TABLES.
| [I]. | Mountains of Gairloch. |
| [II]. | Distances. |
| [III]. | Population of Gairloch. |
| [IV]. | Ministers of Gairloch. |
| [V]. | Lairds of Gairloch. |
I.
Mountains of Gairloch.
The term "Mountain" is here taken to include all Hills of
Two Thousand Feet and upwards in Height.
| NAME. | HEIGHT IN FEET. | |||
| The range on the north-east boundary of Gairloch. | - | Beinn nan Ramh (shoulder) | 2000 | |
| Meallan Chuaich | 2250 | |||
| Groban (one face) | 2424 | |||
| Beinn Bheag (one face) | 2000 | |||
| Mullach Coire Mhic Fhearchair | 3000 | |||
| Beinn Tarsuinn (one face) | 2750 | |||
| A Mhaighdean, or the Maiden | 2500 | |||
| Beinn Tarsuinn Chaol | 2000 | |||
| The range along the north-east of Loch Maree. | - | Beinn a Mhuinidh | 2231 | |
| Slioch or Sleugach | 3217 | |||
| Beinn Lair | 2817 | |||
| Meall Mheannidh | 2000 | |||
| Beinn Aridh Charr | 2593 | |||
| The group to the south-west of Loch Maree. | - | Beinn Eighe [Eay] | 2750 | |
| Do., spur called Sgurr Ban | 3188 | |||
| Do., spur called Ruadh Stac | 3309 | |||
| Do., spur called Sail Mor | 3217 | |||
| Meall a Ghuibhais | 2882 | |||
| Beinn a Chearcaill | 2376 | |||
| Beinn an Eoin | 2314 | |||
| Bathais [Bus] Bheinn | 2869 | |||
| Beinn Bhreac (a spur of Beinn Alligin) | 2031 | |||
| Beinn Dearg (one face) | 2500 | |||
This Table is compiled from the Ordnance Survey; the heights are taken exclusively from it.
Where not otherwise expressed the mountains are wholly in Gairloch.
II.
Distances.
Places on the Line of the County Road through Gairloch Parish
and on the continuations to Railway Stations.
| Achnasheen Station | 0 |
| Luibmhor | 4 |
| Kenlochewe | 10 |
| Tagan Farm | 11½ |
| Ru Nohar Pier | 12 |
| Grudidh Bridge | 15½ |
| Talladale (Loch Maree Hotel) | 19½ |
| Victoria Falls | 21 |
| Slatadale | 21½ |
| Kerry Falls | 25 |
| Kerrysdale | 27 |
| Charlestown | 28½ |
| Gairloch Hotel | 29½ |
| Achtercairn | 30 |
| Tollie Farm Road | 34½ |
| Croft, or Cruive End | 35 |
| Poolewe | 35½ |
| Inverewe | 36½ |
| Tournaig | 38 |
| Drumchork | 42½ |
| Aultbea | 43 |
| Laide House | 45 |
| Sand of Udrigil | 45½ |
| First Coast | 47 |
| Second Coast | 47½ |
| Little Gruinard | 49 |
| Meikle Gruinard River | 50½ |
| Gruinard House | 51¼ |
| Dundonell Inn | 61 |
| Fain, or Feithean Inn | 69 |
| Braemore Junction | 76 |
| Garve Station | 95 |
The short piece of road between the ford and ferry on the Meikle Gruinard river and the commencement of the county road near Gruinard House is very rough, but can be traversed by carriages.
The places printed in italics are outside the parish of Gairloch.
Places on the Road from Kenlochewe to Torridon.
| Kenlochewe Hotel | 0 |
| Loch Clair | 4 |
| Bridge on the "burn of the Great Black Corrie" | 6½ |
| Torridon village | 11 |
| Torridon House | 13 |
This road is within the parish of Gairloch only for the first six miles after leaving Kenlochewe, the places printed in italics are therefore outside the parish.
The road beyond the village of Torridon is the private approach to Torridon House.
Places on the Road on the South Side of Gairloch (the Sea Loch).
| Gairloch Hotel | 0 |
| Charlestown | 1 |
| Kerrysdale | 2½ |
| Shieldaig | 4 |
| Badachro | 7 |
| Port-Henderson | 8½ |
| Openham, or Opinan | 9½ |
| South Erradale | 10½ |
| Point, or Red Point | 13 |
The road is not passable for carriages beyond South Erradale, but its continuation is a good foot or bridle road.
