Appin
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| • Edinburgh | 133 miles |
| • London | 510 miles |
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| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Appin |
| Postcode district | PA38 |
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| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
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Appin (Template:Langx) is a coastal district of the Scottish West Highlands bounded to the west by Loch Linnhe, to the south by Loch Creran, to the east by the districts of Benderloch and Lorne, and to the north by Loch Leven. It lies northeast to southwest, and measures 23 by 11 kilometres (14 by 7 miles).[1] The name, meaning "abbey land", in reference to Lismore Abbey, is derived from the Middle Irish apdaine.[2]
The district is mainly in Argyll and Bute, with a coastal strip to the north, along Loch Leven, within the Highland council area.
The scenery of the district is a combination of seascapes with rugged and mountainous country inland. Appin forms part of the Lynn of Lorn National Scenic Area, one of 40 in Scotland.[3] The principal hills are double peaks of Beinn a' Bheithir – Template:Cvt, respectively – and Creag Ghorm – Template:Cvt – in the north, and Fraochaidh Template:Cvt, Meall Bàn Template:Cvt and Beinn Mhic na Cèisich Template:Cvt near the western flank of Glen Creran. The chief rivers are the Coe and Laroch, flowing into Loch Leven, the Duror and Salachan flowing into Loch Linnhe, and the Iola and Creran flowing into Loch Creran.[1]
The leading industries are forestry and tourism, with lead mining and slate quarrying being of former importance, but the Glensanda superquarry, in Morvern on the opposite bank of Loch Linnhe also provides local employment. Ballachulish, Duror, Portnacroish, Appin Village and Port Appin are the principal villages.
Appin was the country of a distinct local branch of Clan Stewart.[1]
The A828 road runs along the coast of Appin. A passenger-only ferry to the island of Lismore runs from Port Appin. The district formerly had a railway, but the Caledonian Railway company's branch line from Connel to Ballachulish was closed in 1966.
Appin is where the Appin Murder took place in 1752.
Notable residents
- Elizabeth Macquarie (née Campbell), wife of the fifth governor of New South Wales, was born in the area. During his term the governor named the towns of Appin and Airds after his wife's birthplace and her family's estate respectively. The Female Orphan School in Parramatta is said to have been modelled on the estate's main house.[4]
References
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- ^ a b c One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Script error: No such module "template wrapper".
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Field, John (1980). Place-names of Great Britain and Ireland. Newton Abbot, Devon: David & Charles. p. 24. ISBN 0389201545. OCLC 6964610.
- ^ "National Scenic Areas" Script error: No such module "webarchive".. SNH. Retrieved 30 Mar 2011.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Female Orphan School and Historical Precinct, Parramatta Campus". Whitlam Institute. 2009. Archived from the original on 11 April 2010. Retrieved 28 April 2010.
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