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Encyclopedia > Mallaig
Mallaig
Malaig (Gaelic)
OS grid reference: NM674968
Population: 797
Council area: Highland
Constituent country: Scotland
Sovereign state: United Kingdom
Police force: Northern Constabulary
Lieutenancy area: Inverness
Former county: Inverness-shire
Post town: MALLAIG
Postal: PH41
Telephone: 01687
Scottish Parliament: Inverness East, Nairn & Lochaber
UK Parliament: Ross, Skye and Lochaber
European Parliament: Scotland
Scotland
This article is about Mallaig in Scotland. For the hamlet in Canada, see Mallaig, Alberta.

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 railway line (Fort William & Mallaig branch), completed in 1901, and the town is linked to Fort William by the A830 road – the "Road to the Isles". // Scottish Gaelic (Gàidhlig) is a member of the Goidelic branch of Celtic languages. ... The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ... For local government purposes, Scotland is divided into 32 areas designated as Council Areas of Scotland which are all governed by unitary authorities designated as Councils which have the option under the Local Government (Gaelic Names) (Scotland) Act 1997(as chosen by Na h-Eileanan an Iar) of being known... Location Geography Area Ranked 1st  - Total 30,659 km²  - % Water  ? Admin HQ Inverness ISO 3166-2 GB-HLD ONS code 00QT Demographics Population Ranked 7th  - Total (2005) 213,590  - Density 8 / km² Politics The Highland Council http://www. ... Constituent countries is a phrase sometimes used, usually by official institutions, in contexts in which a number of countries make up a larger entity or grouping; thus the OECD has used the phrase in reference to the former Yugoslavia (example here) and European institutions such as the Council of Europe... Motto (Latin) No one provokes me with impunity Cha togar mfhearg gun dioladh (Scottish Gaelic)1 Wha daur meddle wi me?(Scots)1 Anthem (Multiple unofficial anthems) Scotlands location in Europe Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official languages English, Gaelic Government Constitutional monarchy  -  Queen Queen Elizabeth II  -  Prime... This is an alphabetical list of the sovereign states of the world, including both de jure and de facto independent states. ... There are a number of policing agencies in the United Kingdom. ... Map showing the council areas of Scotland, with the ones in the police area highlighted. ... The Lieutenancy areas of Scotland are the areas used for the ceremonial lords-lieutenant, the monarchs representatives, in Scotland. ... Inverness (Inbhir Nis in Scottish Gaelic) is the only city in the Highland council area and the Highlands of Scotland. ... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... Inverness-shire (Siorrachd Inbhir Nis in Gaelic) is one of the traditional counties of Scotland. ... This is a list of post towns in the United Kingdom, sorted by the postal area (the first part of the outward code of a postcode). ... This is a list of the post towns of the United Kingdom – it appears in postcode sequence. ... The UK telephone numbering plan, also known as the National Numbering Plan, is regulated by the Office of Communications (Ofcom), which replaced the Office of Telecommunications (Oftel) in 2003. ... The Scottish Parliament (Holyrood) has 73 constituencies, each electing one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the first past the post system of election, and eight additional member regions, each electing seven additional member MSPs. ... Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament. ... Scotland is divided into 59 constituencies of the United Kingdom Parliament - 19 Burgh constituencies and 40 County constituencies. ... Ross, Skye and Lochaber is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... This is a list of Members of the European Parliament for the United Kingdom in the 2004 to 2009 session, ordered by name. ... Scotland constitutes a single constituency of the European Parliament. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Scotland. ... Mallaig, Alberta, Canada is a small hamlet of 195 people approximately 200 kilometres Northeast of Edmonton, Alberta. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Port. ... Lochaber (Scottish Gaelic, Loch Abar) refers to a large area of the central and western Scottish Highlands. ... Location Geography Area Ranked 1st  - Total 30,659 km²  - % Water  ? Admin HQ Inverness ISO 3166-2 GB-HLD ONS code 00QT Demographics Population Ranked 7th  - Total (2005) 213,590  - Density 8 / km² Politics The Highland Council http://www. ... Motto (Latin) No one provokes me with impunity Cha togar mfhearg gun dioladh (Scottish Gaelic)1 Wha daur meddle wi me?(Scots)1 Anthem (Multiple unofficial anthems) Scotlands location in Europe Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official languages English, Gaelic Government Constitutional monarchy  -  Queen Queen Elizabeth II  -  Prime... The Jacobite steam train arrives into Mallaig station Mallaig railway station is a railway station serving the village of Mallaig, Lochaber, in the Highland region of Scotland. ... The West Highland Line (Scottish Gaelic: Rathad Iarainn nan Eilean - Iron Road to the Isles) is one of the most scenic railway lines in Britain, linking the fishing port of Mallaig on the west coast to Glasgow. ... 1901 (MCMI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... // Fort William (Gaelic: An Gearasdan, The Garrison) is the largest town in the west highlands of Scotland. ... The A830, sometimes known as the Road to the Isles although in reality it forms only a part of that historic route, is a road in the Highlands of Scotland, which connects the town of Fort William to the port of Mallaig. ... The A830, sometimes known as the Road to the Isles although in reality it forms only a part of that historic route, is a road in the Highlands of Scotland, which connects the town of Fort William to the port of Mallaig. ...