Places on the Road to the North of Gairloch (the Sea Loch),
being the South and West Sides of the North Point.
| Gairloch Hotel | 0 |
| Achtercairn | 0½ |
| Strath, or Smithstown | 1½ |
| Lonmor | 2 |
| Carn Dearg House | 3½ |
| Little Sand | 4 |
| Big Sand | 4½ |
| North Erradale | 6½ |
| Altgreshan | 10 |
| Melvaig | 11 |
Places on the Road along the West Side of Loch Ewe.
| Poolewe Inn | 0 |
| Boor | 1 |
| Naast | 3 |
| Inverasdale (Midton) | 4 |
| Do. (Coast) | 5 |
| Do. (Firemore) | 6½ |
| Meallan na Ghamhna (Stirkhill) | 7½ |
| Cove | 9 |
The road will not do for carriages beyond Stirkhill, but its continuation is an excellent foot or bridle road.
Places on the Private Road from Poolewe to Fionn Loch.
| Poolewe Inn | 0 |
| Inveran Farm | 2 |
| Inveran Bridge | 2½ |
| Kernsary | 3½ |
| Fionn Loch | 6 |
The road beyond the Inveran Bridge is kept strictly private, and the gate there is locked.
Places on the Road North of Aultbea
to the East of Loch Ewe,
being on the West Side of the Greenstone Point.
| Aultbea | 0 |
| Aird House | 0½ |
| Buaile na luib | 1 |
| Ormiscaig | 2 |
| Mellon Charles | 3 |
The road beyond Aird House is not a good carriage road.
Places on the Road North of Laide,
on the East Side of the Greenstone Point,
starting from Aultbea.
| Aultbea | 0 |
| Laide Village | 2 |
| Udrigil House | 3½ |
| Mellon Udrigil | 5 |
The road beyond Laide is rough, but passable by carriages.
Those wishing to visit the places on the shores of Loch Ewe and to the north and east of Aultbea are recommended to stay at the Poolewe Hotel. The distances of the above-named places from Poolewe may be calculated by adding 7½ miles to the distance as stated from Aultbea.
Distances of Places on Loch Maree
accessible by means of the Steamer from Tollie Pier.
| Tollie Pier | 0 |
| Ardlair (by signal) | 2½ |
| Talladale (Loch Maree Hotel) | 6 |
| Letterewe | 9 |
| Ru Nohar | 14 |
A special trip of the steamer may at any time in summer be arranged (at an hour not to interfere with her regular trips) to convey a party direct from Tollie Pier to Ru Nohar or vice versâ. In that case the distance between the two extremities of the voyage measures exactly twelve miles.
Distances of Places (accessible by Road) from the Gairloch Hotel.
| Achnasheen | 29½ |
| Achtercairn | 0½ |
| Aird House, near Aultbea | 14 |
| Altgreshan | 10 |
| Aultbea | 13½ |
| Badachro | 7 |
| Big Sand | 4½ |
| Boor | 7 |
| Buaile na luib | 14½ |
| Carn Dearg House | 3½ |
| Charlestown | 1 |
| Cove | 15 |
| Croft, or Cruive End | 5½ |
| Drumchork | 13 |
| Fionn Loch (private road) | 12 |
| First Coast | 17½ |
| Grudidh Bridge | 14 |
| Inveran Bridge | 8½ |
| Inveran Farm | 8 |
| Inverasdale (Midton) | 10 |
| Do. (Coast) | 11 |
| Do. (Firemore) | 12½ |
| Inverewe | 7 |
| Kenlochewe | 19½ |
| Kernsary (private road) | 9½ |
| Kerry Falls | 4½ |
| Kerrysdale | 2½ |
| Laide House | 15½ |
| Laide Village | 16 |
| Little Gruinard | 19½ |
| Little Sand | 4 |
| Loch Clair | 23½ |
| Lonmor | 2 |
| Meallan na Ghamhna (Stirkhill) | 13½ |
| Mellon Charles | 16½ |
| Mellon Udrigil | 19 |
| Melvaig | 11 |
| Naast | 9 |
| North Erradale | 6½ |
| Openham, or Opinan | 9½ |
| Ormiscaig | 15½ |
| Poolewe Bridge | 6 |
| Port-Henderson | 8½ |
| Ru Nohar Pier | 17½ |
| Sand of Udrigil | 16½ |
| Second Coast | 18 |
| Shieldaig | 4 |
| Slatadale | 8 |
| South Erradale | 10½ |
| Strath, or Smithstown | 1½ |
| Tagan Farm | 18 |
| Talladale (Loch Maree Hotel) | 10 |
| Tollie Farm Road | 5 |
| Tollie Pier | 6 |
| Torridon Village | 30½ |
| Tournaig | 8½ |
| Udrigil House | 17½ |
| Victoria Falls | 8½ |
III.
