Corpach

Also known as A' Chorpaich

Corpach () is a large village north of Fort William, in the Scottish Highlands. The canal lock at Corpach Basin on Loch Linnhe, east of the narrows leading to Loch Eil, is the western sea entrance of the Caledonian Canal. It is a natural harbour, unlike Fort William.

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Place details

Locality: Corpach
Region: Alba / Scotland
Country: United Kingdom
Population: 0

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UK place.official_name: Corpach
UK place.gaelic_name: A' Chorpaich
UK place.static_image_name: Corpach and Inverlochy crop.jpg
UK place.static_image_alt: Aerial view west across Inverlochy showing Inverlochy aluminium works, Corpach and Loch Eil
UK place.static_image_caption: Corpach is on the right of this photo looking west up Loch Eil
UK place.country: Scotland
UK place.os_grid_reference: NN095767
UK place.map_type: Lochaber
UK place.edinburgh_distance_mi: 140
UK place.edinburgh_direction: SE
UK place.london_distance_mi: 500
UK place.london_direction: SSE
UK place.post_town: FORT WILLIAM
UK place.postcode_area: PH
UK place.postcode_district: PH33
UK place.dial_code: 01397
UK place.constituency_westminster: Ross, Skye and Lochaber
UK place.unitary_scotland: Highland

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Image: Corpach and Inverlochy crop.jpg
Dialing code: 01397

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Commons category: Corpach
postal code: PH33
catalog code: PH33 7

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==History== The name Corpach is reputedly based on the Gaelic for "field of corpses", so called because it was perhaps used as a resting place when taking coffins of chieftains on the way to burial on Iona.