Lochaber
Area of the Loch Confluence
This is an area covering over 2,000 square miles in the southwest Highlands with Fort
William as its capital. The area includes part of Rannoch Moor and Glen Coe in the south, the first section of the Great Glen to Invergarry in the north and
Glen Nevis in the east. There are more Munros in this part of Scotland than
anywhere else in Scotland!
Heading west from Fort
William is Rathad nan Eilean, the Road to the Isles, which runs
through Glenfinnan, Arisaig and Morar before reaching Mallaig.
To the north of this area is the Knoydart peninsula,
which is only accessible by ferry from Mallaig -
or by foot, and to the west are Skye and the
Small Isles.
To the south of the Road to the Isles are Moidart
and Morvern, Ardnamurchan and Morvern. The area from Morvern up to Knoydart is
known as Garb-chiochan, the Rough Bounds.
The Lochaber Narrow Gauge Railway (LNGR) was constructed in
the 1920s as part of a hydro-electric scheme to supply electricity to the
aluminium factory at Fort
William. Dams were built at Loch Treig, Loch Laggan and the upper Spey to
provide the water supply for this. The railway was maintained until 1971 and
abandoned in 1977.
Many of the roads in this area are narrow with passing
places provided.
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