In a message dated 10/10/00 8:46:37 AM Central Daylight Time, sandra@cabinmha.freeserve.co.uk writes: << Fearns is in the south-east of Raasay, reaced by the road over the hill from Inverarish. The Minch is between the North-west Mainland of Scotland and the Western Isles, nowhere near Raasay, Donald A. Robertson, Kyleakin, Isle of Skye >> Raasay is east of Potree (Isle of Skye) west of Lochcaron (mainland) North by North west of The Kyle of Lochalsh and South East of Gairloch. If the water between Gairloch, (Western Ross and the Isle of Skye is not a part of the Minch then what is it called. I had always heard it refered to as the Minch when the boats left either Gairloch or Melveig. Dave