Shieldaig
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| Shieldaig | |
| Scottish Gaelic: Sìldeag | |
| Scots: Shieldaig | |
  Shieldaig shown within Scotland |
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| Population | 100 |
|---|---|
| OS grid reference | |
| Council area | Highland |
| Lieutenancy area | Ross and Cromarty |
| Constituent country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Kinlochewe |
| Postcode district | IV54 |
| Dialling code | 01520 |
| Police | Northern |
| Fire | Highlands and Islands |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| European Parliament | Scotland |
| UK Parliament | Ross, Skye and Lochaber |
| Scottish Parliament | Ross, Skye and Inverness West constituency in the Highlands and Islands electoral region |
| List of places: UK • Scotland | |
Shieldaig (Gaelic: Sìldeag) is a village in Wester Ross in the Northwest Highlands of Scotland.
The village was founded in 1800[1] with a view to training up seamen for war against Napoleon, but after his (initial) defeat and exile to Elba, the community found itself a new role as a fishing village; therefore, the small island just off its coast never had its tall pines harvested to rig warships, and this has now become a nature sanctuary. The name of the village is a Viking word meaning 'loch of the herring' which do indeed still populate the bay in some profusion.
Shieldaig is a community of around 100 people, and has its own school, a small pub, a village hall that doubles as chapel, and a church. It is much used as a holiday destination, attracting those interested in sea fishing, and explorers of the Torridon Hills which are a few miles around the coast.
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Shieldaig.org is the local website, listing accommodation and useful information.
- The Undiscovered Scotland page for Shieldaig gives good coverage of the village and its facilities.
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