Mallaig has grown hugely since the railway arrived. Ferries operated by Caledonian MacBrayne and Bruce Watt Sea Cruises sail from the port to Armadale on the Isle of Skye, Inverie in Knoydart, and to the isles of Rùm, Eigg, Muck, and Canna. Mallaig is the main Commercial Fishing Port on the West Coast of Scotland, and during the 1970s was the main Herring Port of Europe. The ferryboat Dongan Hills, filled with commuters, about to dock at a New York City pier, ca. ... MV Juno (Iùno in Scottish Gaelic) arriving at Gourock on the Dunoon service The Caledonian MacBrayne headquarters building at Gourock pierhead and a visit from MV Caledonian Isles and MV Isle of Mull. ... Armadale castle and gardens Armadale is a village on the Sleat Peninsula of the Isle of Skye, Scotland. ... Looking towards Quiraing, Skye. ... Inverie is a tiny settlement in Scotland. ... Knoydart is a peninsula on the west coast of Scotland, in the UK, sandwiched between Loch Nevis and Loch Hourn—often translated as Heaven and Hell respectively. ... Rùm (a Scottish Gaelic name which is usually anglicised to Rum) is one of the Small Isles, in Lochaber, Highland, Scotland. ... Island of Eigg, as seen from a ferry An Sgurr Eigg is one of the Small Isles, in the Scottish Inner Hebrides. ... Muck is the smallest of the Small Isles, part of the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. ... Canna (Gaelic Canaigh )is the westernmost of the Small Isles, in the Scottish Inner Hebrides. ...


Mallaig and the surrounding area is a popular area for holidays, with an abundance of outdoor activities, and a friendly and welcoming population.

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Education

Mallaig has extensive distance learning facilities allowing the local population access to all forms of education from leisure classes to university degrees through Lochaber College and the UHI Millennium Institute. The College is one of the most successful of its kind in the UK, with over 8% of the local population accessing its facilities. The college has published a PDF version Highland eLibrary Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Condition of Crofters and Cottars in the Highlands and Islands of the complete 19th Century Napier Commission report. // Distance Education is a field of expertise exploring situations in which the learner and the teacher are separated in time, space or both. ... UHI Millennium Institute (UHI) is a federation of 15 colleges and research institutions, in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland delivering higher education. ... The Napier Commission, offically the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Condition of Crofters and Cottars in the Highlands and Islands, was appointed in 1883, with Francis Napier, 10th Lord Napier, as its chairman, under William Gladstones Liberal government of the United Kingdom. ...


Mallaig as a filming location

The Mallaig railway is used during the filming of the Harry Potter series of films, and the Hogwarts Express can be seen during periods of filming during the summer months. Many other local areas are used for location filming too. This article is about the Harry Potter series of novels. ... Rubeus Hagrid meets the Hogwarts Express at Hogsmeade station in the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone. ...


The 1996 film Breaking the Waves was largely filmed in Mallaig and the surrounding area, and the beach scenes of Local Hero were filmed at nearby Morar. The smaller villages of Arisaig and Morar are located a few miles south of Mallaig. 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... Breaking the Waves is a 1996 film, set in the Scottish Highlands in the 1970s, which tells the story of Bess McNeill, who marries oil-man Jan, despite the apprehensions of her community and Calvinist church. ... Local Hero (1983) is a British comedy film starring Burt Lancaster, Peter Riegert, Fulton Mackay and Denis Lawson, directed by Bill Forsyth. ... Arisaig is a small village in Lochaber, Highland, on the west coast of Scotland. ... The Sands at Morar Morar is a small village in Lochaber, Highland, Scotland, with a population of 257 [1]. The name Morar is also applied to the wider district around the village. ...

References

August 17 is the 229th day of the year (230th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

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Coordinates: 57.00358° N 5.83198° W Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...


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Mallaig Feature Page on Undiscovered Scotland (694 words)
Mallaig lies at the end of the evocatively named "Road to the Isles." It is also the terminus for the West Highland Railway from Fort William and the focus for a network of ferry services to Skye, to the Small Isles, and to the Knoydart peninsula.
Since the opening of the Skye Bridge in 1995, Mallaig is the main ferry terminus for Skye with sailings to Armadale, near the toe of the Sleat Peninsula.
Mallaig is also the main hopping off point for those wanting to catch a ferry to the islands of Rum, Eigg and Muck (though summer sailings are also available from Arisaig).
Mallaig Lifeboats (Mallaig Heritage Centre) (343 words)
She was followed by the EMM Gordon Cubbin in 1957 and then by the Arun class lifeboat, the Davina and Charles Matthews- Hunter in 1982.
As the most westerly lifeboat station on the British mainland the Mallaig lifeboat is regularly called out to assist vessels in trouble in the South Minch and along the south and east coasts of Skye.
Mallaig Lifeboat Service Log is compiled from reports in the pages of the local newspaper, Westword.
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