Mallaig
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Mallaig Scottish Gaelic Malaig |
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| Coordinates | 57 ° 0 ′ N , 5 ° 50 ′ W | ||
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| Residents | 806 2011 census | ||
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| Post town | MALLAIG | ||
| ZIP code section | PH41 | ||
| prefix | 01687 | ||
| Part of the country | Scotland | ||
| Lieutenancy Area | Inverness | ||
| Council area | Highland | ||
| British Parliament | Ross, Skye and Lochaber | ||
| Scottish Parliament | Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch | ||
Mallaig ( Scottish Gaelic Malaig ) is a village with 806 inhabitants on the west coast of Scotland in the Council Area Highland . The place is an important fishing and ferry port .
Mallaig was founded in 1840 by Lord Lovat Lovat as a pure fishing port. The place owes its rapidly growing importance in the 20th century primarily to the connection to the British railway network in 1901, when the West Highland Railway was expanded from Fort William to Mallaig. The fish landed in Mallaig could be transported away quickly and inexpensively in this way. The local fishermen now specialize in catching shrimp and lobsters . In the early days the herring fishery was the main focus.
In 1932 the first car ferry ran from Mallaig to Skye . Today there are ferry connections to the islands of Skye, Rùm , Canna , Eigg , Muck and South Uist as well as to the Knoydart peninsula , which has greatly increased Mallaig's importance as a ferry port.
Mallaig is also known as the terminus of the steam train " The Jacobite ", which runs daily from Fort William to Mallaig in the summer months. Other diesel-powered trains run on this route all year round. The scenic road Road to the Isles , which is much traveled by tourists and runs largely parallel to the Fort William – Mallaig railway line , also ends in Mallaig .
Today the village is strongly influenced by tourism. In the village center there are several pubs, restaurants and shops as a tourist infrastructure. Many passengers on the Jacobite Steam Train, which stops in town for one and three quarters of an hour, use the time to visit.
Mallaig Harbor
Ferry to Skye
Mallaig train station
Fisherman and Child sculpture
Web links
- Description of the location (English)
- Tourist information (English)
- Undiscovered Scotland (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Information from the Scottish Parliament
- ↑ 2011 census
- ↑ History Mallaigs ( Memento of 4 March 2004 at the Internet Archive )