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10-583: The Corran Ferry crosses Loch Linnhe at the Corran Narrows, south of Fort William, Scotland . Operated by Highland Council , the Corran Ferry is one of few remaining scheduled mainland vehicle ferries in Scotland. The route crosses Loch Linnhe from Nether Lochaber to Ardgour , at the Corran Narrows, 9 miles (14 km) south of Fort William . It was noted for the unusual sign "This
20-636: Is a sea loch in the Highland Council area, in the west of Scotland. The part upstream of Corran is known in Gaelic as An Linne Dhubh (the black pool, originally known as Loch Abar), and downstream as An Linne Sheileach (the salty pool). The name Linnhe is derived from the Gaelic word linne , meaning "pool". Loch Linnhe follows the line of the Great Glen Fault , and is
30-515: Is charged, e.g a car costs £10.00 (as of 2022). From the Ardgour side, there are roadway connections to Lochaline , 31 miles (50 km) to the southwest, and to Kilchoan , 44 miles (71 km) to the west; both of these locations are linked by Caledonian MacBrayne ferries to points on the Isle of Mull , respectively Fishnish and Tobermory . Close to the Ardgour side are Corran Lighthouse and
40-741: Is not the Ballachulish Ferry", placed there to avoid confusion with the nearby ferry at Ballachulish which crossed Loch Leven until being replaced by the Ballachulish Bridge in early 1976. The route lies on one of the ancient drove routes from the Hebrides to the cattle markets in Central Scotland. Today, the ferry is a crucial link between the main A82 road (serving Inverness , Fort William , and Glasgow ) with
50-624: The Ardgour Inn. There has been a ferry at the site for centuries. The North Argyll , a turntable ferry , was on the route in the 1930s. Her deck rotated to allow one car to drive easily onto the slipway. The Maid of Glencoul , launched in 1976 in Ardrossan, spent her early years operating between Kylesku and Kylestrome in the far north west of Scotland. She was displaced when the Kylesku Bridge opened in 1984. She continues as
60-895: The backup ferry on the route. The Rosehaugh was displaced from the Kessock Ferry in 1982 by the opening of the Kessock Bridge . She was retired in 2001 after 32 years in service on various routes across the Highlands. MV Corran replaced the Rosehaugh in late 2001. She was built in Hull for £2.9 million and brought additional capacity to the crossing. "Memories of Corran Ferry" (audio) . Am Baile . Retrieved 8 December 2020 . - oral history of Corran Ferry Loch Linnhe Loch Linnhe ( / l ɒ x ˈ l ɪ n i / lokh LIN -ee )
70-520: The home of an each-uisge , or "water horse", whose back could accommodate all the children who wished to ride him. But when they did, the water-horse would gallop off into the nearest lake to drown and eat the children on his back. Fr. Allan MacDonald later recalled that during his childhood in nearby Fort William, "Many's the horse I wouldn't get on as a child for fear it would be the each-uisge ." Notes Bibliography Purge Firth of Lorne Too Many Requests If you report this error to
80-644: The latter's northernmost point, while from the east Loch Leven feeds in the loch just downstream of Corran and Loch Creran feeds into the Lynn of Lorne. The town of Fort William lies at the northeast end of the loch, at the mouth of the River Lochy . According to the Bard Fr. Allan MacDonald , an important figure in Scottish Gaelic literature , Loch Linnhe was said in local Scottish folklore to be
90-521: The only sea loch along the fault. About 35 kilometres (20 miles) long, it opens onto the Firth of Lorne at its southwestern end. The part of the loch upstream of Corran is 15 km (9 mi) long and an average of about 2 km (1 mi) wide. The southern part of the loch is wider, and its branch southeast of the island of Lismore is known as the Lynn of Lorne . Loch Eil feeds into Loch Linnhe at
100-500: The otherwise extremely remote Morvern and Ardnamurchan peninsulas. Use of the ferry saves over an hour from the land route between Ardgour and Corran (which would involve use of the A861 and the A830 ). Services are fairly frequent, with ferries operating every 20 to 30 minutes seven days a week. Pedestrians and cyclists travel free, but roll-on/roll-off transport of motorised vehicles
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