Invergordon
Invergordon is a town and port in Easter Ross, in Ross as well as Cromarty, Highland, Scotland. It lies in the parish of Rosskeen. The community is popular for the Invergordon Mutiny of 1931. More just recently it has actually additionally become understood for the repair service of oil rigs which align in the Cromarty Firth on which the town is situated. In the 1970s and also 1980s neighboring Nigg was known for the building and construction of these gears. The yard used for this is now attempting to re-establish itself as a fabricator of huge offshore wind generators and also oil rig refurbishment considering that being bought by Global Energy Group. For a number of years Invergordon was the website of an aluminium smelter until 1981 when British Aluminium shut it down. The pipe that covered the conveyor belt from the smelter to the BA pier was not dismantled till the very early 2000s and both big tanks still stand today along with a water tower. It still has a grain whisky distillery, run by Philippines-owned whisky titan Whyte and Mackay, the result of which contributes to several blended whiskies. Linked to the distillery was the Invergordon Distillery Pipe Band. Today the port is gone to by many large cruise liners each year, as the deep water port enables disembarkation for coach trips in the northern Highlands. Given that the 1970s some would certainly view the town as a 'Glasgow colony', because several workers were hired from southerly Scotland to operate in the oil well manufacture and also aluminium smelting markets. Consequently, the locals' accents frequently reveal much more influence from Glasgow, than the surrounding Easter Ross language of Highland English although this has transformed recently. Recently Global Energy Group have actually been increasing, with the acquisition of the Nigg manufacture backyard it has actually likewise brought much appreciated work to Invergordon's Docks with the town once again packed with oil business employees via the day.
