Shieldaig
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| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Strathcarron |
| Postcode district | IV54 |
| Dialling code | 01520 |
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| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
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Shieldaig (Template:Langx; Template:Langx)[1] is a village in Wester Ross in the Northwest Highlands, in the Scottish council area of Highland.[2]
Geography and history
The village was founded in 1800[3] with a view to training up seamen for war against Napoleon. After his (initial) defeat and exile to Elba, the community found itself a new role as a fishing village. The small island just offshore never had its tall pines harvested to rig warships, and has now become a nature sanctuary.
The name of the village is derived from the Old Norse síld-vík, meaning 'herring bay'.[1]
Shieldaig is a community of around 85 people,[4] with its own school, a small pub, a village hall, a church and two restaurants. It is much used as a holiday destination, attracting those interested in fishing, touring the North Coast 500 or explorers of the Torridon Hills, which are a few miles around the coast.
Shieldaig holds a community fête in the second weekend of August.
Education
It is in the catchment area of Gairloch High School.[5]
Another Shieldaig
12 miles (19 kilometres) to the north lies another Shieldaig, a small settlement on the south shore of Loch Gairloch.[4]
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See also
References
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- ^ a b W. J. Watson, Place-names of Ross and Cromarty, 1904, p. 208.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Gittings, Bruce; Munro, David. "Shieldaig, Highland". The Gazetteer for Scotland. School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh and The Royal Scottish Geographical Society. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
- ^ Shieldaig Undiscovered Scotland
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Torridon & Shieldaig". Steve Carter. Retrieved 23 January 2011.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Schools - Gairloch High School". The Highland Council. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
External links
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