Hieland (cooncil area)
Appearance
(Reguidit frae Hieland cooncil aurie)
Coordinates: 57°30′N 5°00′W / 57.500°N 5.000°WCoordinates: 57°30′N 5°00′W / 57.500°N 5.000°W | |
Admin HQ | Innerness |
Govrenment | |
• Bodi | The Hieland Cooncil www (Comhairle na Gaidhealtachd www |
• Control | Ind + LD + Lab (cooncil NOC) |
• MPs | |
• MSPs | |
Area | |
• Total | 25,657 km2 (9,906 sq mi) |
Area rank | Ranked 1st |
Population (mid-2016 est.) | |
• Total | 234,800 |
• Rank | Rankit 7th |
• Density | 9/km2 (20/sq mi) |
ONS code | S12000017 |
ISO 3166 code | GB-HLD |
Hieland (Scots Gaelic: A' Ghàidhealtachd)[1] is a cooncil area in the Scots Hielands an is the mukkilest cooncil area in baith Scotland an the Unitit Kinrick as a hail. It skares mairches wi the cooncil areas o Moray, Aiberdeenshire, Perth an Kinross, an Argyll an Bute. Thair cooncils, an thae o Angus an Stirlin, hae bits o the Scots Hielands athin thair mairches anaw. The Hieland area kivers maist o the mainland an Inner-Hebridean pairts o the umwhyl coonties o Innerness-shire an Ross an Cromarty, aw o Sutherland, Caithness an Nairnshire, an wee bits o Argyll an Moray.
Touns an veilages
[eedit | eedit soorce]- Altnaharra (Allt-na-h-Aire), Aviemore (An Aghaidh Mhòr)
- Ballachulish (Baile a' Chaolais), Beulie (A' Mhanachainn), Bettyhill (Am Blàran Odhar)
- Cromarty (Cromba)
- Dalwhinnie (Dail Chuinnidh), Dingwall (Inbhir Pheofharain), Dornie (An Dòrnaidh), Dornach (Dòrnach), Drumnadrochit (Druim na Droichaid)
- Fort Augustus (Cill Chuimein), The Fort (An Gearasdan)
- Gairloch (Geàrrloch), Glenelg, Golspie (Goillspidh), Grantoun
- Helmsdale (Bun Ilidh)
- Innerness (Inbhir Nis)
- John o Groats (Taigh Iain Ghròt)
- Kineussie (Ceann-á-Ghuibhsaich), Kyle o Lochalsh (Caol Loch Aillse)
- Lochinver (Loch an Inbhir)
- Mallaig (Malaig)
- Nairn (Inbhir Narann)
- Portmahomack (Port Mo-Chalmaig), Portree (Port Rìgh)
- Rosemartnie (Ros Maircnidh)
- Strathpeffer (Srath Pheofhair), Strontian (Sròn an t-Sìthein)
- Tain (Baile Dhubhthaich), Thursa (Inbhir Theòrsa), Torridon (Toirbheartan)
- Ullapool (Ullapul)
- Weik (Inbhir Ùige)
Steids o interest
[eedit | eedit soorce]- Cairngorms Naitional Pairk
- Culloden Battilfeild
- Fort George
- Loch Duich
- Loch Lochy
- Loch Ness
- Rannoch Muir
- Urquhart Castle
Notes an referenses
[eedit | eedit soorce]- ↑ Gàidhealtachd is uis'd ti translate Hieland; in ither contexts it is uis'd ti translate Scots Hielands an Gaeldom
Fremmit airtins
[eedit | eedit soorce]Wikimedia Commons haes media relatit tae Highland (council area). |
- Hieland (cooncil area) at Curlie
- The Highland Council (Comhairle na Gaidhealtachd)
- The Hieland cooncil area in the Gazetteer for Scotland wabsteid
- Scottish Highlands and Islands Film Commission Archived 2020-09-20 at the Wayback Machine
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