Invergordon (Scotland)

Invergordon ; Scottish Gaelic Inbhir Ghòrdain
	City view of Invergordon
Coordinates	57 ° 41 ′ N , 4 ° 10 ′ W Coordinates: 57 ° 41 ′ N , 4 ° 10 ′ W
	Invergordon
	Invergordon
Residents	4075 2011 census
administration
Post town	INVERGORDON
ZIP code section	IV18
prefix	01349
Part of the country	Scotland
Council area	Highland
British Parliament	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
Scottish Parliament	Caithness, Sutherland and Ross

Invergordon ( Scottish Gaelic Inbhir Ghòrdain ) is a town in the Scottish Council Area Highland . The port city is in the traditional county of Ross-shire , which belonged to the administrative county of Ross and Cromarty between 1889 and 1975 . Invergordon is about 18 km northeast of Dingwall and 20 km north of Inverness on the Cromarty Firth , an inlet of the Moray Firth , and had 4075 inhabitants in 2001.

history

The present city was founded in the 18th century by Sir William Gordon on the site of the old Inverbreakie settlement . In 1828 the port facilities were built; The connection to the railway network took place in 1863. Until 1956, Invergordon served as a naval port for repairs and bunkering of warships of the Royal Navy , which is still evident today from an extensive oil store. In 1931 the Invergordon mutiny took place here after the Royal Navy had announced drastic wage cuts as a result of the global economic crisis .

traffic

Invergordon is connected to a trunk road via the A9 road , which runs two kilometers north of the city . The Far North Line serves Invergordon station on its route from Inverness to Wick and Thurso .

economy

Because of the proximity to the oil fields of the North Sea, the heavy industry for the manufacture of oil drilling platforms developed in the port . In 1971 an aluminum smelter was built. The reason for choosing the location was the supply of cheap electricity from the Hunterston nuclear power station . In 1982 the hut was closed again, which resulted in a sharp rise in unemployment. The Invergordon whiskey distillery has been a major employer since 1959 . With Ben Wyvis there was a second whiskey distillery in the city between 1965 and 1977 .