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Road Trips in Scotland - Ardmair to Ullapool

This is live music at the Ferry Boat, a pub in Ullapool on the north west coast of Scotland, UK. Summer 2006

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An Teallach
An Teallach is a mountain in Scotland. It lies to the southwest of Dundonnell and overlooks Little Loch Broom, in an area often nicknamed the "great wilderness". An Teallach means 'The Anvil' or 'The Forge' in Scottish Gaelic; although most scholars claim the latter is most correct as the mountain's name refers more to the colour of the terrain in certain lighting conditions, rather than shape.
The mountain is mostly made of Torridonian sandstone. Like the peaks around Torridon (for which the rock is named), An Teallach has terraced sides riven with steep gullies and a sharp rocky summit crest at Sgùrr Fiona. The steepest section, known as Corrag Bhuidhe, rises above Loch Toll an Lochain. Corrag Bhuidhe's most spectacular feature is an overhanging pinnacle known as Lord Berkeley's Seat.
An Teallach is a complex mountain massif, with ten distinct summits over 3,000 feet (914.4 m). From 1891 to 1981, only the highest of these, Bidean a' Ghlas Thuill, had the status of a Munro – a separate mountain over 3,000 feet. In 1981 the Scottish Mountaineering Club granted Munro status to Sgùrr Fiona, in recognition of its considerable topographic prominence (150 m) and distinct nature. The complete list of Munros and Tops (subsidiary summits appearing on Munro's Tables) is now as follows:

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Ben Mor Coigach
Ben Mor Coigach (Scottish Gaelic: Beinn Mhòr na Còigich) is a long, table shaped mountain in the far north west of Scotland. It dominates the Coigach peninsula, in the county of Ross and Cromarty, 10 kilometres north-west of the town of Ullapool. It reaches a height of 743 metres (2438 feet). Its coastal location, combined with its high topographic prominence to height ratio, make it a very good viewpoint.
It is a Scottish Wildlife Trust nature reserve.
Ben Mor Coigach can be climbed from Bleughasary (where there is a car park) to the south east or from Culnacraig to the south west.
From Bleughasary, follow a land rover track (not shown on the OS map) as far as Loch Eadar dha Bheinn, then pass the outflow east of the loch and head up onto the east ridge. From here the route passes over the Speicin Coinnich and onto a large and flat summit area. The Speicin Coinnich is quite exposed but not as steep as it may appear from below.
A better starting point, albeit one requiring a longer drive in, may be Culnacraig. From here, follow the line of a long ridge towards the summit of Sgurr an Fhidhleir (the Fiddler). This summit can either be included, or traversed via its south face, before the final ascent of Ben Mor Coigach from the north east. More direct routes are possible but appear to be steep and stony. Several more summits, forming a horseshoe ridge, can be included.

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Loch Broom
Coordinates: 57°53′28″N 5°09′54″W / 57.891°N 5.165°W / 57.891; -5.165

Loch Broom (Scottish Gaelic: Loch Bhraoin, loch of rain showers) is a sea loch located in northwestern Ross and Cromarty, in the former parish of Lochbroom, in the west coast of Scotland. The small town of Ullapool lies on the eastern shore of the loch. Alternatively, the reference to broom is thought to be derived from the spreading yellow gorse.
Its sister loch, Little Loch Broom, lies just to the west, at the foot of An Teallach and opening into the Minch. The village of Dundonnell, is located at the mouth of the loch, linked by the A832 coast road to Camusnagaul on the eastern shore, midway up the loch, and Badcaul further north. The loch is an important wildlife habitat, and a population of cormorants often bask on the rocks jutting out of the water.
Loch Broom is fed by River Broom which rises in the Dirrie mountains. issuing from two lochs, Loch Bhraoin and Loch Droma. Loch Bhraoin feeds the river Abhainn Cuileig which is joined by the Allt Breabaig stream that rises in Sgùrr Breac to the south. Loch Droma feeds the river Abhainn Droma. The two rivers join close to Cuileig Power Station, 4.75 miles southeast of Loch Brown, passing Leal Forrest before joining the loch as a fast flowing river with a strong current.

