Torridon

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Torridon
Scottish Gaelic Toirbheartan
Torridon seen from the banks of Loch Torridon
Torridon seen from the banks of Loch Torridon
Coordinates 57 ° 33 ′  N , 5 ° 31 ′  W Coordinates: 57 ° 33 ′  N , 5 ° 31 ′  W
Torridon (Scotland)
Torridon
Torridon
administration
Post town Achnasheen
ZIP code section IV22
prefix 01445
Part of the country Scotland
Council area Highland
Civil Parish Applecross
British Parliament Ross, Skye and Lochaber
Scottish Parliament Caithness, Sutherland and Ross

Torridon ( Scottish Gaelic : Toirbheartan ) is a village in the Highlands Council Area in Scotland . It is located on the north bank of Loch Torridon , an estuary. Opposite is the village of Shieldaig on the south bank . Torridon is a popular starting point for hiking and climbing tours in the mountains north of the village.

history

Around 1600 there was an ironworks on the north bank of Upper Loch Torridon . She processed pig iron that was produced at Loch Maree into wrought iron . Like many areas of the Highlands, Torridon was hit hard by the Highland Clearances , which resulted in a significant population decline. In 1831 the property was sold to a Colonel McBarnet who had made his fortune as a plantation owner in the West Indies . He drove the crofters away from their leased plots in favor of sheep breeding , the remaining residents could only settle along the shore. In 1859, McBarnet ordered that all residents had to settle in Annat , the district at the landside end of the hole. He also restricted the ownership of animals, so the crofters were allowed to keep a maximum of one cow.

After the property was passed to Duncan Darroch, Baron of Gourock, the situation of the residents improved. Darroch converted the property into hunting land and allowed Crofter settlements again. The other restrictions were also lifted and Darroch got involved in the financing of livestock and boats for the residents. During this time, the name Torridon, which had previously only referred to the Torridon Estate as a property, was gradually transferred to the place that previously bore the name of the current district of Fasag . Darroch died in Torridon House in 1910. After his death, ownership changed several times, most recently in 1960 to Peter King, 4th Earl of Lovelace , whose family had already acquired part of Darroch's property around 1900. He died in Torridon House in 1964. His heirs ceded the property to the state as part of inheritance tax . In 1967 the National Trust for Scotland took over the property. Torridon House remained the residence of the 5th Earl of Lovelace , who however sold the house in 2015. The National Trust set up the Torridon Countryside Center on the property, where visitors can learn about plants, animals and hiking opportunities.

Infrastructure

Street in the district of Fasag

Torridon has a little under 200 inhabitants, in 2001 188 people in 93 households lived in the village. Torridon has a local community hall, a primary school , a village shop, a small museum, a mountain rescue and fire department and a youth hostel . There is also a small NHS health center . The place can be reached via the A896 from Kinlochewe and Strathcarron , there is a local bus connection to Strathcarron station on the Kyle of Lochalsh Line .

tourism

Torridon is popular as a starting point for hikes and climbing tours in the Torridon Hills to the north and east . Mountains like the Liathach , Beinn Alligin and Beinn Eighe are some of the most impressive mountains in the British Isles. The Torridon Hills are also a destination for wildlife watchers and hunters. Boat trips are available on Loch Torridon. In addition to the Torridon Hotel and the youth hostel, there are various bed and breakfast options . The Coire a 'Cheud-chnoic (English Corrie of the Hundred Hills; Ger . Corrie of 100 Hills) are located near Torridon.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Information from the Scottish Parliament
  2. ↑ stevecarter.com (English)
  3. ↑ undiscoveredscotland.co.uk (English)
  4. ↑ thepeerage.com: Peter Axel William Locke King, 5th Earl of Lovelace , accessed June 22, 2016
  5. ^ Lyon & Turnbull: Torridon: Home of the Earls of Lovelace. Auction 28 October 2015 , accessed on June 22, 2016
  6. ↑ Highland Council, Census 2001, results for Torridon ( Memento from January 10, 2014 in the web archive archive.today )
  7. ↑ Public transport in the Lochcarron area and some points beyond ( Memento from September 8, 2013 in the Internet Archive )

Web links

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