Contin Island

Contin Island is an inhabited riverine islet in Ross and Cromarty within the Highland council area of Scotland. Located in the Black Water, a tributary of the River Conon, it is 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) downstream from Rogie Falls and is connected to the village of Contin by a road bridge and footbridge.[1]

Contin Island
Scottish Gaelic nameEilean Chunndainn
Meaning of nameisland of Contin
Location
Contin Island is located in Ross and Cromarty
Contin Island
Contin Island
Contin Island shown within Ross and Cromarty
OS grid referenceNH457556
Coordinates57.568°N 4.5738°W / 57.568; -4.5738
Physical geography
Island groupRiver Conon
Areac. 15 hectares (37 acres)
Highest elevation20 m (66 ft) above sea level[1]
Administration
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
CountryScotland
Council areaHighland
Demographics
Populationapprox 3 (2011)
Lymphad

Geography
The wooded north end of Contin Island

The island is flat and lies between two arms of the Black Water. It is wooded at the northern and southern ends and at the centre is the parish church of Contin, dedicated to St Maelrubha or Máel Ruba and the old manse, surrounded by farm land. There has probably been a church on this site since the 7th or 8th century and there is a reference to it in 1227. The present church building dates from 1490, the former church having been burned by the MacDonalds sometime between 1482 and 1488. It was repaired and altered around 1832. There are two stones in the churchyard dating to about 1200.[1][2][3]

The church is constructed of rubble walls with a slate roof, and the 19th century reconstruction followed the design of William Thomson. It has arched doors, windows with lattice glazing and a birdcage bell-cot on the west gable.[4]

The manse, constructed in 1794 and enlarged in the 19th century, is located to the south of the church.[5] It is now a private dwelling.

Inhabitation

Although it is clear from photographic evidence that the island is inhabited, at least from time to time, it was not listed as such by the census in 2001. However, the manse is a full-time family home.[6][7]

See also
  • Contin Church
    Contin Church
  • Contin Manse
    Contin Manse
  • The heights of Torr Achilty from Contin Island
    The heights of Torr Achilty from Contin Island

Footnotes
  1. "Get-a-map" Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
  2. "Contin Church" Archived 2012-06-01 at the Wayback Machine. Contin: Highland Village. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
  3. "Contin, Church of Scotland Parish Church". Canmore. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
  4. "Strathconon Parish Church". Scottish Church Heritage Research. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
  5. New Statistical Account xiv p. 242
  6. General Register Office for Scotland (28 Nov 2003) Occasional Paper No 10: Statistics for Inhabited Islands Archived 2011-11-22 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 26 Feb 2012.
  7. National Records of Scotland (15 August 2013). "Appendix 2: Population and households on Scotland's Inhabited Islands" (PDF). Statistical Bulletin: 2011 Census: First Results on Population and Household Estimates for Scotland Release 1C (Part Two) (PDF) (Report). SG/2013/126. Retrieved 14 August 2020.

57.5645°N 4.5805°W / 57.5645; -4.5805

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