Invergordon
Invergordon is a town and port in Easter Ross, in Ross and also Cromarty, Highland, Scotland. It lies in the parish of Rosskeen. The community is popular for the Invergordon Mutiny of 1931. More lately it has actually also come to be understood for the repair work of oil well which align in the Cromarty Firth on which the community is located. In the 1970s and 1980s close-by Nigg was known for the building of these rigs. The lawn used for this is now attempting to re-establish itself as a fabricator of big offshore wind generators and also oil well refurbishment considering that being purchased by Global Energy Group. For a variety of years Invergordon was the site of an aluminium smelter until 1981 when British Aluminium shut it down. The pipeline that covered the conveyor belt from the smelter to the Bachelor's Degree pier was not dismantled up until the early 2000s and also both large containers still stand today in addition to a water tower. It still has a grain whisky distillery, operated by Philippines-owned whisky giant Whyte and also Mackay, the output of which adds to numerous blended whiskies. Attached to the distillery was the Invergordon Distillery Pipe Band. Presently the port is checked out by numerous big cruise liners each year, as the deep water port allows disembarkation for coach scenic tours in the northern Highlands. Because the 1970s some would view the town as a 'Glasgow colony', since many workers were recruited from southern Scotland to work in the oil rig manufacture and aluminium smelting sectors. As a result, the homeowners' accents typically reveal extra impact from Glasgow, than the surrounding Easter Ross language of Highland English although this has actually transformed in recent times. In recent times Global Energy Group have been broadening, with the acquisition of the Nigg fabrication backyard it has likewise brought much appreciated work to Invergordon's Docks with the town once again full of oil business employees via the day.