Glenelg, Highland
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 Glenelg—Kylerhea ferry |
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| Glenelg shown within the Ross and Cromarty area | |
| Population | 1,507 (2001) |
| OS grid reference | NG8119 |
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| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | KYLE |
| Postcode district | IV40 |
| Dialling code | 01599 |
| Police | Scottish |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| EU Parliament | Scotland |
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Glenelg (Scottish Gaelic: Glinn Eilg, also Gleann Eilg) is a village and civil parish in the Lochalsh area of Highland in western Scotland. The parish covers a large area including Knoydart, North Morar and the ferry port of Mallaig. At the 2001 census it had a population of 1,507. The smaller "settlement zone" around the village had a population of 283. In 2011 Highland Council estimated that the community of Glenelg and Arnisdale had a population of 291.
Glenelg is located by the Kyle Rhea narrows, where the Isle of Skye is closest to the mainland. Between November and February, the only access to Glenelg is by road (the 339 metres (1,112 ft) Bealach (pass) Ratagain from Shiel Bridge on the main road from Inverness to Skye). Between March and October, there is the option to cross the Kyle Rhea strait by ferry (see below).
Its proximity to Skye meant that Glenelg was formerly of more strategic importance. Cattle reared on Skye were routinely made to swim the 534 metres to the mainland before being herded to market along the drovers' road to Kinlochhourn and on to the Scottish Lowlands.
Following the initial Jacobite risings, Glenelg was chosen as one of four sites in the Highlands for a military barracks. These were completed in 1725 and a military road soon linked Glenelg to the rest of General George Wade's road network. Ultimately unsuccessful in preventing the 1745 uprising and not needed after the Highland Clearances, the Bernera Barracks are now ruined.
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