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Morefield
Coordinates: 57°54′40″N 5°10′50″W / 57.911169°N 5.18068°W / 57.911169; -5.18068
Morefield (A' Mhór-choille in Gaelic) is a small hamlet, lying on the northern shore of Loch Broom, 2 miles to the north of Ullapool and south of Rhue in Ross and Cromarty, and is in the Scottish council area of Highland Scotland.
The English name is a corruption of the Gaelic "the big wood".

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Outer Hebrides
Coordinates: 57°46′N 7°01′W / 57.76°N 7.02°W / 57.76; -7.02
The Outer Hebrides (Scottish Gaelic: Na h-Eileanan Siar, IPA: [nə ˈhelanən ˈʃiəɾ]) also known as the Western Isles and the Long Island, is an island chain off the west coast of Scotland. The islands are geographically contiguous with Comhairle nan Eilean Siar, one of the 32 unitary council areas of Scotland. They form part of the Hebrides, separated from the Scottish mainland and from the Inner Hebrides by the waters of the Minch, the Little Minch and the Sea of the Hebrides. Scottish Gaelic is the predominant spoken language, although in a few areas English speakers form a majority.
Most of the islands have a bedrock formed from ancient metamorphic rocks and the climate is mild and oceanic. The 15 inhabited islands have a total population of about 26,500 and there are more than 50 substantial uninhabited islands. From Barra Head to the Butt of Lewis is roughly 210 kilometres (130 mi).
There are various important prehistoric structures, many of which pre-date the first written references to the islands by Roman and Greek authors. The Western Isles became part of the Norse kingdom of the Suðreyjar, which lasted for over 400 years until sovereignty was transferred to Scotland by the Treaty of Perth in 1266. Control of the islands was then held by clan chiefs, principal of whom were the MacLeods, MacDonalds, Mackenzies and MacNeils. The Highland Clearances of the 19th century had a devastating effect on many communities and it is only in recent years that population levels have ceased to decline. Much of the land is now under local control and commercial activity is based on tourism, crofting, fishing, and weaving.

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Ross and Cromarty

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Ross and Cromarty (Ros agus Cromba in Gaelic) is a variously defined area in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland. There is a registration county and a lieutenancy area in current use. Historically there has been a constituency of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (1832 to 1983), a local government county (1890 to 1975), a district of the Highland local government region (1975 to 1996) and a management area of the Highland Council (1996 to 2007). The local government county is now divided between two local government areas: the Highland area and Na h-Eileanan Siar (the Western Isles).
The region has some of the most spectacular landscapes, and among the oldest rock formations in Europe. The rocks are of Cambrian and Precambrian age. The population is very low, being mainly engaged in fishing and tourism. Crofting is widespread.

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Scotland
Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: Alba ([ˈalˠ̪apə] listen (help·info))) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the southwest. In addition to the mainland, Scotland constitutes over 790 islands including the Northern Isles and the Hebrides.
Edinburgh, the country's capital and second largest city, is one of Europe's largest financial centres. Edinburgh was the hub of the Scottish Enlightenment of the 18th century, which transformed Scotland into one of the commercial, intellectual and industrial powerhouses of Europe. Glasgow, Scotland's largest city, was once one of the world's leading industrial cities and now lies at the centre of the Greater Glasgow conurbation. Scottish waters consist of a large sector of the North Atlantic and the North Sea, containing the largest oil reserves in the European Union. This has given Aberdeen, the third largest city in Scotland, the title of Europe's oil capital.

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Scottish Parliament
The Scottish Parliament (Scottish Gaelic: Pàrlamaid na h-Alba; Scots: The Scots Pairliament) is the devolved national, unicameral legislature of Scotland, located in the Holyrood area of the capital, Edinburgh. The Parliament, informally referred to as "Holyrood", is a democratically elected body comprising 129 members known as Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Members are elected for four-year terms under the mixed member proportional representation system. As a result, 73 MSPs represent individual geographical constituencies elected by the plurality ("first past the post") system, with a further 56 returned from eight additional member regions, each electing seven MSPs. The most recent general election to the Parliament was held on 5 May 2011.
The original Parliament of Scotland (or "Estates of Scotland") was the national legislature of the independent Kingdom of Scotland, and existed from the early 13th century until the Kingdom of Scotland merged with the Kingdom of England under the Acts of Union 1707 to form the Kingdom of Great Britain. As a consequence, the Parliament of Scotland merged with the Parliament of England to form the Parliament of Great Britain, which sat at Westminster in London.

