Rossinish
| Rossinish | ||
 Coastline on Rossinish |
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| Coordinates | 57 ° 27 '50 " N , 7 ° 13' 25" W | |
| Waters 1 | The Minch | |
| length | 1.7 km | |
| width | 1.1 km | |
Rossinish , also Roisinis , ( Gaelic : Ròisinis ) is a peninsula on the Scottish Hebridean island of Benbecula . It is located on the east coast in the north of the island about 3.5 km east-southeast of Gramsdale and has a maximum length of about 1.7 km in an east-west direction and a maximum width of about 1.1 km. In the west, Rossinish is connected to the main island by an isthmus about 100 m wide.
As part of the Second Jacobite Uprising , the British Prince Charles Edward Stuart ( Bonnie Prince Charlie ) fled to the Scottish Islands after an odyssey of several months. He landed on Rossinish, where he had an appointment with the Jacobite Flora MacDonald . There, Stuart was dressed as a maid "Betty Burke" in women's clothing and fled across the strait The Minch to the Isle of Skye and finally to France .
Evidence of settlement from the time of the bell beaker culture to the Middle Ages was found on Rossinish . Settlement is around the 19th century BC. Dated. There are archaeological finds in the form of potsherds from post-Roman times; also an iron nail and two pierced bronze pieces.
Individual evidence
- ^ Entry in the Gazetteer for Scotland
- ↑ Thomson: Memoirs of the Jacobites of 1715 and 1745 , Volume 3, Richard Bentley, London, 1846, pp. 325-330.
- ^ J. Holland: Exploring the Islands of Scotland: The Ultimate Practical Guide , Frances Lincoln, 2008, p. 67. ISBN 978-0-711-22758-3
- ↑ Entry on Rossinish in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)