Contin Island
{{Short description|Islet in Scotland}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox Scottish island
|coordinates = {{coord|57.568|-4.5738|display=inline}}
|GridReference=NH457556
|location_map=Scotland Ross and Cromarty
|caption= Contin Island shown within Ross and Cromarty
|official_name=Contin Island
|celtic name=Eilean Chunndainn
|norse name=
|meaning of name=island of Contin
|area= c. {{convert|15|ha}}
|area rank=
|highest elevation= {{convert|20|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} above sea level[http://www.getamap.ordnancesurveyleisure.co.uk/ "Get-a-map"] Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
|Population= approx 3 (2011)
|population rank=
|main settlement=
|island group=River Conon
|local authority=Highland
|references=
}}
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 {{convert|2|km|mi}} downstream from Rogie Falls and is connected to the village of Contin by a road bridge and footbridge.
Geography
File:The Blackwater , Contin - geograph.org.uk - 36243.jpg
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.[http://www.contin.org.uk/community:church "Contin Church"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120601153211/http://www.contin.org.uk/community:church |date=2012-06-01 }}. Contin: Highland Village. Retrieved 11 August 2012.[http://canmore.rcahms.gov.uk/en/site/12436/details/contin+church+of+scotland+parish+church/ "Contin, Church of Scotland Parish Church"]. Canmore. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
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.[http://www.scottishchurches.org.uk/sites/site/id/4445/name/Strathconon+Parish+Church+Contin+Highland "Strathconon Parish Church"]. Scottish Church Heritage Research. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
The manse, constructed in 1794 and enlarged in the 19th century, is located to the south of the church.New Statistical Account xiv p. 242 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.General Register Office for Scotland (28 Nov 2003) [http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/census/censushm/occpapers/occasional-paper-10.html Occasional Paper No 10: Statistics for Inhabited Islands] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111122154733/http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/census/censushm/occpapers/occasional-paper-10.html |date=2011-11-22 }}. Retrieved 26 Feb 2012.{{NRS1C}}
See also
Gallery
File:Contin Church.jpg|Contin Church
File:Contin Manse.jpg|Contin Manse
File:Torr Achilty.jpg|The heights of Torr Achilty from Contin Island
Footnotes
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{{Islands of Scotland}}
{{coord|57.5645|N|4.5805|W|region:GB_type:isle|display=title}}
Category:River islands of Scotland