Arisaig
Sign in to saveArisaig () is a village in Lochaber, Inverness-shire. It lies south of Mallaig on the west coast of the Scottish Highlands, within the Rough Bounds. Arisaig is also the traditional name for part of the surrounding peninsula south of Loch Morar, extending east to Moidart. Etymologically, Arisaig means "safe bay". It lies in the Scottish council area of Highland and has a population of about 300.
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Place details
- Locality
- Arisaig
- Region
- Alba / Scotland
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 0
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Key facts
- UK place.country
- Scotland
- UK place.official_name
- Arisaig
- UK place.gaelic_name
- Àrasaig
- UK place.population
- 300
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- NM661865
- UK place.map_type
- Lochaber
- UK place.unitary_scotland
- Highland
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire
- UK place.constituency_scottish_parliament
- Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch
- UK place.post_town
- ARISAIG
- UK place.postcode_district
- PH39
- UK place.postcode_area
- PH
- UK place.dial_code
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- +300
- Time zone
- UTC±00:00
- Official website
- www.arisaig.uk.com
- Image
- Arisaig main street - geograph.org.uk - 774503.jpg
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- P7959
- Inverness-shire
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Article
12 sectionsContents
- Prehistory
- History
- Early history
- Lairdship grants
- 17th - 18th centuries
- 19th century - present
- Famous residents
- Amenities and attractions
- Transport
- In popular culture
- References
- External links
Arisaig () is a village in Lochaber, Inverness-shire. It lies south of Mallaig on the west coast of the Scottish Highlands, within the Rough Bounds. Arisaig is also the traditional name for part of the surrounding peninsula south of Loch Morar, extending east to Moidart. Etymologically, Arisaig means "safe bay". It lies in the Scottish council area of Highland and has a population of about 300.
==Prehistory== Realignment of a 6 km section of the A830 road in Arisaig led to archaeological investigations in 2000–2001 by the Centre for Field Archaeology (CFA), the University of Edinburgh, and Headland Archaeology Ltd, which found a Bronze Age kerb cairn, turf buildings and shieling huts. The shielings were repeatedly reused through the medieval and post-medieval periods, but themselves were on top of Bronze Age remains.