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Urquhart and Logie-Wester a parish on the Black Isle in the Highland Council Area, some 3 miles (4 km) southeast of Dingwall and 7 miles (12 km) northeast of Beauly. It is on the south side of the Cromarty Firth and extends its northwestern border along the Conon River. Prior to 1975 the parish was located in the old county of Ross and Cromarty, which was replaced in that year by the Highland Region and in 1996 by the unitary authority named the Highland Council Area. The parish has an area of 55.4 sq. km (21.3 sq. miles). The largest village within the parish is Conon Bridge. Other settlements within the parish include Alcaig, Balvaird, Bishop Kinkell, Corntown, Culbokie, Duncanston, Highfield Park, Muir of Allangrange, Newton of Ferintosh, Newton of Kinkell and Newmore (all redirected here).
[edit] History
The parishes of Urquhart and Logiebride were united in the 1660s to form one parish. Logiebride forms the western half of the parish--hence Logie Wester, and Urquhart forms the eastern half. Both Urquhart and Logiebride previously had their own parish churches, both of which are now in ruins. However today there are several churches of later date in the parish. The Battle of Logiebride took place in 1597 between men of the Clan Mackenzie against men of the Clan Munro and the Bain family of Tulloch Castle. Urquhart and Logie-Wester was a medieval parish and a parish for civil and religious purposes from the sixteenth century until 1975. The boundaries of the civil parish were altered by the Boundary Commissioners in 1891. [edit] Notes for the Highland Council Area and the Western Isles Council AreaThe local archives are held by The Highland Archive Service which is based in Inverness with branches in Stornoway, Fort William and Caithness. It is "responsible for locating, preserving and making accessible archives relating to all aspects of the history of the geographical area of the Highlands." Family history societies and historical associations covering the Highland Council Area and the Western Isles Council Area are:
These associations publish their aims on their websites as well as a list of publications. In many cases the publications are also available through the Scottish Genealogy Society (see below).
[edit] Transcriptions of Gravestone Inscriptions
[edit] Sources for Emigration Records
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