core Zone</i> of 53 km<sup>2</sup>, coincident with two protected sites, the <a href="/wiki/Beinn_Eighe" title="Beinn Eighe">Beinn Eighe</a> and <a href="/wiki/Loch_Maree" title="Loch Maree">Loch Maree</a> Islands <a href="/wiki/National_nature_reserve_(Scotland)" title="National nature reserve (Scotland)">National Nature Reserve</a> and the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Coille_Mh%C3%B3r&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Coille Mhór (page does not exist)">Coille Mhór</a> <a href="/wiki/Special_Area_of_Conservation" title="Special Area of Conservation">Special Area of Conservation</a>.</li> <li>A <i>Buffer Zone</i> of 138 km<sup>2</sup> surrounding these two sites and including the entirety of the <a href="/wiki/National_Trust_for_Scotland" title="National Trust for Scotland">National Trust for Scotland</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Balmacara" title="Balmacara">Balmacara</a> property.</li> <li>A <i>Transition Zone</i> of 5108 km<sup>2</sup> covering the rest of Wester Ross (including 955 km<sup>2</sup> of sea).</li></ul> <p>Approximately 20% of Wester Ross is legally protected via the <a href="/wiki/Site_of_Special_Scientific_Interest" title="Site of Special Scientific Interest">Site of Special Scientific Interest</a> (SSSI) designation.<sup id="cite_ref-p88_47-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-p88-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2014 59,900 hectares (599 km<sup>2</sup>) of coastal waters in the northern part of Wester Ross (from <a href="/wiki/Rua_Reidh_Lighthouse" title="Rua Reidh Lighthouse">Rubha Rèidh</a> to <a href="/wiki/Coigach" title="Coigach">Coigach</a>) was declared a <a href="/wiki/Marine_Protected_Areas_in_Scotland" title="Marine Protected Areas in Scotland">Nature Conservation Marine Protected Area</a> (NCMPA).<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="National_Trust_for_Scotland_properties">National Trust for Scotland properties</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wester_Ross&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: National Trust for Scotland properties"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:InvereweGardens-pjt1.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/InvereweGardens-pjt1.jpg/300px-InvereweGardens-pjt1.jpg" decoding="async" width="300" height="200" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/InvereweGardens-pjt1.jpg/450px-InvereweGardens-pjt1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/InvereweGardens-pjt1.jpg/600px-InvereweGardens-pjt1.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5120" data-file-height="3407" /></a><figcaption>Inverewe Garden</figcaption></figure> <p>The <a href="/wiki/National_Trust_for_Scotland" title="National Trust for Scotland">National Trust for Scotland</a>, a charity that cares for sites of historic or natural significance, owns seven properties in Wester Ross: </p> <ul><li>The 7,050 ha (17,422 acres) <a href="/wiki/Kintail" title="Kintail">Kintail</a> and Falls of Glomach Estate covers the mountains on the north side of <a href="/wiki/Glen_Shiel" title="Glen Shiel">Glen Shiel</a>, including the "Five Sisters of Kintail" and the <a href="/wiki/Falls_of_Glomach" title="Falls of Glomach">Falls of Glomach</a>. The Falls became a Trust property in 1941, whilst the wider Kintail Estate entered Trust ownership in 1944. The estate is adjacent to the Trust's <a href="/wiki/Glen_Affric" title="Glen Affric">West Affric</a> Estate in <a href="/wiki/Inverness-shire" title="Inverness-shire">Inverness-shire</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-nts100_49-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nts100-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Balmacara" title="Balmacara">Balmacara</a> estate, which became a Trust property in 1946, is a 2,277 ha (5,627 acres) crofting estate covering the land surrounding <a href="/wiki/Plockton" title="Plockton">Plockton</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-nts95_51-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nts95-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>The ruins of <a href="/wiki/Strome_Castle" title="Strome Castle">Strome Castle</a>, situated on a rocky promontory in <a href="/wiki/Loch_Carron" title="Loch Carron">Loch Carron</a>, have been a Trust property since 1939.<sup id="cite_ref-nts117_53-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nts117-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shieldaig_Island" title="Shieldaig Island">Shieldaig Island</a>, lying offshore from the village of <a href="/wiki/Shieldaig" title="Shieldaig">Shieldaig</a>, is entirely covered in <a href="/wiki/Scots_pine" class="mw-redirect" title="Scots pine">Scots pine</a> trees, and was purchased by the Trust in 1970.<sup id="cite_ref-nts117_53-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nts117-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>The 6,457 ha (15,955 acres) <a href="/wiki/Torridon_Hills" title="Torridon Hills">Torridon</a> Estate covers the mountains on the north side of Glen Torridon, including <a href="/wiki/Beinn_Alligin" title="Beinn Alligin">Beinn Alligin</a>, <a href="/wiki/Liathach" title="Liathach">Liathach</a> and part of <a href="/wiki/Beinn_Eighe" title="Beinn Eighe">Beinn Eighe</a>, and has been a Trust property since 1967.<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Inverewe_Garden" title="Inverewe Garden">Inverewe Garden</a>, which has been a Trust property since 1952, was first established by <a href="/wiki/Osgood_Mackenzie" title="Osgood Mackenzie">Osgood Mackenzie</a> and brings together exotic plants from around the world. The garden forms part of a wider estate, covering 839 ha (2,074 acres) in total, all of which is under Trust ownership.<sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Corrieshalloch_Gorge" title="Corrieshalloch Gorge">Corrieshalloch Gorge</a> is a <a href="/wiki/National_nature_reserve_(Scotland)" title="National nature reserve (Scotland)">national nature reserve</a> located between <a href="/wiki/Ullapool" title="Ullapool">Ullapool</a> and <a href="/wiki/Dundonnell" title="Dundonnell">Dundonnell</a>, which has been a National Trust property since 1945. The chief attraction is the Falls of Meanach, which can be seen from a Victorian <a href="/wiki/Suspension_bridge" title="Suspension bridge">suspension bridge</a> and viewing platform.<sup id="cite_ref-nts95_51-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nts95-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Demographics">Demographics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wester_Ross&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Demographics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The population of Wester Ross<sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>note 1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> was 8701 according to the <a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom_census,_2011#2011_Census_for_Scotland" class="mw-redirect" title="United Kingdom census, 2011">2011 census of Scotland</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> showing a slight increase compared to 8491 in 1991.<sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The population is generally older than Scotland as a whole, with 22.1% being aged 65 or older, compared to 16.8% for Scotland as a whole.<sup id="cite_ref-Scotland's_Census_2011_61-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Scotland's_Census_2011-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The area is sparsely populated, having one of the lowest population densities in Europe, with just 1.6 people per km<sup>2</sup>.<sup id="cite_ref-pop_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pop-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Wester Ross has historically been a <a href="/wiki/Scottish_Gaelic" title="Scottish Gaelic">Gaelic</a>-speaking area; however, the language suffered from persecution for many years, and its decline was hastened when English-language schooling became compulsory in the late 19th century. In the 2011 census 10.6% of the population reported being able to speak the language, compared to only 1.1% of the population of Scotland as whole.<sup id="cite_ref-p51_62-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-p51-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Scotland's_Census_2011_61-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Scotland's_Census_2011-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As well as being a spoken language Gaelic culture continues to be important in the area through traditional music and <a href="/wiki/Ceilidh" class="mw-redirect" title="Ceilidh">ceilidhs</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Wester_Ross_Biosphere_Reserve_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Wester_Ross_Biosphere_Reserve-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Government_and_politics">Government and politics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wester_Ross&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Government and politics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Politics_of_the_Highland_council_area" title="Politics of the Highland council area">Politics of the Highland council area</a></div> <p>Wester Ross is part of the <a href="/wiki/Registration_county" title="Registration county">registration county</a> of <a href="/wiki/Ross_and_Cromarty" title="Ross and Cromarty">Ross and Cromarty</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Shires_of_Scotland" title="Shires of Scotland">counties of Scotland</a> are now used only for statistical purposes, and for <a href="/wiki/Local_government_in_Scotland" title="Local government in Scotland">local government purposes</a> the whole of Ross and Cromarty is part of the <a href="/wiki/Subdivisions_of_Scotland" title="Subdivisions of Scotland">council area</a> of <a href="/wiki/Highland_(council_area)" title="Highland (council area)">Highland</a>. Wester Ross is united with <a href="/wiki/Strathpeffer" title="Strathpeffer">Strathpeffer</a> in <a href="/wiki/Easter_Ross" title="Easter Ross">Easter Ross</a> to form a single <a href="/wiki/Wards_and_electoral_divisions_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Wards and electoral divisions of the United Kingdom">ward</a> entitled <i>Wester Ross, Strathpeffer and Lochalsh</i>,<sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which elects 4 councilors to <a href="/wiki/Highland_Council" title="Highland Council">Highland Council</a> under the <a href="/wiki/Single_transferable_vote" title="Single transferable vote">single transferable vote</a> electoral system.<sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Some local decisions are delegated to the Wester Ross, Strathpeffer and Lochalsh Committee, which consists of all councilors representing this ward.<sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the <a href="/wiki/Scottish_Parliament" title="Scottish Parliament">Scottish Parliament</a> most of Wester Ross lies within the <a href="/wiki/Caithness,_Sutherland_and_Ross_(Scottish_Parliament_constituency)" title="Caithness, Sutherland and Ross (Scottish Parliament constituency)">Caithness, Sutherland and Ross</a> constituency,<sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> however the <a href="/wiki/Lochalsh" title="Lochalsh">Lochalsh</a> area in the south of the region forms part of the <a href="/wiki/Skye,_Lochaber_and_Badenoch_(Scottish_Parliament_constituency)" title="Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch (Scottish Parliament constituency)">Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch</a> constituency.