Mallaig
Mallaig is a port in Lochaber, on the west shore of the Highlands of Scotland. The local train station, Mallaig, is the terminus of the West Highland railway line (Ft William as well as Mallaig branch) and 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, separated up the farm of Mallaigvaig right into seventeen parcels of land and urged his occupants to transfer to the western part of the peninsula and also resort to angling as a lifestyle. The population and regional economic situation increased quickly in the 20th century with the arrival of the train. Ferries run by Caledonian MacBrayne and Western Isles Cruises cruise from the port to Armadale on the Isle of Skye, Inverie in Knoydart, as well as the islands of Rùm, Eigg, Muck, and also Canna. Mallaig is the major commercial fishing port on the West Coastline of Scotland, and also throughout the 1960s was the busiest herring port in Europe. Mallaig prided itself back then on its well-known commonly smoked kippers, the fishmonger Andy Race still providing genuine oak smoked kippers from the factory store on the harbour. Mallaig and the bordering area is a popular location for vacations. Most of the area talks English, with a minority of homeowners speaking both English as well as Gaelic. On top of that, typical Gaelic is still shown in Mallaig Primary School to students who choose to discover the language.
