Strontian
Sign in to saveStrontian (; ) is the main village in Sunart, an area in western Lochaber, Highland, Scotland, on the A861 road. Prior to 1975 it was part of Argyllshire. It lies on the north shore of Loch Sunart, close to the head of the loch. In the hills to the north of Strontian lead was mined in the 18th century and in these mines the mineral strontianite was discovered, from which the element strontium was first isolated.
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Place details
- Locality
- Strontian
- Region
- Alba / Scotland
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 0
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Key facts
- UK place.country
- Scotland
- UK place.official_name
- Strontian
- UK place.gaelic_name
- Sròn an t-Sìthein
- UK place.static_image_name
- Strontian.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- An aerial view of Strontian
- UK place.map_type
- Scotland Lochaber
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- NM8161
- UK place.unitary_scotland
- Highland
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber
- UK place.constituency_scottish_parliament
- Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch
- UK place.post_town
- Acharacle
- UK place.postcode_district
- PH36 4
- UK place.postcode_area
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- +350
- Time zone
- UTC±00:00
- Image
- Strontian 13.jpg
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- P7959
- Argyll
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Article
14 sectionsContents
- Geology and mining history
- Discovery of strontium
- Conditions for workers
- Ariundle Oakwood National Nature Reserve
- Religious history of Strontian
- Telford Parliamentary Church (Church of Scotland)
- Floating Free Church
- Village life
- Demographics
- 19th century
- Strontian today
- Other villages
- References
- External links
Strontian (; ) is the main village in Sunart, an area in western Lochaber, Highland, Scotland, on the A861 road. Prior to 1975 it was part of Argyllshire. It lies on the north shore of Loch Sunart, close to the head of the loch. In the hills to the north of Strontian lead was mined in the 18th century and in these mines the mineral strontianite was discovered, from which the element strontium was first isolated.
The village name in Gaelic, Sròn an t-Sìthein, translates as the nose [i.e. 'point'] of the fairy hill, meaning a knoll or low round hill inhabited by the mythological sídhe. The nearby hamlets of Anaheilt, Bellsgrove, and Upper and Lower Scotstown are now generally considered part of Strontian, with Polloch several miles away on the terminus of the road to Loch Shiel. Strontian is the location of Ardnamurchan High School, the local fire station, police station and other facilities.