Invergordon
Invergordon is a community and also port in Easter Ross, in Ross as well as Cromarty, Highland, Scotland. It lies in the parish of Rosskeen. The town is well known for the Invergordon Mutiny of 1931. More recently it has actually also become understood for the repair of oil rigs which line up in the Cromarty Firth on which the community is positioned. In the 1970s as well as 1980s neighboring Nigg was known for the construction of these rigs. The backyard used for this is now attempting to re-establish itself as a fabricator of big overseas wind turbines and also oil well repair since being bought by Global Energy Group. For a variety of years Invergordon was the site of an aluminium smelter up until 1981 when British Aluminium closed it down. The pipeline that covered the conveyor belt from the smelter to the BA pier was not taken down till the very early 2000s and also the two large storage tanks still stand today along with a water tower. It still has a grain whisky distillery, operated by Philippines-owned whisky giant Whyte and Mackay, the output of which contributes to several combined whiskies. Attached to the distillery was the Invergordon Distillery Pipe Band. Today the port is checked out by lots of large cruise liners every year, as the deep water port enables disembarkation for coach scenic tours in the north Highlands. Considering that the 1970s some would certainly view the community as a 'Glasgow colony', because numerous workers were hired from southern Scotland to work in the oil rig fabrication and also aluminium smelting markets. Consequently, the homeowners' accents frequently reveal extra influence from Glasgow, than the bordering Easter Ross language of Highland English although this has actually changed recently. In the last few years Global Energy Group have actually been increasing, with the purchase of the Nigg manufacture lawn it has additionally brought much valued work to Invergordon's Docks with the community once more loaded with oil business employees through the day.
