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'''Moidart''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|m|ɔɪ|d|ɑːr|t}} {{respell|MOY|dart}}, {{Lang-gd|'Mùideart'}} {{IPA-gd|ˈmuːtʲart||}}) is a remote and isolated area of [[Scotland]], west of [[Fort William, Highland|Fort William]], which is almost surrounded by bodies of water. [[Loch Shiel]] cuts off the eastern boundary of the district (along a south-south-west to north-north-east line), and continues along part of the southern edge. Almost the remainder of the southern edge is cut off by [[Loch Moidart]], while the north is cut off by [[Loch Morar]] and [[Loch Ailort]]. |
'''Moidart''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|m|ɔɪ|d|ɑːr|t}} {{respell|MOY|dart}}, {{Lang-gd|'Mùideart'}} {{IPA-gd|ˈmuːtʲart||}}) is a remote and isolated area of [[Scotland]], west of [[Fort William, Highland|Fort William]], which is almost surrounded by bodies of water. [[Loch Shiel]] cuts off the eastern boundary of the district (along a south-south-west to north-north-east line), and continues along part of the southern edge. Almost the remainder of the southern edge is cut off by [[Loch Moidart]], while the north is cut off by [[Loch Morar]] and [[Loch Ailort]]. |
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Moidart is currently part of the district of [[Lochaber]], in the [[Highland (council area)|Highland]] council area. It includes the townships of [[Dorlin |
Moidart is currently part of the district of [[Lochaber]], in the [[Highland (council area)|Highland]] council area. It includes the townships of [[Dorlin]], [[Kinlochmoidart]] and [[Glenuig]]. At Dorlin sits [[Castle Tioram]], a former fortress of [[Clann Ruaidhrí]] and the [[Clan MacDonald of Clanranald|Clanranald]] branch of [[Clan Donald]]. |
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As of the 1881 census, the area was still strongly [[Scottish Gaelic]] speaking, with around 90% of the population able to speak Gaelic and over a third unable to speak English. By 2001, the share of Gaelic speakers had declined to under 15% of habitual residents.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Duwe|first1=Kurt C.|title=Vol. 01: Àird nam Murchan & Loch Abar an Iar|url=http://www.linguae-celticae.org/dateien/Gaidhlig_Local_Studies_Vol_01_Aird_nam_Murchan_Ed_II.pdf|website=Scottish Gaelic Local Studies|accessdate=23 April 2017}}</ref> |
As of the 1881 census, the area was still strongly [[Scottish Gaelic]] speaking, with around 90% of the population able to speak Gaelic and over a third unable to speak English. By 2001, the share of Gaelic speakers had declined to under 15% of habitual residents.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Duwe|first1=Kurt C.|title=Vol. 01: Àird nam Murchan & Loch Abar an Iar|url=http://www.linguae-celticae.org/dateien/Gaidhlig_Local_Studies_Vol_01_Aird_nam_Murchan_Ed_II.pdf|website=Scottish Gaelic Local Studies|accessdate=23 April 2017}}</ref> |
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Moidart (/ˈmɔɪdɑːrt/ MOY-dart, Template:Lang-gd [ˈmuːtʲart]) is a remote and isolated area of Scotland, west of Fort William, which is almost surrounded by bodies of water. Loch Shiel cuts off the eastern boundary of the district (along a south-south-west to north-north-east line), and continues along part of the southern edge. Almost the remainder of the southern edge is cut off by Loch Moidart, while the north is cut off by Loch Morar and Loch Ailort.
Moidart is currently part of the district of Lochaber, in the Highland council area. It includes the townships of Dorlin, Kinlochmoidart and Glenuig. At Dorlin sits Castle Tioram, a former fortress of Clann Ruaidhrí and the Clanranald branch of Clan Donald.
As of the 1881 census, the area was still strongly Scottish Gaelic speaking, with around 90% of the population able to speak Gaelic and over a third unable to speak English. By 2001, the share of Gaelic speakers had declined to under 15% of habitual residents.[1]
During World War II, HMS Dorlin was based at Dorlin and was used for training of Royal Navy Beach Signals and Royal Signals sections.
Moidart was the historical homeland of the chiefs of Clanranald and the Macdonalds of Kinlochmoidart, who played an important role in the 1745 Jacobite Rising.
In 1963 a new road was approved.[2]
Famous people
- Alasdair mac Mhaighstir Alasdair, 18th century Scottish Gaelic poet and Jacobite
- Fergie MacDonald was raised in the area.
References
- ^ Duwe, Kurt C. "Vol. 01: Àird nam Murchan & Loch Abar an Iar" (PDF). Scottish Gaelic Local Studies. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- ^ "Tourist Road in Moidart. Approval for Gran". The Glasgow Herald. 12 April 1963. p. 1. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
Sources
- Rev. Charles Macdonald, Moidart, or among the Clanranalds (1889)