<sup id="cite_ref-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Each constituency elects one <a href="/wiki/Member_of_the_Scottish_Parliament" title="Member of the Scottish Parliament">Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP)</a> by the <a href="/wiki/First_past_the_post" class="mw-redirect" title="First past the post">plurality (first past the post)</a> method of election; a further seven <a href="/wiki/Additional_member_system_(Scottish_Parliament)" class="mw-redirect" title="Additional member system (Scottish Parliament)">additional members</a> are elected from the <a href="/wiki/Highlands_and_Islands_(Scottish_Parliament_electoral_region)" title="Highlands and Islands (Scottish Parliament electoral region)">Highlands and Islands</a> <a href="/wiki/Scottish_Parliament_constituencies_and_regions" class="mw-redirect" title="Scottish Parliament constituencies and regions">electoral region</a> (in addition to the eight constituency MSPs), to produce a form of <a href="/wiki/Proportional_representation" title="Proportional representation">proportional representation</a> for the region as a whole.<sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>At <a href="/wiki/House_of_Commons_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="House of Commons of the United Kingdom">Westminster</a> Wester Ross is represented as part of the <a href="/wiki/Ross,_Skye_and_Lochaber_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Ross, Skye and Lochaber (UK Parliament constituency)">Ross, Skye and Lochaber constituency</a>, which elects one <a href="/wiki/Member_of_Parliament" class="mw-redirect" title="Member of Parliament">Member of Parliament (MP)</a> by the first past the post system of election.<sup id="cite_ref-70" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="In_popular_culture">In popular culture</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wester_Ross&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: In popular culture"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Wester Ross is featured in the lyrics to the song "<a href="/wiki/Letter_from_America_(song)" title="Letter from America (song)">Letter from America</a>" by <a href="/wiki/The_Proclaimers" title="The Proclaimers">The Proclaimers</a>, and "Kishorn Commandos" by North Sea Gas, which relate the wild lifestyle of construction workers on the <a href="/wiki/Ninian_Central_Platform" title="Ninian Central Platform">Ninian Central Platform</a> in <a href="/wiki/Kishorn" class="mw-redirect" title="Kishorn">Kishorn</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-71" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-72" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Many other songs refer to or are named after areas, geographical features and villages of Wester Ross, notably <a href="/wiki/Loch_Maree" title="Loch Maree">Loch Maree</a> Islands, which has been recorded by many artists including <a href="/wiki/Calum_Kennedy" title="Calum Kennedy">Calum Kennedy</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-73" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Major outdoor scenes in the films <i><a href="/wiki/Stardust_(2007_film)" title="Stardust (2007 film)">Stardust</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/The_Eagle_(2011_film)" title="The Eagle (2011 film)">The Eagle</a></i> (based on <a href="/wiki/Rosemary_Sutcliff" title="Rosemary Sutcliff">Rosemary Sutcliff</a>'s book <a href="/wiki/The_Eagle_of_the_Ninth" title="The Eagle of the Ninth">The Eagle of the Ninth</a>) were shot in Wester Ross. <a href="/wiki/Plockton" title="Plockton">Plockton</a> was used for shots showing Sergeant Neil Howie's arrival at Summerisle in <i><a href="/wiki/The_Wicker_Man" title="The Wicker Man">The Wicker Man</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-hofilm_74-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hofilm-74"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The 2014 film <i><a href="/wiki/What_We_Did_on_Our_Holiday" title="What We Did on Our Holiday">What We Did on Our Holiday</a></i> starring <a href="/wiki/David_Tennant" title="David Tennant">David Tennant</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rosamund_Pike" title="Rosamund Pike">Rosamund Pike</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Billy_Connolly" title="Billy Connolly">Billy Connolly</a>, was filmed in Wester Ross and featured the Salmon Beach and Redpoint. </p><p>Wester Ross is the location for the adventures of <a href="/wiki/John_Macnab" title="John Macnab">John Macnab</a> in the book by <a href="/wiki/John_Buchan,_1st_Baron_Tweedsmuir" class="mw-redirect" title="John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir">John Buchan</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (July 2018)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>American author <a href="/wiki/George_R._R._Martin" title="George R. R. Martin">George R. R. Martin</a> took the name of the fictional continent in his <a href="/wiki/Epic_fantasy" class="mw-redirect" title="Epic fantasy">epic fantasy</a> franchise <i><a href="/wiki/A_Song_of_Ice_and_Fire" title="A Song of Ice and Fire">A Song of Ice and Fire</a></i>, Westeros, from Wester Ross.