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1. (East) Lake Ainslie / Glenmore (Brook) / Trout River
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Named for Maj.-Gen. Ainslie, Lt.-Gov. of Cape Breton Island from 1816-20. Hugh McMillan from Fort William, Scotland, settled in 1806. |
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2. (West) Lake Ainslie
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Lake Ainslie Chapel: Alexander McDonald petitioned for land here in 1821. |
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3. Gillisdale / Mount Pleasant Brook
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Named for settlers who came from Morar, Scotland, from 1821-25. |
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4. Keppoch (Mountain) / Morvan (Road)
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Settled in 1820 and named Mayfield and later Morven. The descendants of the settlers gradually moved away and today there is no trace of the settlement. |
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5. Kiltarlity
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Malcolm McFarland settled in 1865. The name comes from a place of the same name in Inverness-shire, Scotland. |
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6. North / Point Ainslie
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Robert McLeod, Norman McPherson and Donald McLean settled on their land grants here in 1821. Named for Cape Breton Lt.-Gov. George Robert Ainslie (1776-1839), who served from 1816-20. |
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7. Pipers Glen / Keppoch
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Pipers Glen: Settled in 1843 and named for Neil Jamison, a bagpiper of considerable local fame. |
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8. Scotsville
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Hugh Campbell from Isle of Muck, Scotland was here in 1821 and owned the first gristmill at Lake Ainslie. First called Outlet of Lake Ainslie or Outlet, because it was at the mouth of the SW branch of the Margaree River. |
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9. Twin Rock Valley / Kirkwood
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Twin Rock Valley: Six MacMillan brothers came to this area before 1872 from the Island of Muck in Scotland. |
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10. Upper Margaree / Egypt Falls
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| 11. Masons Mountain Nature Reserve
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| 12. Mount Pleasant (Cape Breton)
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| 13. Black River Bog Nature Reserve (Inverness, 12km)
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14. Blackstone (Inverness, 12km)
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Margaret MacDonald and her two sons from Lochaber, Scotland, settled here on a 450-acre grant near the mouth of Black River in 1816. |
| 15. Broad Cove Banks (Inverness, 12km)
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16. Broad Cove Chapel (Inverness, 12km)
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Hugh Smith settled here in 1804. By 1870 there was a chapel, shop, gristmill, tannery and two schools. |
| 17. Broad Cove Marsh (Inverness, 12km)
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18. Broad Cove, Inverness / MacEachern Mills (Inverness, 12km)
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Angus McIsaac settled here in 1807. The cove was formerly called Hunter's Bay and Broad Cove Banks. |
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19. Deepdale (Inverness, 12km)
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Angus McIsaac was the first settler in 1815. By the 1870s there were two forges, three shops and a mill. |
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20. Dunvegan (Inverness, 12km)
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Duncan McLeod was one of the earliest settlers in 1809. The place was first known as Broad Marsh Cove. |
| 21. Foot Cape (Inverness, 12km)
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22. Glen Campbell(ton) (Inverness, 12km)
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Named for postmaster D. A. Campbell. Angus Gillis settled here in 1840. |
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23. Glenville (Inverness) (Inverness, 12km)
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Murdoch Kennedy from Canna, Scotland, was the first settler here in 1812. |
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24. Inverness (Inverness, 12km)
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The place was known as Juste au Corps and later Broad Cove until 1903. In 1791 a large number of Scottish Roman Catholic settlers came here from the Hebrides. |
| 25. Inverness Beach (Inverness, 12km)
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26. Inverside (Inverness, 12km)
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John McLellan of Scotland and John McKinnon were settled here by 1817. |
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27. Kenloch / Loch Ban / McCormack (Inverness, 12km)
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| 28. MacCormicks Corner (Inverness, 12km)
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| 29. Mason Point (Inverness, 12km)
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30. North (Cape) Highlands (Inverness, 12km)
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Alexander McKay and John McIntire were living here by 1823. |
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31. Port Ban (Inverness, 12km)
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The name is a combination of English and Gaelic words meaning 'white port’. Early settlers from Scotland receiving warrants of survey in 1817 were John McIntyre and Ann McIntyre, widow of John McIntyre. |
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32. Sight Point (Inverness, 12km)
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Allan and Alexander MacDonald from Scotland applied for land here in 1816. |
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33. Strathlorne (Inverness, 12km)
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The present name, adopted in 1880, honours John Douglas Sutherland Campbell, Marquess of Lorne and 9th Duke of Argyll (1845-1914), governor general from 1878-83. |
| 34. Strathlorne Station (Inverness, 12km)
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| 35. Victoria Road (Inverness, 12km)
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| 36. Coady Road (Margaree Forks, 17km)
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37. Emerald / Big Brook Settlement (Margaree Forks, 17km)
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Big Brook Settlement: In Cape Breton County on Big Brook, a tributary of North East Margaree River. Settled in the mid-1800s. |
| 38. Fordview (Margaree Forks, 17km)
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| 39. Margaree 25 (Margaree Forks, 17km)
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40. Margaree Brook Nature Reserve (Margaree Forks, 17km)
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George Hall received a land grant here in 1791. |