Torosay

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Torosay
Location within Argyll and Bute
Area140 sq mi (360 km2)
Population645 (2011)
•  Density 5/sq mi (1.9/km2)
OS grid reference NM717371
Civil parish
  • Torosay
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Country Scotland
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town ISLE OF MULL
Postcode district PA65
Dialling code 01680
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56°28′2″N5°42′2″W / 56.46722°N 5.70056°W / 56.46722; -5.70056
Parishes of the Isle of Mull (1891) Torosay shown in red (labelled 10) Map of the parishes of the Isle of Mull (1891).jpg
Parishes of the Isle of Mull (1891)Torosay shown in red (labelled 10)

Torosay is a civil parish on the Isle of Mull in the county of Argyll, Scotland, part of the Argyll and Bute council area. It is one of three parishes on the island and extends over the central and south-eastern part. It is bordered by the parish of Kilninian and Kilmore in the north and Kilfinichen and Kilvickeon in the south-west. It extends about 12 miles (19 kilometres) east-west and 10 miles (16 kilometres) north-south. On the north-east coast it is separated from the mainland by the Sound of Mull. On its south-east coast, part of it is almost severed from the rest of the parish by the sea lochs Spelve and Buie, together with the freshwater loch Uisg, in between. This peninsula, which includes the hamlet of Croggan, is joined to the main island by a small isthmus at Kinlochspelvie and another at the settlement of Lochbuie. There is a smaller sea loch Loch Don, which gives its name to the hamlet of Lochdon (or Lochdonhead). [1] Further north, there is a bay at Craignure which is the location of a ferry port.

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The parish touches the west coast of Mull at Loch na Keal and includes the island of Eorsa. The River Ba, which flows into this loch, takes the overflow of the freshwater loch Loch Ba 2 miles (3.2 kilometres) inland. Also in the west of the parish, by its south-west border, is Ben More (3,169 ft (966 m)), the highest point in the island (the name means great mountain in Gaelic). [1]

At the 2011 census, the population of the civil parish was 645. 17.5% had some knowledge of Gaelic. [2] In 1891 80% were Gaelic speaking. [3] The area of the parish is 89,584 acres (140.0 sq mi; 362.5 km2). [4]

The parish church of Torosay, which is in Craignure, dates from 1783. Its style is plain Georgian oblong. It underwent repairs in 1828 and again in 1832, when it was struck by lightning. [5] [6] In the 19th century, churches were built by the government at Kinlochspelvie and Salen, resulting in separate quoad sacra (church only) parishes; but the former is now reunited with Torosay, while the latter still exists . [7] [1]

The name Torosay appears to be derived from the Gaelic word for a conical hill and influenced by the common Old Norse ending ay , meaning island. [6] [8]

The parish council was formed in 1895 with 7 elected members. [9] This was replaced by Mull District Council in 1930, which had 6 members, 3 of whom were the County Councillors for Mull and 3 elected to the District Council from wards based on the three parishes. [10] [11] Since 1976 there has been an Isle of Mull community council. [12] [13] [14]


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References

  1. 1 2 3 Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland, by Francis H. Groome; publ. Thomas C. Jack, Edinburgh,1901. (Article on Torosay)
  2. ↑ Census of Scotland 2011, Table KS101SC Usually Resident Population, publ. by National Records of Scotland. Web site http://www.scotlandscensus.gov.uk/ retrieved April 2021. See "Standard Outputs", Table KS101SC, Area type: Civil Parish
  3. ↑ Tenth Decennial Census of the Population of Scotland, Taken 5th April 1891, publ. H.M.S.O. Edinburgh 1893; Table 1, p.12
  4. ↑ Census of Scotland 1931. Preliminary Report. Table 17 - Population and Acreage of Civil Parishes alphabetically arranged. Publ. H.M.S.O. 1931
  5. ↑ Historic Environment Scotland website portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB17970 retrieved March 2024
  6. 1 2 New Statistical Acccount Vol 7 (Article on Torosay), publ. William Blackwood & Sons, Edinburgh, 1845; pp.277-292
  7. ↑ Website of North Mull Parishes (Church of Scotland) www.northmullparish.org retrieved March 2024. Note: The parishes have a common minister.
  8. ↑ Place-names of Scotland, by James Johnston, publ. David Douglas, Edinburgh, 1892; p.237
  9. ↑ The Parish Council Nominations in the Glasgow Herald, 21 March 1895; p.8
  10. ↑ Local Government (Scotland) Act, 1929
  11. ↑ The Edinburgh Gazette 7 March 1930; p.265
  12. ↑ Community Councils website, managed on behalf of the Scottish Government www.communitycouncils.scot/community-council-finder Retrieved April 2021
  13. ↑ Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973
  14. ↑ Website of Isle of Mull community council - mull-community-council.co.uk/ - retrieved March 2024
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