ULINISH, an isle, in the parish of Kilmuir, county
of Inverness. This is a small isle, in which are the
remains of a Danish fort; and also those of a place of
refuge, built in the time of James VI. by Hugh Macdonald,
ne.xt heir to the dignity and fortune of bis chief,
and who suffered for engaging in a plot against the laird's
life. There is an extensive cavern on the coast.