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Gairlochy
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It is catalogued under the topic Populated places in Lochaber.
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- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 100
- Time zone
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- The Gairlochy swing bridge opening - geograph.org.uk - 1517773.jpg
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- Gairlochy
- historic county
- Inverness-shire
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Gairlochy (Scottish Gaelic: Geàrr Lòchaidh) is a clachan, or hamlet, of population approx. 100. It lies on the southern shores of Loch Lochy, a large freshwater loch in the district of Lochaber in the North West Highlands of Scotland. Gairlochy is surrounded by several other small crofting settlements, the largest of which is Achnacarry. Also close by is Highbridge, the site of the first skirmish of the 1745 Jacobite uprising.
left|thumb|The Gairlochy swing bridge opening Between 1803 and 1822, the Caledonian Canal was built, passing through Gairlochy, over the original site of the River Lochy. Two locks were built for access onto Loch Lochy, but only one, the Upper Lock, is still in use. At the lower lock an end pivoted swingbridge and lock keepers' house is provided to carry the B8005 road and Great Glen Way over the canal.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Gairlochy” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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