Mòrar
Sign in to saveMorar (; ) is a small village on the west coast of The Rough Bounds of Scotland, south of Mallaig. The name Morar is also applied to the northern part of the peninsula containing the village, though North Morar is more usual (the region to the south west of Loch Morar is known as Arisaig, rather than South Morar). The coastline of the area forms part of the Morar, Moidart and Ardnamurchan National Scenic Area, one of 40 such areas in Scotland, which are defined so as to identify areas of exceptional scenery and to ensure its protection by restricting certain forms of development.
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Key facts
- UK place.official_name
- Morar
- UK place.gaelic_name
- Mòrar
- UK place.static_image_name
- Our Lady of Perpetual Succour & St Cumin, Morar.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Our Lady of Perpetual Succour & St Cumin, Morar
- UK place.country
- Scotland
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- NM677929
- UK place.map_type
- Lochaber
- UK place.population
- 257
- UK place.london_distance_mi
- 532
- UK place.post_town
- Mallaig
- UK place.postcode_area
- PH
- UK place.postcode_district
- PH40
- UK place.dial_code
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- +257
- Time zone
- UTC±00:00
- Image
- Morar Bay - geograph.org.uk - 47268.jpg
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- P7959
- Inverness-shire
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- Later history
- Transport
- Notable people
- In popular culture
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Morar (; ) is a small village on the west coast of The Rough Bounds of Scotland, south of Mallaig. The name Morar is also applied to the northern part of the peninsula containing the village, though North Morar is more usual (the region to the south west of Loch Morar is known as Arisaig, rather than South Morar). The coastline of the area forms part of the Morar, Moidart and Ardnamurchan National Scenic Area, one of 40 such areas in Scotland, which are defined so as to identify areas of exceptional scenery and to ensure its protection by restricting certain forms of development.
The village was formed of the farms and crofts of Bourblach, Beoraid Beg and Beoraid Mor with the modern village growing up around the railway station of Morar during the 20th century. The 1911 census suggests that the village name was not yet in regular use at the time, as only the old settlement names are used in it.