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    Raasay (/ˈrɑːseɪ/; Scottish Gaelic: Ratharsair) sometimes the Isle of Raasay is an island between the Isle of Skye and the mainland of Scotland. It is...
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  • of Raasay are a minor Scottish noble family and branch of Clan MacLeod of Lewis. At their height they held extensive lands on the Isle of Raasay. In...
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    MV Raasay is a bow-loading passenger and vehicle ferry formerly owned by Caledonian Maritime Assets serving Raasay until 2001. She now operates a cargo...
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    The Sound of Raasay (Scottish Gaelic: Linne Ratharsair) is the sound between the islands of Raasay and Skye. Inner Sound, Scotland Isle of Skye Loch Kishorn...
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    Isle of Raasay distillery is a Scotch whisky distillery on the Inner Hebridean Isle of Raasay in Northwest Scotland. The distillery is owned by R&B Distillers...
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    Gaelic as Sìol Tormoid ("seed of Tormod"); the Clan MacLeod of Lewis and Raasay, whose chief is MacLeod of The Lewes (Scottish Gaelic: Mac Ghille Chaluim)...
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    Hebrides. It lies between the Sound of Raasay and the Inner Sound just north of the neighbouring island of Raasay and east of the Trotternish peninsula...
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    Laird of Raasay was killed at the Battle of Logiebride. The present chief of the Macleods of Raasay is Roderick John Macleod, 18th of Raasay, who lives...
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    the Island of Raasay, Scotland. He was Local Assistant Keeper of Rona Lighthouse and the part-time postman for the north end of Raasay. Calum was the...
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  • poetry. He was raised in a strict Presbyterian family on the island of Raasay, immersed in Gaelic culture and literature from birth, but abandoned religion...
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    MacKay. His three brothers played the pipes, and his father, John MacKay of Raasay, was a leading composer and player. John MacKay had been taught by the MacCrimmons...
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    eastern shores enable a lush growth of hedgerows and crops. The islands of Raasay, Rona, Scalpay and Pabay all lie to the north and east between Skye and...
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  • may also refer to several places in Scotland: Arnish, Raasay, a settlement on the island of Raasay Arnish, a place near Stornoway, in Lewis, the site of...
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    A recreation ground on Raasay displaying a sign that reads "Please do not use this playing field on Sundays"...
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    conspicuous. The next day, the Prince was taken from Portree to the island of Raasay, while MacDonald remained on Skye. They never met again. Two weeks later...
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    The hill presents a steep rocky eastern face overlooking the Sound of Raasay, contrasting with gentler grassy slopes to the west. The Storr is a prime...
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  • Gualacholish, Isle of Mull Shiaba, Isle of Mull Hallaig, Isle of Raasay Screapadal, Isle of Raasay Stiomrabhaig, Isle of Lewis Boreraig, Isle of Skye Dalavil...
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    distillery,on Harris Highland Park distillery, in Orkney Isle of Raasay distillery, on Raasay Jura distillery, on Jura Saxa Vord distillery, on Unst Scapa...
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    Striven moved to Raasay, replacing the Island Class ferry, MV Raasay and remained at Raasay for 16 years. In 2013, she was displaced from Raasay by the new...
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    Hebrides with significant percentages of Gaelic speakers are Tiree (38.3%), Raasay (30.4%), Skye (29.4%), Lismore (26.9%), Colonsay (20.2%), and Islay (19...
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  • Independent Pulteney Wick Highland 1826 Inver House Distillers Raasay Isle of Raasay Island 2014 R&B Distillers Rosebank Falkirk Lowland 1798 Ian Macleod...
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    A recreation ground on Raasay displaying a sign "Please do not use this playing field on Sundays"...
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    instance, in 1772 Thomas Pennant described a sword seen on his visit to Raasay as: "an unwieldy weapon, two inches broad (2 in (51 mm)), doubly edged;...
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  • largest parish of Grenada. Ōmishima Island 64.54 Island part of Japan. Raasay 64.05 Island part of Scotland. South Tyneside 64 Metropolitan borough of...
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  • Ingarö 63 24  Sweden 279 Pašman 63 24  Croatia 280 Tilos 63 24 Greece 281 Raasay 62 24  United Kingdom 282 Graciosa Island 62 24  Portugal 283 Ljusterö 62...
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    written by Sorley MacLean about a cleared village near where he grew up on Raasay; many of his other poems deal with the effects of the Clearances. Many songs...
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    sites will be more recent, but test pits at 4 sites found Loch a Sguirr on Raasay and Sand in Applecross to be Mesolithic. The indication is that there are...
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    Sound, on the opposite side of which lies the Inner Hebridean island of Raasay. The monastery of Applecross was established by St Maelrubha, in the 7th...
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  • Scottish professional cricketer Calum MacLeod (of Raasay), crofter who built Calum's Road on the Island of Raasay, Scotland Calum MacLeod (producer), the co-host...
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    Hebrides lie closer to mainland Scotland and include Islay, Jura, Skye, Mull, Raasay, Staffa and the Small Isles. There are 36 inhabited islands in this group...
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