Kyle o Lochalsh

Kyle o Lochalsh (frae the Scottish Gaelic Caol Loch Aillse, "strait of the foaming loch") is a veelage on the northwest coast o Scotland, 63 mile (100 km) wast o Innerness. It is locatit on the Lochalsh peninsula, at the entrance tae Loch Alsh, opposite the veelage o Kyleakin on the Isle o Skye. A ferry uised tae connect the twa villages until it wis replaced bi the Skye Brig, aboot a mile (2 km) tae the wast, in 1995.

Kyle of Lochalsh Scots Gaelic: Caol Loch Aillse
Kyle of Lochalsh Location within Scotland
Population	739
Leid	English Scottish Gaelic
OS grid reference	NG765275
Cooncil area	Highland
Lieutenancy area	Ross and Cromarty
Kintra	Scotland
Sovereign state	Unitit Kinrick
Post toun	Kyle
Postcode destrict	IV40
Diallin code	01599
Police	Scots
Fire	Scots
Ambulance	Scots
EU Pairlament	Scotland
UK Pairlament	Ross, Skye and Lochaber
Scots Pairlament	Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch
Wabsteid	http://www.lochalsh.com

Kyle o Lochalsh wi the Skye brig in the distance

Main Street, Kyle o Lochalsh

Geography

The veelage is the transport and shopping centre for the area as well as haein a harbour and marina wi pontoons for maritime visitors. The surroondin scenery and wildlife are regarded as attractions o the veelage, as is the slow pace of life. Crofting as well as mair recent crofting pursuits lik salmon farming are some o the activities takkin place in Kyle o Lochalsh.

A land-based control centre o the Ryal Navy Breetish Underwater Test and Evaluation Centre (BUTEC) submarine range is based in Kyle o Lochalsh.

Kyle o Lochalsh lies awmaist precisely 500 mile (800 km) due north o Land's End in Cornwall.

History

A public hall in the centre o the toun wis completit in 1932.

Transport

Kyle o Lochalsh railwey station is connected tae Innerness bi the Kyle of Lochalsh railwey line, biggit in 1897 tae improve public transport tae the north-wast o Scotland. The line ends on the watter's edge, near whaur the ferry connection uised tae run.

In popular cultur

• In 1980, the BBC did a series of documentaries, entitled "Great Railway Journeys of the World". The Kyle o Lochalsh appeared in an episode entitled "Confessions of a Trainspotter", presented bi Michael Palin. In the segment, Palin travelled bi various trains frae Lunnon tae Kyle o Lochalsh. His humour wis evident throughout the documentary. Upon reachin the Kyle o Lochalsh, he purchased a lairge piece of railwey memorabilia—the Kyle o Lochalsh railwey platform sign. The endin credits showed Palin takkin the oversized sign wi him back tae Lunnon, which he then hung on his gairden wall at home.
• Alang wi nearby toun Plockton, the toun became the backdrop tae the BBC drama series "Hamish MacBeth".
• Kyle o Lochalsh wis visited bi the characters in Mark Chadbourn's trilogy, Age of Misrule.

External links

• Video footage of the town's station and branchline in 1970
• Kyle of Lochalsh Station in 2018

Media relatit tae Kyle o Lochalsh at Wikimedia Commons