Lochcarron Parish

Created: 1845   Abolished: 1975

Statistics

Population

Population

Densities and rates of growth. Age structure: concentrations of young people, and of the old.
Industry

Industry

How people made their living: identifying farming communities, pit villages, mill towns and so on.
Social Structure

Social Structure

Social class and socio-economic groups. Concentrations of professionals, and of unskilled labourers.
Learning & Language

Learning & Language

How many people were at school. The distribution of graduates, and of the unqualified.
Work & Poverty

Work & Poverty

Unemployment rates and poor relief. What proportions of men and of women did paid work?
Housing

Housing

Numbers of houses. Overcrowding: persons per room. Amenities: central heating, baths and WCs.
Place marker map of Great Britain and Ireland

The following alternate names exist for this unit:

Name Status Language Start End Authority
LOCHCARRON Preferred English     1951 Census of Scotland, Table 1, 'Comparison of population, density per 100 acres, and houses with 1931', for 'Burghs, Districts of Counties and CPs'.
LOCHARRON Alternate English     1831 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.

This unit was part of the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
ROSS AND CROMARTY Scottish County 1845 1975 1951 Census of Scotland, Table 1, 'Comparison of population, density per 100 acres, and houses with 1931', for 'Burghs, Districts of Counties and CPs'.

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date Type of change Other unit involved Area transferred Authority
1891 was reduced to enlarge APPLECROSS (1) Lochcarron detached No. 1. (2) So much of the parish of Lochcarron as is bounded on the south by a line starting at a point on the boundary between the parishes of Applecross and Lochcarron due west of the most westerly point of Lochan Meall na Caillich and running thence in a generally easterly direction along the watershed between Allt a Chuirn and Allt a Ghuibhais over the summit of Sgorr a Gharaidh to the northmost point of the small loch situated 800 yards or thereby east of the said summit, - on the east by aline drawn due north from the northmost oint of the said small loch to Allt a Ghuibbais, - on the north by the medium filum of the said Allt a Ghuibbais, - and on the west by the parish of Applecross.   H. Shennan, Boundaries of Counties and Parishes in Scotland (Edinburgh: Wm. Green & Sons, 1892), p. 9.
1891 was enlarged by gaining part of APPLECROSS So much of the parish of Applecross as lies to the east of the centre of Loch Kishoren at low-water mark and of a line starting at the head of Loch Kishorn and ruinning in a generally northly direction along the medium filum of the River Kishorn to the point at which it meets the march between the estates of Kishorn and Lochcarron, and to the south of aline running from the last-mentioned point in an easterly direction along the march between said estates until it meets the present boundary between the parishes of Applecross and Lochcarron.   H. Shennan, Boundaries of Counties and Parishes in Scotland (Edinburgh: Wm. Green & Sons, 1892), p. 9.

Boundary Map of Lochcarron Parish

If the boundaries of the Scottish Parish changed over time, this map will show all the different boundaries.

Maps Census reports

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Lochcarron Parish through time, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10181860

Date accessed: 09th April 2026