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Raasay
Raasay ((スコットランド・ゲール語:Ratharsair)) is an island between the Isle of Skye and the mainland of Scotland. It is separated from Skye by the Sound of Raasay and from Applecross by the Inner Sound. It is most famous for being the birthplace of the poet Sorley MacLean, an important figure in the Scottish literary renaissance.〔(Douglas Gifford, Douglas; Dunnigan, Sarah; MacGillivray, Alan: (Eds.) (2002) ''Scottish Literature: In English and Scots.'' ) Edinburgh University Press. Retrieved 2 June 2007.〕
Traditionally the home of Clan MacSween, the island was ruled by the MacLeods from the 15th to the 19th century. Subsequently a series of private landlords held title to the island, which is now largely in public ownership.〔 Raasay House, which was visited by James Boswell and Samuel Johnson in 1773, is now an outdoor activity centre.〔("Welcome to Raasay House" ) Raasay Outdoor Centre. Retrieved 1 August 2013.〕 Raasay means "Isle of the Roe Deer" and is home to an endemic subspecies of Bank Vole.〔
==Geology and geography==
About north to south and east to west (at its widest), Raasay's terrain is varied. The highest point at 443 metres (1,453 ft) is Dùn Caan, an unusual, flat-topped peak. The island of Rona lies just off the north coast and the tidal islets of Eilean Fladday and Eilean Tigh are to the northwest. Other smaller surrounding islands are Eilean Aird nan Gobhar, Eilean an Inbhire, Holoman Island, Manish Island, Fraoch Eilean, Glas Eilean, Griana-sgeir and Eilean an Fhraoich. The main village of Inverarish is near the southwest coast.
Geologically interesting, the island is visited by many students engaged in mapping projects. The south is mainly Torridonian sandstone and shale; the north is grey-banded Archaean Lewisian gneiss and granulite. There are also smaller outcrops of Jurassic shales and sandstones occasionally interspersed with limestone. The related ironstone beds contain low grade oolitic siderite and chamosite ores which were worked commercially in the early 20th century. Remaining reserves are estimated at 10 million tonnes. The seas to the east and west are very deep, large troughs having been created by the Skye icecap in the Pleistocene.〔Gillen (2003) Page 176.〕
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