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Mallaig
Mallaig is a port in Lochaber, on the west coastline of the Highlands of Scotland. The regional train station, Mallaig, is the terminus of the West Highland railway line (Ft William as well as Mallaig branch) and also the community is linked to Ft William by the A830 road-- the "Road to the Isles". The village of Mallaig was founded in the 1840s, when Lord Lovat, proprietor of North Morar Estate, split up the farm of Mallaigvaig into seventeen parcels and urged his occupants to relocate to the western part of the peninsula and also turn to fishing as a way of living. The population as well as local economic climate broadened swiftly in the 20th century with the arrival of the train. Ferries operated by Caledonian MacBrayne as well as Western Isles Cruises cruise from the port to Armadale on the Isle of Skye, Inverie in Knoydart, and the islands of Rùm, Eigg, Muck, as well as Canna. Mallaig is the main commercial angling port on the West Coast of Scotland, and also during the 1960s was the busiest herring port in Europe. Mallaig prided itself at that time on its popular typically smoked kippers, the fishmonger Andy Race still supplying genuine oak smoked kippers from the manufacturing facility shop on the harbour. Mallaig and the surrounding location is a popular location for vacations. Most of the community talks English, with a minority of residents talking both English as well as Gaelic. In addition, standard Gaelic is still educated in Mallaig Primary School to students who choose to learn the language.