Logie Easter is a civil parish in Easter Ross in the Highland area of Scotland. It is bordered by the parishes of Edderton and Tain in the north and Fearn and Nigg in the east. The Balnagown River on the south forms the border with Kilmuir Easter. It extends about from east to west.Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland, ed.Francis H. Groome, publ. Thomas C. Jack, Grange Publishing Works, Edinburgh, 1884; Vol 5, p. 548
The name Logie is Gaelic for 'hollow' and probably the parish took this name because a previous parish church was sited at Marybank in a hollow or dell by the River Balnagown.Third Statistical Account of Scotland, Vol 13 Ross and Cromarty, ed.A.S. Mather, publ. Scottish Academic Press, Edinburgh, 1987; pp. 191-197Origines parochiales Scotiae : the antiquities ecclesiastical and territorial of the parishes of Scotland, publ.by Bannatyne Club, Edinburgh 1851; Vol2, Part 2, p. 468
The parish is mainly rural with several areas of woodland. In the west of the parish, above Scotsburn, lies Scotsburn Wood, which contains a number of cairns, which were almost certainly created to mark an ancient battle.Historic Environment Scotland archaeological catalogue - Scotburn Wood canmore.org.uk/site/14577 - retrieved April 2024 The land gently rises to near Logie Hill in the eastern part of the parish, but further west near Lamington rises to . The highest part is along the western border, where Cnoc an t-Sabhail reaches .Ordnance Survey 1 inch to one mile Sheet 22 Dornoch; publ.1958
At the 2011 census, the population of the civil parish was 658. 2.8% had some knowledge of Gaelic.Census of Scotland 2011, Table KS101SC Usually Resident Population, published by National Records of Scotland. Website http://www.scotlandscensus.gov.uk/ retrieved April 2021. See "Standard Outputs", Table KS101SC, Area type: Civil Parish A hundred years before, in 1911, 24.0% were Gaelic speaking (and 52.7% in 1881).Twelfth Decennial Census of the Population of Scotland, 1911, published H.M.S.O. Edinburgh 1912; Vol 1, Part 31, Table I, p.1950 The area of the parish is .Census of Scotland 1931. Preliminary Report. Table 17 - Population and Acreage of Civil Parishes alphabetically arranged. Publ. H.M.S.O. 1931
The parish was originally divided between the counties of Ross-shire and Cromartyshire, but these counties were united in 1889. were in Cromartyshire, part of an enclave around Tarbat House spanning Kilmuir Easter and Logie Easter.6 inch Ordnance Survey Index map for Ross and Cromarty, publ. Ordnance Survey, Southampton, 1881 The parish council was formed in 1895 with 7 elected members.Eighth Annual Report of the Local Government Board for Scotland, 1902, publ.H.M.S.O., Glasgow, 1903;p. 530 This was replaced by Invergordon District Council in 1930, which was made up of the parishes of Rosskeen, Kilmuir Easter and Logie Easter. The District Council had 7 members, 3 of whom were the County Councillors for area and 4 elected to the District Council from the parishes (Rosskeen had 2 members and the others 1 each).Local Government (Scotland) Act, 1929The Edinburgh Gazette 11 March 1930; pp.296-298 Since 1976, this has been superseded by the Kilmuir and Logie Easter Community Council, which covers the parish of Kilmuir Easter as well as Logie Easter. The community council has 8 members.Highland Council - Scheme for the Establishment of Community Councils in Highland Updated Sept 2019 www.highland.gov.uk/download/downloads/id/4456/scheme_of_establishment_for_community_councils.pdf - retrieved Jan. 2024
Logie Easter is in the ward of Tain and Easter Ross of Highland council.
The Far North Line railway route passes through the eastern part of the parish, but Nigg railway station within the parish is closed. The nearest open stations are at Tain and Invergordon.
There is now a combined Church of Scotland parish for Kilmuir & Logie Easter which uses both the Kilmuir Easter and Logie Easter church buildings.Presbytery of Ross website presbyteryofross.wordpress.com/churches/kilmuir-logie-easter/ - retrieved April 2024
The first church after the Scottish Reformation was built at Marybank (in a hollow) and was replaced by another building in the same place in 1767. In 1818 this was replaced by a church on Chapel Hill, north-east of Kildary. The United Free Church building was opened nearby in 1905 and, after the re-union with the Church of Scotland, it became the parish's main place of worship in 1948. The previous building was demolished in 1988.Highland Historic Environment Record her.highland.gov.uk/Monument/MHG8719 - retrieved April 2024 The parish is first recorded (other than minimal references) in 1497 when King James IV presented a new vicar for "Logy" (identified with Logie Easter) in the diocese of Ross.
Settlements Arabella, Highland Kildary Lamington, Highland Logie Hill Newfield, Highland Scotsburn, Highland
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