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Stornoway
Coordinates: 58°12′32″N 6°23′13″W / 58.209°N 6.387°W / 58.209; -6.387
Stornoway (Scottish Gaelic: Steòrnabhagh) is a burgh on the Isle of Lewis, in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland.
The town's population is around 9,000, making it the largest settlement in the Western Isles (with a third of the population) and the third largest town in the Scottish Highlands after Inverness and Fort William. The civil parish of Stornoway, including various nearby villages, has a population of approximately 12,000. Stornoway is an important port and the major town and administrative centre of the Outer Hebrides. It is home to Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (the Western Isles Council) and a variety of educational, sporting and media establishments. Observance of the Christian Sabbath (Sunday) is a prominent and sometimes controversial aspect of the town's culture.
Stornoway was originally a Viking settlement^{[citation needed]} and developed around its well sheltered natural harbour. Reflecting this, the name Stornoway itself is derived from 'Stjórnavágr', an Old Norse word for 'steering bay'. Medieval development of the town was spurred by the construction of the original castle in the High Middle Ages by the Nicolson (or MacNicol) family, themselves of Viking descent. Infighting between rival clans continued throughout the Late Middle Ages and resisted an attempt by the then King of Scotland James VI to colonise Lewis in 1597.

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Ullapool
Coordinates: 57°54′00″N 5°09′58″W / 57.900°N 5.166°W / 57.900; -5.166
Ullapool (/ˈʌləpuːl/;Scottish Gaelic: Ulapul, [ˈuɫ̪apʰuɫ̪]) is a small town of around 1,300 inhabitants in Ross and Cromarty, Highland, Scotland. Despite its small size it is the largest settlement for many miles around and a major tourist destination of Scotland. The North Atlantic Drift passes Ullapool, bringing moderate temperatures. A few Cordyline australis or New Zealand cabbage trees are grown in the town and are often mistaken for palm trees.
On the east shore of Loch Broom, Ullapool was founded in 1788 as a herring port by the British Fisheries Society. It was designed by Thomas Telford. The harbour is still the edge of the town, used as a fishing port, yachting haven, and ferry port. Ferries sail to Stornoway in the Outer Hebrides.
Many of the pivotal discoveries of the Victorian era that contributed to the development of the concept of plate tectonics were made in this area, and there are still regular international geological conferences.

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United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK, or Britain) is a sovereign state located off the north-western coast of continental Europe. The country includes the island of Great Britain, the north-eastern part of the island of Ireland and many smaller islands. Northern Ireland is the only part of the UK that shares a land border with another sovereign state—the Republic of Ireland. Apart from this land border the UK is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, the North Sea, the English Channel and the Irish Sea.
The United Kingdom is a unitary state governed under a constitutional monarchy and a parliamentary system, with its seat of government in the capital city of London. It is a country in its own right and consists of four countries: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. There are three devolved administrations, each with varying powers, based in Belfast, Edinburgh and Cardiff, the capitals of Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. Associated with the UK, but not constitutionally part of it, are three Crown Dependencies. The United Kingdom has fourteen overseas territories. These are remnants of the British Empire which, at its height in 1922, encompassed almost a quarter of the world's land surface and was the largest empire in history. British influence can still be observed in the language, culture and legal systems of many of its former territories.

