Mallaig
Mallaig is a port in Lochaber, on the west shore of the Highlands of Scotland. The neighborhood train station, Mallaig, is the terminus of the West Highland railway line (Fort William and also Mallaig branch) and 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, owner of North Morar Estate, divided up the farm of Mallaigvaig right into seventeen parcels of land as well as urged his tenants to move to the western part of the peninsula and resort to fishing as a way of life. The population and also local economic climate broadened quickly in the 20th century with the arrival of the railway. Ferryboats operated by Caledonian MacBrayne and Western Isles Cruises sail from the port to Armadale on the Isle of Skye, Inverie in Knoydart, as well as the isles of Rùm, Eigg, Muck, and also Canna. Mallaig is the main business fishing port on the West Shore of Scotland, and throughout the 1960s was the busiest herring port in Europe. Mallaig prided itself at that time on its famous generally smoked kippers, the fishmonger Andy Race still supplying real oak smoked kippers from the manufacturing facility store on the harbour. Mallaig as well as the surrounding location is a prominent location for holidays. Most of the community speaks English, with a minority of homeowners talking both English and Gaelic. Additionally, traditional Gaelic is still shown in Mallaig Primary School to pupils that choose to discover the language.
