Mallaig
Mallaig is a port in Lochaber, on the west coast of the Highlands of Scotland. The local railway station, Mallaig, is the terminus of the West Highland train line (Fort William and Mallaig branch) and also the town is linked to Fort 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 right into seventeen parcels and urged his occupants to relocate to the western part of the peninsula and count on angling as a way of living. The population and regional economic situation broadened rapidly in the 20th century with the arrival of the railway. Ferryboats run by Caledonian MacBrayne and Western Isles Cruises sail from the port to Armadale on the Isle of Skye, Inverie in Knoydart, and the islands of Rùm, Eigg, Muck, and Canna. Mallaig is the main industrial fishing port on the West Coastline of Scotland, and during the 1960s was the busiest herring port in Europe. Mallaig prided itself during that time on its well-known traditionally smoked kippers, the fishmonger Andy Race still giving genuine oak smoked kippers from the factory store on the harbour. Mallaig and also the surrounding location is a preferred area for holidays. The majority of the community speaks English, with a minority of locals speaking both English as well as Gaelic. On top of that, traditional Gaelic is still shown in Mallaig Primary School to students that choose to find out the language.