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Thomas Telford
Thomas Telford FRS, FRSE (1757–1834) was a Scottish civil engineer, architect and stonemason, and a noted road, bridge and canal builder.
Telford was born on 9 August 1757 at Glendinning, a hill farm 3 miles west of Eskdalemuir Kirk, in the rural parish of Westerkirk, in Eskdale, Dumfriesshire. His father John Telford, a shepherd, died soon after Thomas was born. Thomas was raised in poverty by his mother Janet Jackson (d.1794).
At the age of 14 he was apprenticed to a stonemason, and some of his earliest work can still be seen on the bridge across the River Esk in Langholm in the Scottish borders. He worked for a time in Edinburgh and in 1782 he moved to London where (after meeting architects Robert Adam and Sir William Chambers) he was involved in building additions to Somerset House there. Two years later he found work at Portsmouth dockyard and — although still largely self-taught — was extending his talents to the specification, design and management of building projects.
In 1787, through his wealthy patron William Pulteney, he became Surveyor of Public Works in Shropshire. Civil engineering was a discipline still in its infancy, so Telford was set on establishing himself as an architect. His projects included renovation of Shrewsbury Castle, the town's prison (during the planning of which he met leading prison reformer John Howard), the Church of St. Mary Magdalene, Bridgnorth and another church in Madeley. (Called in to advise on a leaking roof at St Chad's Church Shrewsbury in 1788, he correctly warned the church was in imminent danger of collapse; his reputation was made locally when it collapsed 3 days later, but he was not the architect for its replacement).

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Road Trips in Scotland - Ardmair to Ullapool

This has got to be one of the all-time best drives in Scotland with one of the best views ...

published: 02 Oct 2011

author: Robin Dee

Ullapool.wmv

Scenes of Ullapool an surrounds from yesteryear...

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Ullapool, Ross-shire, Scotland

A little drive around Ullapool in the West Highlands of Scotland....

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Video of Ullapool...

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Scenic Ullapool!

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The gateway to stornoway, and as a guy who comes from aberdeen, it's a place that always f...

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Oban to Ullapool - Flat Out!

Biking in the Scottish Highlands 2008...

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"Stormbound" at Ullapool, Scotland

This is live music at the Ferry Boat, a pub in Ullapool on the north west coast of Scotlan...

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Arriving in Ullapool on MV Isle of Lewis HD

Sailing into Ullapool from Stornoway on Caledonian MacBrayne's MV Isle of Lewis with refle...

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Sat nite ullapool

A sat nite in Ullapool. Oh dear....

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Ullapool, Scotland

Harbour scene Sept 14th 2010...

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Ullapool Caber Fun - Part 1

Hey lads! This is my video on how to blast your enemies to shreds with the Ullapool Caber!...

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How to use the Ullapool Caber

A brief video displaying an advanced caber technique....

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Team Fortress 2 - KAMIKAZE DEMO! Ullapool Caber Explosive Gameplay Commentary

ALALALALALALALALALALALALALALALALALALALALALA! BONZAI! As always bros, thank you ever so muc...

published: 08 Sep 2011

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US woman charged with hate crime in subway death

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30 Dec 2012

A woman who told police she shoved a man to his death off a subway platform because she has hated Muslims since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the US and thought he was one was charged on Saturday with murder as a hate crime, prosecutors said ... Menendez, 31, was awaiting arraignment on the charge on Saturday evening, Queens District Attorney Richard Brown said. She faces 25 years to life in prison if convicted ... On Dec ... ....(size: 3.0Kb)

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India Bright Moon on the City Sky in Kolkata on Monday 03 July 2012 in Eastern India City

A science news preview of 2013

BBC News

30 Dec 2012

Comet Ison is likely to light up the skies in 2013. David Shukman, science editor, BBC News Continue reading the main story Related Stories. A science news preview of 2012. As the Philippines, New Jersey and Britain count the cost of ferocious flooding, expect another year in which extreme weather exacts a human toll. Partly this is because more and more of us live in harm's way on coasts and flood plains ... ....(size: 9.2Kb)

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File - Ram Herder, 89, is shown on May 22, 2008 in his Sanders, Ariz. home that was provided by the federal government as part of a massive relocation project to move Navajos from land Congress said belonged to the Hopi Tribe.

A New Year's Resolution: An Apology Day?

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01 Jan 2013

Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling. For good reason Mark Charles, a member of the Navajo Nation, is deeply offended that buried on page 45 of the 2010 Defense Appropriation Act (after pages on the maintenance and operation of the United States Military) is an "official" apology to Native American People ... political leaders and officials find it extremely difficult in expressing remorse for past mistakes ... Escorted by the U.S....(size: 5.6Kb)

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel gestures while posing for photographs after recording her annual New Year's speech at the chancellery in Berlin Sunday, Dec. 30, 2012.

