I am impressed with the response I received to my request for information about the BLACK ISLE! What a helpful group you have. Thanks especially to MARK who sent me a detailed description of the area with some interesting information about the agricultural show held there every year. To DAVID for the photo of the Bridge to BLACK ISLE and to RICHARD for the map of the parishes of EASTERN ROSS-SHIRE which is much more detailed than the one I obtained from ANESFHS. Also to MAUREEN for her description and to Peter for his humorous comments. ANN asked for family details so see below. I have just started research on the MacLennan side of my family that came to Canada in the late 1840's or early 1850's from the Black Isle area. My G Grandfather ALEXANDER MACLENNAN and two of his brothers MURDOCH and DUNCAN left Scotland and settled in Ontario Canada. They were the sons of DUNCAN b.1781 d. Urray 1869 and CATHERINE MACLENNAN b.1805 d.URRAY 1862. Several siblings remained in Scotland including RODERICK, DONALD, GEORGE, JOHN and ANN. The information above came to me from research done by my Aunt now deceased who had for many years been corresponding with RONALD the former Chief of the MACLENNAN CLAN. On a visit this summer to Ontario, I had the opportunity to read their letters and make a copy of the Family Tree that he had sent to her. Now I have the task of finding the parish records etc. to support their work. Some of the dates do not correspond to what I have found on the IGI and I have not yet looked on the SCOTLAND PEOPLE site. Thanks for all the help, Jean (MacLennan) Levins British Columbia, Canada