Population, &c., of Gairloch.
The only estimates of the population of the parish of Gairloch given in the old accounts of the parish are manifestly mere approximations. They are as follows:—
| Sir George Steuart Mackenzie says the population | in | 1755 | was | 2050 |
| Pennant in his Tour says the population | in | 1772 | " | 2800 |
| The Old Statistical Account says the population | in | 1774 | " | 2000 |
| Sir G. S. Mackenzie says the population | from | 1790 to 1798 | " | 2200 |
The Registrar-General's returns of the population and numbers of houses at the census taken in each of the following years is given below. The census of 1801 is believed to be imperfect, and that of 1811 gives a slightly less figure than the Rev. James Russell's estimate (see [page 114]). The population of Gairloch in 1801 was probably over 2000.
| Sex. | 1801. | 1811. | 1821. | 1831. | 1841. | 1851. | 1861. | 1871. | 1881. |
| Males | 740 | 1434 | 2410 | 2164 | 2346 | 2527 | 2617 | 2452 | 2253 |
| Females | 697 | 1321 | 2108 | 2281 | 2534 | 2635 | 2832 | 2596 | 2341 |
| Totals | 1437 | 2755 | 4518 | 4445 | 4880 | 5162 | 5449 | 5048 | 4594 |
Number of Houses.
| Description. | 1841. | 1851. | 1861. | 1871. | 1881. |
| Inhabited Houses | 925 | 947 | 1042 | 1001 | 966 |
| Uninhabited Houses | 3 | 10 | 8 | 29 | 28 |
| Houses in course of erection | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| Totals | 930 | 961 | 1052 | 1033 | 1003 |
IV.
Ministers of the Parish of Gairloch.
| NAME. | DATE OF PRESENTATION. | |
| Sir John Broik, rector, | about 1530 | |
| Alexander Mackenzie, | 1582 or 1583 | |
| Farquhar M'Rae | 1608 | |
| Farquhar Mackenzie | 1614 | |
| Roderick Mackenzie | 1649 | |
| John Morrison | 1711 | |
| James Smith | 1721 | |
| Æneas M'Aulay | 1732 | |
| John Dounie | 1758 | |
| Daniel Mackintosh | 1773 | |
| John M'Queen, | presented but refused to accept | 1802 |
| James Russell | 1802 | |
| John Campbell | 1845 | |
| Duncan Simon Mackenzie | 1850 | |
Ministers of the Quoad Sacra Parish of Poolewe.
| Donald M'Rae | 1829 |
| Hugh Ferguson Macdonald | 1846 |
| John Sutherland Mackay | 1848 |
| William G. G. M'Lean, assistant | 1884 |
V.
Lairds of Gairloch.
| NAME. | BORN. | SUCCEEDED. | DIED. |
| [Hector Roy Mackenzie] | 1440 | 1494 | 1528 |
| [John Glassich Mackenzie] | 1513 | 1528 | 1550 |
| [Hector Mackenzie] | 1542 | 1550 | 1566 |
| [John Roy Mackenzie] | 1548 | 1566 | 1628 |
| [Alastair Breac Mackenzie] | 1577 | 1628 | 1638 |
| [Kenneth Mackenzie] | 1605 | 1638 | 1669 |
| [Alexander Mackenzie] | 1652 | 1669 | 1694 |
| [Sir Kenneth Mackenzie, Bart.] | 1671 | 1694 | 1703 |
| [Sir Alexander Mackenzie, Bart.] (ninth laird) | 1700 | 1703 | 1766 |
| [Sir Alexander Mackenzie, Bart.] (tenth laird) | 1731 | 1766 | 1770 |
| [Sir Hector Mackenzie, Bart.] | 1757 | 1770 | 1826 |
| [Sir Francis Alexander Mackenzie, Bart.] | 1799 | 1826 | 1843 |
| [Sir Kenneth Smith Mackenzie, Bart.] | 1832 | 1843 | — |
Hector Roy received a grant of Gairloch from King James IV. in 1494. He is believed to have had a similar grant some years before.
Several of the dates given above are conjectural, especially among the earlier generations. For fuller details and evidence of dates see the History of the Mackenzies by Alexander Mackenzie, F.S.A. Scot.
Since John Roy Mackenzie, each laird of Gairloch has been the eldest or eldest surviving son of the preceding laird. John Roy was third son of John Glassich, who was the eldest son of Hector Roy. John Roy's elder brothers, Hector and Alexander, died without issue.