- Appin
Appin ("An Apainn" in Gaelic) is a remote coastal district of the Scottish West Highlands bounded west by
Loch Linnhe , south byLoch Creran , east by the districts ofBenderloch andLorne , and north by Loch Leven. It lies north-east to south-west, and measures convert|14|mi|km in length by convert|7|mi|km in breadth.The district is mainly in
Argyll and Bute , with a coastal strip to the north, along Loch Leven, within the Highlandcouncil area .The scenery of the coast is extremely beautiful, and inland the country is rugged and mountainous. The principal hills are double peaks of
Beinn a' Bheithir - convert|3362|ft|m and convert|3284|ft|m - andCreag Ghorm - convert|2372|ft|m - in the north, andFraochaidh convert|2883|ft|m,Meall Bàn convert|2148|ft|m andBeinn Mhic na Céisich convert|2093|ft|m near the western flank ofGlen Creran . The chief rivers are the Coe and Laroch, flowing into Loch Leven, the Duror and Salachan flowing into Loch Linnhe, and the Iola and Creran flowing intoLoch Creran . The leading industries are forestry and tourism, lead mining and slate quarrying and being of former importance but the superquarryGlensanda , inMorvern , on the opposite bank of Loch Linnhe provides employment in the area.Ballachulish , Duror,Portnacroish , Appin andPort Appin are the principal villages. Appin was the country of a branch of the Stuarts.The
A828 road runs along the coast of Appin. A passenger-only ferry to the island of Lismore runs from Port Appin. The district formerly had a railway, but theCaledonian Railway company’s branch line fromConnel to Ballachulish was closed in 1966.This is where the famous
Appin Murder took place in 1752.
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