Mallaig
Also known as Malaig
Mallaig (; ) is a port in Morar, on the west coast of the Highlands of Scotland. It faces Skye from across the Sound of Sleat. The local railway station is the terminus of the West Highland Line (Fort William and Mallaig branch), and the town is linked to Fort William by the A830 road – the "Road to the Isles".
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- Malaig
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- Mallaig
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- Approaching Mallaig harbour by ferry.jpg
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- Approaching Mallaig harbour on the ferry from the Isle of Skye.
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- ()
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- Highland
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- Inverness
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- Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire
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- Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch
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- Scotland
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- NM 67693 96810
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Mallaig (; ) is a port in Morar, on the west coast of the Highlands of Scotland. It faces Skye from across the Sound of Sleat. The local railway station is the terminus of the West Highland Line (Fort William and Mallaig branch), and the town is linked to Fort William by the A830 road – the "Road to the Isles".
==Development== The village of Mallaig was founded in the 1840s when Lord Lovat, owner of North Morar Estate, divided up the farm of Mallaigvaig into 17 parcels of land and encouraged his tenants to move to the western part of the peninsula and turn to fishing as a way of life. The population and local economy expanded rapidly in the 20th century with the arrival of the railway.
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