Top Qs
Timeline
Chat
Perspective

Shieldaig

Human settlement in Scotland From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Shieldaigmap
Remove ads

Shieldaig (Scottish Gaelic: Sìldeag; Old Norse: síld-vík, lit.'herring bay')[1] is a village in Wester Ross in the Northwest Highlands, in the Scottish council area of Highland.[2]

Quick Facts OS grid reference, Civil parish ...
Remove ads
Remove ads

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.

Remove ads

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]

Thumb
Shieldaig from above

See also

References

Loading content...
Loading related searches...

Wikiwand - on

Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.

Remove ads