Shieldaig

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Shieldaig is a village in Wester Ross in the Northwest Highlands of Scotland.

It was founded in the late 18th century, with a view to training up seamen for war against Napoleon, but after his (initial) defeat and exile to Elba, the community found itself a new role as a fishing village; therefore the small island just off its coast never had its tall pines harvested to rig warships, and this has now become a nature sanctuary. The name of the village is a Viking word meaning 'loch of the herring' which do indeed still populate the bay in some profusion.

Shieldaig is a community of around 100 people, and has its own school, a small pub, a village hall that doubles as chapel, and a church. It is much used as a holiday destination, attracting those interested in sea fishing, and explorers of the Torridon Hills which are a few miles around the coast.

[edit] External links

• Steve Carter is a photographer who works in the area.

• The Undiscovered Scotland page for Shieldaig gives good coverage of the village and its facilities.