<sup id="cite_ref-75" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-75"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-76" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Places_in_Wester_Ross">Places in Wester Ross</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wester_Ross&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Places in Wester Ross"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lochcarron" title="Lochcarron">Lochcarron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kishorn" class="mw-redirect" title="Kishorn">Kishorn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Applecross" title="Applecross">Applecross</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shieldaig" title="Shieldaig">Shieldaig</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Torridon" title="Torridon">Torridon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kinlochewe" title="Kinlochewe">Kinlochewe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gairloch" title="Gairloch">Gairloch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Poolewe" title="Poolewe">Poolewe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aultbea" title="Aultbea">Aultbea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Laide" title="Laide">Laide</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dundonnell" title="Dundonnell">Dundonnell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scoraig" title="Scoraig">Scoraig</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ullapool" title="Ullapool">Ullapool</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Achiltibuie" title="Achiltibuie">Achiltibuie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Inverasdale" title="Inverasdale">Inverasdale</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wester_Ross&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Easter_Ross" title="Easter Ross">Easter Ross</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Little_Gruinard" title="Little Gruinard">Little Gruinard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ross_and_Cromarty" title="Ross and Cromarty">Ross and Cromarty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ross-shire" title="Ross-shire">Ross-shire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ross,_Scotland" title="Ross, Scotland">Ross, Scotland</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wester_Ross&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Footnotes">Footnotes</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wester_Ross&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Footnotes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output 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href="/wiki/Lochbroom,_Highland" title="Lochbroom, Highland">Lochbroom</a> and <a href="/wiki/Lochcarron" title="Lochcarron">Lochcarron</a>, i.e. all parishes in <a href="/wiki/Ross_and_Cromarty" title="Ross and Cromarty">Ross and Cromarty</a> with coastline on the western side of the county including Lochalsh.</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="References">References</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wester_Ross&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-nsa-area-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-nsa-area_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a 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class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:View_from_An_Ruadh-stac_summit.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="The view north west from the summit of An Ruadh-stac takes in Beinn Damh, Upper Loch Torridon and Beinn Alligin."><img alt="The view north west from the summit of An Ruadh-stac takes in Beinn Damh, Upper Loch Torridon and Beinn Alligin." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/View_from_An_Ruadh-stac_summit.jpg/120px-View_from_An_Ruadh-stac_summit.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="86" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/View_from_An_Ruadh-stac_summit.jpg/180px-View_from_An_Ruadh-stac_summit.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/View_from_An_Ruadh-stac_summit.jpg/240px-View_from_An_Ruadh-stac_summit.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1980" data-file-height="1416" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">The view north west from the summit of An Ruadh-stac takes in <a href="/wiki/Beinn_Damh" title="Beinn Damh">Beinn Damh</a>, Upper <a href="/wiki/Loch_Torridon" title="Loch Torridon">Loch Torridon</a> and <a href="/wiki/Beinn_Alligin" title="Beinn Alligin">Beinn Alligin</a>.</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Scotland_Corrieshalloch_Gorge_Waterfall.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Corrieshalloch Gorge."><img alt="Corrieshalloch Gorge." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Scotland_Corrieshalloch_Gorge_Waterfall.jpg/120px-Scotland_Corrieshalloch_Gorge_Waterfall.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Scotland_Corrieshalloch_Gorge_Waterfall.jpg/180px-Scotland_Corrieshalloch_Gorge_Waterfall.jpg 1.5x, 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title="Caithness">Caithness</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carrick,_Scotland" title="Carrick, Scotland">Carrick</a></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Lanarkshire" title="Lanarkshire">Lanark</a> (or Clydesdale)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cowal" title="Cowal">Cowal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cunninghame" title="Cunninghame">Cunningham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kirkcudbrightshire" title="Kirkcudbrightshire">Desnes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eskdale_(Scotland)" title="Eskdale (Scotland)">Eskdale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Machars" title="Machars">Farines</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fife" title="Fife">Fife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fothriff" title="Fothriff">Fothriff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Galloway" title="Galloway">Galloway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Garioch" title="Garioch">Garioch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Garmoran" title="Garmoran">Garmoran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Glenkens" title="The Glenkens">The Glenkens</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gowrie" 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