Merkel warns Germans of tough economic times ahead

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31 Dec 2012

Chancellor Angela Merkel has warned that the German economic climate in 2013 will be "even more difficult". In her new year message, she also cautioned that the eurozone debt crisis was far from over. However, she did say that reforms designed to address the roots of the problem were beginning to bear fruit ... In a taped interview to be broadcast later on Monday, Mrs Merkel urged Germans to be more patient ... Voters 'wary' ... ....(size: 2.3Kb)

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In this image taken from video obtained from the Shaam News Network, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, smoke rises from buildings from heavy shelling in Homs, Syria, on Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012.

Syria risks becoming ‘new Somalia’: UN envoy

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30 Dec 2012

London. UN-Arab League envoy to Damascus, Lakhdar Brahimi, has said that a diplomatic solution to the conflict in Syria seemed far away, adding that the country risked being slithering into ‘hell’ ... (ANI). For Zee News’s Updates, follow us on Twitter , Facebook, Google+, Pinterest. First Published ... ....(size: 1.7Kb)

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Clock ticking on Alan Rankin's solo sailing challenge

BBC News

02 Jan 2013

Alan Rankin, from Carrbridge, will set off from Ullapool in June on his solo challenge ... Ullapool-based Watt Marine's Wattchmate system will be activated when Alan goes for a cat-nap, and will sound an alarm after a pre-set period ... From Ullapool, Alan will head clockwise to the Shetland Isles and then south to the English Channel ... Then he will head out to St Kilda and return to Ullapool around the northern tip of the Outer Hebrides....(size: 2.5Kb)

Loopallu 2013 - now on sale

Skiddle

24 Dec 2012

Loopallu returns to the picturesque Scottish coastal village of Ullapool in 2013. Grab your tickets now! Tweet. Date published. 24th Dec 2012. Now in its seventh year, Loopallu takes place every September in one of the UK's most idyllic festival settings - the remote fishing village of Ullapool on the West Coast of Scotland ... Date. Friday 20th September 2013Event. Loopallu Festival 2013 at BroomfieldsVenue. Broomfields ... Adult Ticket ... Accepted .....(size: 2.1Kb)

Loopallu Festival 2013 tickets and listings

Skiddle

21 Dec 2012

Broomfields, Ullapool Fri 20th September 2013. Loopallu returns in 2013. No lineup details have been confirmed yet but to make sure you don't miss out then grab your tickets now. Date. Friday 20th September 2013. Venue. Broomfields ». Location. Inverness ». Doors. 10.00am til 11.00pm (last entry 10.00pm). Short url. http.//www.skiddle.com/events/11776344/ ... Adult Ticket ... 18 ... Find more events on Friday 20th September 2013 in Ullapool....(size: 2.7Kb)

Stornoway Port Authority's concerns 'listed to'

BBC News

06 Dec 2012

The £41.8m vessel is to start sailing on the Stornoway to Ullapool route in June 2014 ... They also warned that Ullapool has a similar issue ... He said ... ....(size: 1.0Kb)

Stornoway harbour chiefs warnings over new ferry

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05 Dec 2012

The £41.8m vessel is to start sailing on the Stornoway to Ullapool route in June 2014 ... The port authority said Ullapool on the ......(size: 0.7Kb)

Andrews and Sarafian on Disney-Pixar's Brave

BBC News

19 Nov 2012

Ahead of the release of Disney-Pixar's Brave on DVD, the director and producer of the animated film set in ancient Scotland about Merida, a flame-haired princess, reflect on life since the movie hit cinemas this summer ... Scotland ... Andrews said ... "On our research trips to Scotland we took a ferry from Ullapool to the Western Isles and we could imagine how the landscape had changed little since the time of the Vikings ." ... He said ... She said ... ....(size: 4.7Kb)

EU system needs 'radical changes' says Scots fisheries secretary

BBC News

12 Nov 2012

The biggest stumbling block to progress for Scotland's fishermen is "the rigid system imposed by the European Union", according to Fisheries Secretary Richard Lochhead ... The SNP government claims this will give fishermen more flexibility ... Fishermen from the east and west coasts, including Fraserburgh, Peterhead, Campbeltown and Ullapool met with the minister to discuss the pressures and demands of working in the industry....(size: 2.5Kb)

Scottish Land Fund Committee Appointed (BIG - Big Lottery Fund)

