Lochaline
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Lochaline Scottish Gaelic Loch Àlainn |
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| Coordinates | 56 ° 32 ′ N , 5 ° 47 ′ W | ||
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| Post town | MORVERN | ||
| ZIP code section | PA34 | ||
| prefix | 01967 | ||
| Part of the country | Scotland | ||
| Council area | Highland | ||
| British Parliament | Ross, Skye and Lochaber | ||
| Scottish Parliament | Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch | ||
Lochaline ( Scottish Gaelic Loch Àlainn , "beautiful lake") is the most important town in Morvern , Council Area Highland , with around 200 inhabitants . It is located on the north coast of the mouth of the Loch Aline fjord and can be reached from the road via the A884 . Lochaline is connected by ferry to Fishnish on the Isle of Mull and has a gas station and shop. Nearby is an approximately one hundred year old church, where legend says that a previous building dates from the 6th century. The oldest gravestones in the cemetery date back to the 8th century.
There has been a silica sand mine in Lochaline since 1940 , which was opened to replace silica sources that had become inaccessible during World War II . A source was important for the manufacture of crown glass . Before the mine opened, the town only had 60 residents. In November 2008 the imminent closure of the mine was announced.
Individual evidence
- ^ Information from the Scottish Parliament
- ↑ a b Lochaline Tourist Information on Aboutbritain.com. Aboutbritain.com, accessed April 21, 2009 .
- Jump up ↑ Exploring Morvern, Morvern Heritiage Society, The Story of Lochaline Silica Mine, Mary Barnes, pp. 14-19
- ↑ Lochaber News, Mine closes with loss of 11 jobs, November 20, 2008 ( Memento from December 25, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
