Ardrishaig
| Ardrishaig Gaelic: Rubha Àird Driseig | |
| Argyllshire | |
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 Chalmers Street, the main roadway through the village | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | NR853853 |
| Location: | 56°-0’47"N, 5°26’43"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Lochgilphead |
| Postcode: | PA30 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Argyll & Bute |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Argyll & Bute |
Ardrishaig is a lochside village in Knapdale, at the eastern entrance to the Crinan Canal in Argyllshire. Ardrishaig had 1,283 inhabitants in 2001.
The village is on the side of a hill bordering Loch Fyne immediately to the south of Lochgilphead. It has a pier, a lighthouse, a couple of public houses, antiques shops and hotels. Scottish Canals has an office by the canal basin.
Ardrishaig Harbour's first pier was built in 1873. To its north side is the Crinan Canal sea lock and to the south are pontoons and anchorage for boats. About 30,000 tons of timber pass through the harbour annually but it has the capacity for 150,000 tons.[1]
In the 1970s, the village was significantly altered when a row of old houses and shops on the lochside of the main street was demolished to make way for a car park. Most trading now takes place in the neighbouring town Lochgilphead.
Wind power
Ardrishaig Community Council entered into a venture to fund town redevelopment. It is part-owner of the wind turbines at Allt Dearg wind farm on the hill above Inverneill to the south of the town.[2][3]
Filming location
Ardrishaig was a filming location for the television series A Mug's Game.
A bus with the name Ardrishaig appears in the 1969 movie Ring of Bright Water, although this film was partially shot in Ellenabeich on the Isle of Seil.
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References
- ↑ Ardrishaig, ports.org.uk, http://ports.org.uk/port.asp?id=384, retrieved 4 June 2014
- ↑ Frequently Asked Questions, Loch Fine Wind Farms, http://lochfynewindfarms.com/FAQ.aspx, retrieved 4 June 2014
- ↑ Ardrishaig Community Trust, Ardrishaig Community Trust, http://www.ardrishaigcommunitytrust.org/, retrieved 4 June 2014