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09 Nov 2012

Today the Big Lottery Fund (BIG) and Highland and Islands Enterprise (HIE) have welcomed the appointment of the Scottish Land Fund (SLF) Committee. The SLF Committee will be responsible for funding decisions and will also influence strategic direction ... BIOGRAPHIES ... He is a crofter's son from the Ullapool area and has worked in the past for the HIDB, The Highland Council and was the second director of the Scottish Crofters Union ... (noodl....(size: 9.6Kb)

Van and motorcycle in accident on Ullapool road

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23 Oct 2012

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Go wild for Scottish Highlands grandeur

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20 Oct 2012

The 110km route to the fishing town of Ullapool is a relatively recent addition to a landscape forged in the Ice Age, when melting glaciers gouged its long, deep valleys and seawater-filled lochs and fjords ... The Geopark extends roughly from Durness to Ullapool, and the landscape it contains has inspired many who have explored its 1240sq km of mountains, peatland, beaches, forest and coast....(size: 16.6Kb)

Your pictures of Scotland: 12 - 19 October

BBC News

19 Oct 2012

The old pier at North Berwick was photographed by Craig Coventry. If you want to let us know what you think of this week's pictures, go to http.//www.facebook.com/bbcscotlandnews David's view from the Isle of Lewis ferry as it came in to the quay in Ullapool. Photo sent in by mum Kathleen Skinner from Inverness ... Photo by Kath Manners from St Margaret's Hope in the Orkney Islands ... Gavin....(size: 3.2Kb)

Discover the beauty of the British Isles by sea (Fred Olsen Cruise Lines Ltd)

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11 Oct 2012

Peter Port (Guernsey), Dublin (Ireland, for an overnight stay), Tobermory (Isle of Mull, Scotland), Ullapool (Scotland), Kirkwall (Orkney Isles, Scotland), Stornoway (Isle of Lewis, Scotland), Belfast (Northern Ireland), and returning to Southampton (England)....(size: 8.2Kb)

Notes & Queries: Did the pillory deter criminals in the middle ages?

The Guardian

10 Oct 2012

How the Mediterranean became a salt lake; What do couples talk about? Did the Lone Ranger always wear a mask?. Best avoided at all costs ... the pillory. Photograph. Alamy. Is there any evidence that the medieval practice of putting wrongdoers in the stocks and throwing rotten food at them actually worked as a deterrent to crime? ... John French, Chepstow ... suebian ... GentDirly ... Paul Hancock, Ullapool, Wester Ross  ... Of course!. Emlvee ... LadyEff ... ....(size: 5.7Kb)

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Coordinates: 57°54′00″N 5°09′58″W / 57.900°N 5.166°W / 57.900; -5.166

Ullapool
Scottish Gaelic: Ulapul
Ullapool
Ullapool Ullapool shown within the Highland council area
Population	1,308 ^[1]
OS grid reference	NH125945
Civil parish	Lochbroom
Council area	Highland
Lieutenancy area	Ross and Cromarty
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	ULLAPOOL
Postcode district	IV26
Dialling code	01854
Police	Northern
Fire	Highlands and Islands
Ambulance	Scottish
EU Parliament	Scotland
UK Parliament	Ross, Skye and Lochaber
Scottish Parliament	Caithness, Sutherland and Ross
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Ullapool (/ˈʌləpuːl/;^[2] Scottish Gaelic: Ulapul, [ˈuɫ̪apʰuɫ̪])^[3] is a small town of around 1,300 inhabitants in Ross and Cromarty, Highland, Scotland. Despite its small size it is the largest settlement for many miles around and a major tourist destination of Scotland. The North Atlantic Drift passes Ullapool, bringing moderate temperatures. A few Cordyline australis or New Zealand cabbage trees are grown in the town and are often mistaken for palm trees.

1 History
2 Landscape
3 Culture
- 3.1 Music
4 In Popular Culture
5 See also
6 References
7 External links

History [link]

On the east shore of Loch Broom, Ullapool was founded in 1788 as a herring port by the British Fisheries Society.^[4] It was designed by Thomas Telford. The harbour is still the edge of the town, used as a fishing port, yachting haven, and ferry port. Ferries sail to Stornoway in the Outer Hebrides.

