Invergordon is a town and port in Easter Ross, in Ross and Cromarty, Highland, Scotland. It lies in the parish of Rosskeen. The community is popular for the Invergordon Mutiny of 1931. Much more lately it has actually additionally ended up being recognized for the fixing of oil rigs which line up in the Cromarty Firth on which the community is situated. In the 1970s and 1980s neighboring Nigg was understood for the construction of these rigs. The yard made use of for this is now trying to re-establish itself as a fabricator of big overseas wind generators and also oil rig refurbishment given that being purchased by Global Energy Group. For a variety of years Invergordon was the site of an aluminium smelter till 1981 when British Aluminium closed it down. The pipeline that covered the conveyor belt from the smelter to the BA pier was not dismantled until the very early 2000s and also both large tanks still stand today in addition to a water tower. It still has a grain whisky distillery, operated by Philippines-owned whisky giant Whyte and Mackay, the output of which adds to many blended whiskies. Linked to the distillery was the Invergordon Distillery Pipe Band. Today the port is gone to by many large cruise liners every year, as the deep water port enables disembarkation for train excursions in the north Highlands. Given that the 1970s some would perceive the town as a 'Glasgow swarm', given that many employees were hired from southerly Scotland to operate in the oil well manufacture as well as aluminium smelting industries. Consequently, the citizens' accents frequently show extra impact from Glasgow, than the surrounding Easter Ross language of Highland English although this has actually changed recently. In recent times Global Energy Group have been broadening, with the purchase of the Nigg fabrication yard it has actually also brought much valued job to Invergordon's Docks with the town once again loaded with oil business workers via the day.