In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Boleskine like this:

Boleskine and Abertarff, par., containing Fort-Augustus, Inverness-shire, on both sides of Loch Ness, 110,047 ac., pop. 1448.

Boleskine through time

Boleskine is now part of HIGHLAND Council. Click here for graphs and data of how HIGHLAND has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Boleskine itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Boleskine, in Highland and Inverness Shire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/17181

Date accessed: 15th February 2026


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