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Shieldaig

Field	Value
static_image_name	Shieldaig north.jpg
static_image_caption	Shieldaig looking north along the sea-front
country	Scotland
official_name	Shieldaig
gaelic_name	Sìldeag
scots_name	Shieldaig
os_grid_reference	NG815539
map_type	Ross and Cromarty
coordinates
civil_parish	Applecross
unitary_scotland	Highland
lieutenancy_scotland	Ross and Cromarty
constituency_westminster	Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire
constituency_scottish_parliament	Caithness, Sutherland and Ross
post_town	Strathcarron
postcode_district	IV54
postcode_area	IV
dial_code	01520

Shieldaig (; ) is a village in Wester Ross in the Northwest Highlands, in the Scottish council area of Highland.

Geography and history

The village was founded in 1800 with a view to training up seamen for war against Napoleon. After his (initial) defeat and exile to Elba, the community found itself a new role as a fishing village. The small island just offshore never had its tall pines harvested to rig warships, and has now become a nature sanctuary.

The name of the village is derived from the Old Norse síld-vík, meaning 'herring bay'.

Shieldaig is a community of around 85 people, with its own school, a small pub, a village hall, a church and two restaurants. It is much used as a holiday destination, attracting those interested in fishing, touring the North Coast 500 or explorers of the Torridon Hills, which are a few miles around the coast.

Shieldaig holds a community fête in the second weekend of August.

Education

It is in the catchment area of Gairloch High School.

Another Shieldaig

12 mi to the north lies another Shieldaig, a small settlement on the south shore of Loch Gairloch.

References

W. J. Watson, [https://archive.org/details/placenamesofross00watsuoft ''Place-names of Ross and Cromarty''], 1904, p. 208.
"Shieldaig, Highland". School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh and The Royal Scottish Geographical Society.
[http://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/shieldaig/shieldaig/index.html Shieldaig] Undiscovered Scotland
"Torridon & Shieldaig". Steve Carter.
"Schools - Gairloch High School". [[The Highland Council]].

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