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64:
698:
364:
340:
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232:
71:
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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
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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.
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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
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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
98:
470:
63:
1842:
542:
1011:
995:
438:
1798:
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sometime between 1482 and 1488. It was repaired and altered around 1832. There are two stones in the churchyard dating to about 1200.
669:
325:
426:
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307:, constructed in 1794 and enlarged in the 19th century, is located to the south of the church. It is now a private dwelling.
1359:
674:
500:
Statistical
Bulletin: 2011 Census: First Results on Population and Household Estimates for Scotland Release 1C (Part Two)
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410:
363:
535:
492:
467:
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113:
193:
679:
92:
917:
528:
488:
106:
1750:
1740:
1622:
1203:
773:
755:
551:
1113:
697:
1446:
1188:
729:
1076:
275:
1436:
1396:
587:
499:
215:
181:
1776:
1689:
1326:
450:
248:
186:
1441:
1280:
1270:
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636:
624:
599:
1710:
1582:
1275:
1060:
884:
1065:
1546:
1515:
1311:
876:
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664:
659:
8:
1725:
1364:
1306:
1193:
961:
894:
252:
1755:
1331:
1093:
721:
643:
815:
339:
1735:
1715:
1671:
1597:
1592:
1347:
1316:
1108:
904:
244:
1353:
351:
1730:
1720:
1661:
1587:
1536:
1451:
1321:
966:
805:
392:
1572:
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1456:
988:
971:
912:
745:
740:
474:
414:
395:
27:
1745:
1705:
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1612:
1602:
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1461:
1390:
932:
820:
779:
631:
619:
574:
208:
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1813:
1800:
1607:
1562:
1520:
1510:
1213:
1070:
1003:
128:
115:
407:
1577:
1567:
1380:
810:
789:
853:
284:
1760:
1505:
1285:
289:
260:
256:
153:
1679:
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1226:
1098:
750:
493:"Appendix 2: Population and households on Scotland's Inhabited Islands"
520:
1172:
1167:
922:
1290:
1265:
1162:
1152:
945:
784:
735:
611:
582:
297:
198:
1103:
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304:
487:
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Occasional Paper No 10: Statistics for
Inhabited Islands
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465:General Register Office for Scotland (28 Nov 2003)
259:, it is 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) downstream from
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1004:A Description of the Western Isles of Scotland
369:The heights of Torr Achilty from Contin Island
730:Heart of Neolithic Orkney World Heritage Site
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1012:A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland
996:Description of the Western Isles of Scotland
83:Contin Island shown within Ross and Cromarty
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529:
427:"Contin, Church of Scotland Parish Church"
251:council area of Scotland. Located in the
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326:List of freshwater islands in Scotland
171:20 m (66 ft) above sea level
1843:Populated places in Ross and Cromarty
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1418:
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1020:The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides
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709:
562:
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279:The wooded north end of Contin Island
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429:. Canmore. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
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263:and is connected to the village of
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890:Rulers of the Kingdom of the Isles
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243:is an inhabited riverine islet in
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267:by a road bridge and footbridge.
1199:Highlands and Islands Enterprise
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69:
62:
310:
231:
710:
459:
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1:
1043:
563:
1483:
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374:
270:
7:
1644:
1248:
1204:Scottish Islands Federation
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842:
774:Zenith of Iron Age Shetland
756:Standing Stones of Stenness
439:"Strathconon Parish Church"
398:. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
319:
10:
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1373:
1340:
1299:
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1243:
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1189:Community Energy Scotland
1181:
1145:
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1130:
1086:
1053:
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980:
954:
931:
903:
875:
852:
848:
837:
799:Prehistoric Western Isles
798:
764:
720:
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705:
694:
652:
610:
573:
569:
558:
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163:c. 15 hectares (37 acres)
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91:
57:
52:
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26:
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1397:West Highland Free Press
478:. Retrieved 26 Feb 2012.
1777:Highland Boundary Fault
1690:Yesnaby Sandstone Group
1360:Free Church of Scotland
1327:Orkney Heritage Society
451:New Statistical Account
1442:Orkney Islands Council
1281:Shetland Amenity Trust
1077:Ainmean-Àite na h-Alba
941:Buckquoy spindle-whorl
280:
34:
1711:Great Estuarine Group
1583:North Ronaldsay sheep
1276:Peerie Willie Johnson
1061:Scottish island names
955:18th and 19th Century
905:Lordship of the Isles
885:Scandinavian Scotland
505:(Report). SG/2013/126
278:
255:, a tributary of the
1770:Islands of the Clyde
1556:Domesticated animals
1516:St Kilda field mouse
1312:Peter Maxwell Davies
877:Kingdom of the Isles
766:Prehistoric Shetland
665:Islands of the Forth
660:Islands of the Clyde
1810: /
1726:Lorne plateau lavas
1573:Hebridean Blackface
1365:Iain Crichton Smith
1307:George Mackay Brown
1194:Crofters Commission
895:Bishop of the Isles
552:Islands of Scotland
300:on the west gable.
125: /
23:
1814:57.5645°N 4.5805°W
1547:Shetland Mouse-ear
1332:St Magnus Festival
722:Prehistoric Orkney
670:Freshwater Islands
491:(15 August 2013).
473:2011-11-22 at the
413:2012-06-01 at the
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145:Physical geography
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1348:Compton Mackenzie
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16:Islet in Scotland
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913:Treaty of Perth
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1832:Categories
1802:57°33′52″N
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751:Skara Brae
711:Prehistory
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564:Geography
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375:Footnotes
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271:Geography
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