Morvern

Morvern is a peninsula in south-western Lochaber, Western Scotland. The name comes from the Gaelic A ' Mhorbhairne ( the marine gap ), as the peninsula is completely surrounded to the north, where it borders on Sunart from the sea. The highest point is the Creach Bheinn, which reaches 850 meters.

Morvern is about 650 square kilometers and has a population of around 320

History

Morvern was formerly known as Kinelvadon what William J. Watson leads back to Cineal Bhaodain, according to the regional designation Cenél Báetáin, named after Báetán, a possible descendants Loarn mac Eircs, a legendary king of Scotland. The medieval text Senchus fer n -Alban states: " Baotan has twenty houses ."

The destroyed Ardtornish Castle was in the 12th century, owned by the MacDonald - ancestor Somerled and later the Lord of the Isles, which finds mention in an eponymous poem by Walter Scott. Kinlochaline Castle was once the seat of the MacInnes clan. It was largely destroyed by the army of Oliver Cromwell in 1890 rebuilt.

Before the Highland Clearances, the population Morverns was about 2500.

The history of the community Morvern in the 19th century is illuminated in the book Morvern Transformed by Philip Gaskell.

Some residents were taken to St. Kilda Lochaline, the main town Morverns, when the island was evacuated in 1930.

Today

From Lochaline, ferries to the Isle of Mull. In Rahoy there is a deer farm, which is supported by the Scottish Government's agency for economic development in the less populated areas. The Morvern Community Development Company, the local Development Trust, was established in 1999. She wants to provide better job opportunities, especially for young people, and create a wind energy project.

In December 2008, the closure of the Siliciumdioxidmine in Loch Aline was announced, lost in the eleven jobs.