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11/20/2019 |
Raasay House
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Raasay
(Scottish Gaelic: Ratharsair) is an island between
the Isle
of Skye and the mainland of Scotland. It is
separated from
Skye by the Sound of Raasay and from
Applecross
by the Inner Sound. It is most famous for being
the birthplace
of the poet
Sorley MacLean,
often seen as
being part of
the Scottish Renaissance."Raasay"
means Isle
of the Roe (or Red) Deer. It is sometimes written
"Ratharsaigh"
in Gaelic, but this is really a Gaelicization of
the English;
the proper Gaelic is "Ratharsair."
Raasay was ruled by the MacLeods from 1518; their
initial stronghold being Brochel
Castle.
Although Protestant, they supported Bonnie Prince
Charlie in 1745. After the
defeat at
Culloden, the original
Raasay Houseand
many dwellings were burnt down by
government
troops. In 1843 the last laird, John Macleod, was deep
in debt and chose to
immigrate
to Australia. Subsequently the island was bought by
private individuals for
sporting
purposes until acquired in 1912 by Baird & Co. who
opened the mine. Since 1922
much of the
island has been owned by the government. A
multi-million-pound project to renovate and refurbish
Raasay House commenced in 2009 and is open today as a “4
Star Guest Accommodation”.
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