Ullapool
Ullapool is a village of around 1,500 residents in Ross and Cromarty, Scottish Highlands, located around 45 miles (72 km) north-west of Inverness. In spite of its tiny size it is the largest settlement for numerous miles around, and a vital port as well as visitor destination. The North Atlantic Drift passes Ullapool, moderating the temperature. A few Cordyline australis (New Zealand cabbage trees) are expanded in the community and are commonly mistaken for palm trees. The town pushes Loch Broom, on the A835 road from Inverness. The Ullapool River streams with the village. On the eastern coast of Loch Broom, Ullapool was founded in 1788 as a herring port by the British Fisheries Society. It was created by Thomas Telford. Prior to after that the town was just a trivial community of just over 20 families. The harbour is still the side of the community, used as an angling port, yacht place, and ferry port. Ferryboats cruise to Stornoway in the Outer Hebrides. The town was historically in Cromartyshire, a county composed of several separate enclaves spread across north Ross-shire. Cromartyshire was eliminated and incorporated with bordering Ross-shire in 1890. Many of the essential explorations of the Victorian era that contributed to the advancement of the principle of plate tectonics were made in this area, and also there are still regular global geological meetings. It is referred to as the top geological hotspot in Scotland. Parliament granted permission in the 1890s for a railway from Ullapool to the primary Highland network at Garve, however the plan was abandoned as a result of insufficient funds. The name is possibly derived from the Norse for "Wool farm" or "Ulli's farm".
