Moidart
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Moidart (MOY-dart, Template:Lang-gd) is a district in Lochaber, Highland, Scotland.
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]
Moidart lies to the west of Fort William and is very remote. Loch Shiel cuts off the south-east boundary of the district. Moidart includes the townships of Dorlin, Mingarry, Kinlochmoidart and Glenuig. At Dorlin sits Castle Tioram, a former fortress of Clann Ruaidhrí and the Clanranald branch of Clan Donald. 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 [[[1745 Jacobite Rising|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)