Cannich
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Cannich Scottish Gaelic Canaich |
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| Coordinates | 57 ° 21 ′ N , 4 ° 46 ′ W | ||
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| Post town | BEAULY | ||
| ZIP code section | IV4 | ||
| prefix | 01456 | ||
| Part of the country | Scotland | ||
| Council area | Highland | ||
| Civil Parish | Kilmorack | ||
| British Parliament | Ross, Skye and Lochaber | ||
| Scottish Parliament | Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch | ||
Cannich ( Scottish Gaelic : Canaich ) is a village in the Highlands Council Area in Scotland . It is located in the Strathglass , the valley of the River Glass , about 20 kilometers west of Drumnadrochit , at the confluence of the River Affric and the River Cannich to the River Glass. Cannich is a popular starting point for hikes and mountain tours in Glen Affric .
history
The Strathglass Valley and its localities originally belonged to the territory of the Chisholm clan . The clan was one of the supporters of the Jacobites , on the flight after the Battle of Culloden in 1746, Bonnie Prince Charlie and Lord Lovat hid in the woods around Cannich and the Glen Affric. While the prince finally managed to escape, Lord Lovat was taken prisoner in neighboring Strathfarrar and later beheaded on Tower Hill in London .
Like much of the Highlands, Strathglass was hit by the Highland Clearances , which resulted in a significant population decline. From around 1830 the valley was largely depopulated and was mainly used for sheep breeding and hunting . The large landowners west of Cannich included the American horse breeder Walter Winans .
From the late 1940s, the state-owned North of Scotland Hydro-Electric Board (NOSHEB) began expanding and using hydropower in Glen Affric and Glen Cannich. Previously, further plans of a private electricity company had been rejected by the House of Commons in 1929 and 1941 . In the Affric-Beauly hydro-electric power scheme , the lakes Loch Beinn a 'Mheadhoin and Loch Mullardoch were dammed in both valleys by building dams and dams and the water was channeled through tunnels to the Fasnakyle power station. Further reservoirs and power plants are in the northern neighboring valleys and at Beauly, at the east end of Strathglass. For the construction of the dams, tunnels and power plants, the Hydro-Electric Board set up its central warehouse in the small hamlet of Cannich, including accommodation for up to 2,000 workers. In addition to locals, the workers also included men from Ireland and Eastern Europe as well as former German prisoners of war . Some of the camp's buildings still stand today; the Cannich Community Hall was originally the canteen and cinema of the construction workers' camp . Permanent staff was also required for the operation and maintenance of the power plants and dams. A number of new houses for the families of the employees were built in Cannich.
Infrastructure
Cannich has around 450 inhabitants, in 2011 455 people lived in 233 households in the town. Compared to 2001 the population has increased by around 10%, 2001 Cannich had a population of 394 people in 180 households. In Cannich there is a primary school , a community hall and a village shop. Cannich owns two churches. Strathglass is traditionally a stronghold of the Catholic Church , the neo-Gothic Catholic Church Our Lady & St Bean , built in 1868, is therefore larger and older than the town's second church, built in 1899 and owned by the Church of Scotland .
The place can be reached via the A831 from Beauly or Drumnadrochit. There are bus connections with Stagecoach to Inverness every day except Sundays , via both Beauly and Drumnadrochit. Ross's Minibuses operate regular services to Dingwall and from July to September to Glen Affric.
tourism
Due to its location east of Glen Affric, Cannich is a popular starting point for hikes and mountain tours in Glen Affric, around Loch Affric and Loch Beinn a 'Mheadhoin as well as on the Munros on both sides of the valley, including the highest mountain north of the Great Glen , the Càrn Eige . Glen Affric and Glen Cannich are also destinations for hunters and anglers . Accommodation options exist in various bed and breakfasts and on a campsite . The Glen Affric Hotel has been closed for several years. Cannich also owns a couple of pubs .
East of Cannich, off the road to Drumnadrochit, near the small hamlet of Corrimony is the Corrimony Cairn , a Neolithic megalithic complex .
Individual evidence
- ^ Information from the Scottish Parliament
- ↑ Glen Affric & Strathglass: People & Places
- ^ Glen Affric & Strathglass: The Hydro Story
- ^ Highland Council, Census 2011, results for Settlement zone Cannich
- ↑ Glen Affric & Strathglass: The Highland Churches
- ^ Cannich Church of Scotland
- ^ Glen Affric & Strathglass: Travel & Transport Information
- ↑ Scottish Hills by Bus and Train: Cannich and Glen Affric ( Memento of the original from February 1, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