Many of the pivotal discoveries of the Victorian era that contributed to the development of the concept of plate tectonics were made in this area, and there are still regular international geological conferences.

Parliament granted permission in the 1890s for a railway from Ullapool to the main Highland network at Garve, but insufficient funds resulted in the scheme being abandoned.

Landscape [link]

Sgurr Fiona and the Corrag Bhuidhe pinnacles on An Teallach

The region surrounding Ullapool is dominated by rugged mountains, and especially by Bheinn Ghobblach to the west, An Teallach to the south west, Beinn Dearg to the south east close to the head of Loch Broom, and Ben Mhòr na Còigich to the north. An Teallach is a massive mountain which dominates the area and consists of Torridonian sandstone, which is layered nearly horizontally. It is an easy climb but is several miles from the nearest road, so a long trek is needed before the ascent begins. The walker will be rewarded by magnificent views of the surrounds, especially to the sea and the islands to the west, but also to the south, and the desolate Whitbread wilderness.

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A view of Ullapool from a nearby hill (Maol Calaisceig)

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Ullapool

Ullapool has a strong reputation as a centre for music, the arts and performance.

The town boasts a small award winning museum housed in a Telford Church, An Talla Solais an arts centre with frequently changing exhibitions and workshops, a swimming pool and fitness centre, and several pubs (including the Arch Inn on the shores of Loch Broom, Argyll), bed and breakfasts (including Riverview, Eilean Donan Guesthouse, Spindrift, and Broombank), restaurants and hotels. It is a centre for walkers, wildlife enthusiasts and other holidaymakers and is situated in a spectacular and remote part of the United Kingdom.

In May every year there is the three day Ullapool Book Festival which attracts a diverse range of writers and with work in both Scottish Gaelic and English. There is also The Macphail Centre which has a theatre hosting a regular programme of musical, dance and theatrical performances, many by the Scottish national companies but some work from smaller reps and travelling Edinburgh Fringe performers. Often the sheer number of performances in any week will mean there is overspill to the Village Hall and other venues.

July 2011 saw the highly celebrated Tall Ships visit Ullapool, a major event for the village and the surrounding area.

Ullapool is home to the shinty team Lochbroom Camanechd.

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Throughout the year there are many small fèisean and music festivals in the local halls and hotels - especially in The Ceilidh Place and The Arch Inn. The Ullapool Guitar Festival takes place in early October every year, attracting high-calibre performers at several venues over the weekend. The Loopallu Music Festival, created by the American rockgrass band Hayseed Dixie and local promoter Robert Hicks in 2005,^[5] was very well received and has become a major regional annual event, more than doubling the size of the village during the festival. In 2007 it attracted several extremely popular bands including The Saw Doctors, Dreadzone and had world renowned Franz Ferdinand headline on the second night. There are also fringe events at local bars. The Pigeon Detectives have played the Village Hall. Amy MacDonald in 2008 and Paolo Nutini in 2007 both played The Ceilidh Place. Mumford & Sons have also played in Ullapool twice.

Ullapool also has its own radio station called Loch Broom FM on 102.2 and 96.8 FM, however it has become a skeleton operation in recent years, and its future seems uncertain.^[6]

In Popular Culture [link]

Tie in literature for the class based video game Team Fortress 2 lists Ullapool as the home of the Demoman.^[7]

References [link]

^ "2001 Population of Main Highland Towns & Villages". UK Government. http://wwwold.highland.gov.uk/plintra/iandr/cen/pop_towns.htm. Retrieved 2008-05-14.
^ John C. Wells, Longman Pronunciation Dictionary
^ Iain Mac an Tàilleir. "Placenames" (PDF). Scottish Parliament. http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/Gaelic/placenamesP-Z.pdf. Retrieved 28 November 2011.
^ "History". Ullapool Harbour Trustees. http://ullapool-harbour.co.uk/publick/history.jsp. Retrieved 2008-05-14.
^ http://www.americana-uk.com/auk/index.php?module=contentexpress&file=index&func=display&ceid=15&meid=19
^ Official website of Loch Broom FM. Retrieved 2010-02-01, but defunct in 2012.
^ Team Fortress 2 - Demoman Retrieved 2012-5-7.

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