Mallaig
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- This article is about Mallaig in Scotland. For the hamlet in Canada, see Mallaig, Alberta.
Mallaig is a port in Lochaber, on the west coast of the Highlands of Scotland. The local railway station, Mallaig, is the terminus of the West Highland railway line (Fort William & Mallaig branch), completed in 1901, and the town is linked to Fort William by the A830 road – the "Road to the Isles".
Mallaig has grown hugely since the railway arrived, and now ferries operated by Caledonian MacBrayne and Bruce Watt Sea Cruises sail from the village to Armadale on the Isle of Skye, Inverie in Knoydart, and to the isles of Rùm, Eigg, Muck, and Canna. Mallaig is the main Commercial Fishing Port on the West Coast of Scotland, and during the 1970s was the main Herring Port of Europe.
Mallaig and the surrounding area is a popular area for holidays, with an abundance of outdoor activities, and a population regarded as welcoming.
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[edit] Education
Mallaig has extensive Distance Learning facilities allowing the local population access to all forms of education from leisure classes to University degrees through Lochaber College and the UHI Millennium Institute. Mallaig Learning Centre is the most successful of its kind in the UK, with more than 8% of the local population accessing its facilities.
[edit] Mallaig as a filming location
The Mallaig railway is used during the filming of the Harry Potter series of films, and the Hogwarts Express can be seen during periods of filming during the summer months. Many other local areas are used for location filming too.
The 1996 film Breaking the Waves was largely filmed in Mallaig and the surrounding area, and the beach scenes of Local Hero were filmed at nearby Morar. The smaller villages of Arisaig and Morar are located a few miles south of Mallaig.
 Mallaig harbour from the ferry to the Isle of Skye |
 Mallaig viewed from the Ferry Road to the North of the town |
 The Mallaig to Armadale car ferry |
 thumb|left|256px|Mallaig railway station |
[edit] References
- Census 2001. Population figures. Retrieved on August 17, 2005.
[edit] External links
- Postcards of Mallaig
- West Word - Community Newspaper
- The Road to the Isles
- GOT IT Shop
- Andy Race Fish Merchants Ltd
- Calmac Ferries
- Mallaig Heritage Centre
- Breaking the Waves filming locations
- Local Hero filming locations
- West Highland Railway Mallaig Extension
