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Laggan (other)
Laggan (''Lagan'', Gaelic for 'little hollow') is the name of numerous places in Scotland, including: * Laggan, Badenoch * Laggan, Great Glen * Laggan, Islay * Laggan Dam on the River Spean south west of Loch Laggan *Kinloch Laggan, hamlet at the north end of Loch Laggan * Loch Laggan, Highland *River Laggan, Islay and outwith Scotland: *Laggan, New South Wales Laggan is a small village on the traditional land of the Gundungurra people in the Southern Tablelands, New South Wales, Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising ..., Australia * Laggan, County Donegal, Ireland, see Porthall and also: See also * Lagan (other) {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic ( gd, Gàidhlig ), also known as Scots Gaelic and Gaelic, is a Goidelic language (in the Celtic branch of the Indo-European language family) native to the Gaels of Scotland. As a Goidelic language, Scottish Gaelic, as well as both Irish and Manx, developed out of Old Irish. It became a distinct spoken language sometime in the 13th century in the Middle Irish period, although a common literary language was shared by the Gaels of both Ireland and Scotland until well into the 17th century. Most of modern Scotland was once Gaelic-speaking, as evidenced especially by Gaelic-language place names. In the 2011 census of Scotland, 57,375 people (1.1% of the Scottish population aged over 3 years old) reported being able to speak Gaelic, 1,275 fewer than in 2001. The highest percentages of Gaelic speakers were in the Outer Hebrides. Nevertheless, there is a language revival, and the number of speakers of the language under age 20 did not decrease between the 2001 and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laggan, Badenoch
Laggan (Gaelic: ''Lagan'' ) is a village in Badenoch, in the Highland region of Scotland. It is beside the River Spey, about 10 km west of Newtonmore. The A86 road passes through the village and crosses the river on a nearby bridge. It is notable as being the region in Badenoch where the Gaelic language survived the longest. Laggan is in the Cairngorms National Park and featured as the fictional village of Glenbogle in the BBC TV drama series '' Monarch of the Glen'' where many of the locals took part in playing the minor background roles. Nearby Visitor attractions include: *Ruins of the Pictish fort of Dun da Lamh near Strathmashie, Laggan. *The Laggan Wolftrax, a mountain biking centre located in the nearby Strathmashie Forest, opened in 2004. This facility, owned by the Forestry Commission The Forestry Commission is a non-ministerial government department responsible for the management of publicly owned forests and the regulation of both public and private fores ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laggan, Great Glen
Laggan ( gd, An Lagan) is a small village in the Great Glen, in the Highland region of Scotland. The older, longer Gaelic name is Lagan Achaidh Droma, "hollow at the field of the ridge". Geography Laggan is often considered to be two separate settlements, North Laggan and South Laggan, about one mile apart, both situated between Loch Lochy and Loch Oich. The Caledonian Canal passes by Laggan, linking these two lochs. Laggan Locks, a flight of two locks, connects the canal to Loch Oich. The main A82 road between Glasgow and Inverness passes through Laggan, crossing the canal at Laggan Swing Bridge. The Great Glen Way long-distance footpath passes by Laggan, running alongside the canal and following the old railway line. History The Battle of the Shirts was fought nearby in July 1544 between the Macdonalds of Rannald and Clan Fraser of Lovat in the Great Glen, overlooking Loch Lochy. The Invergarry and Fort Augustus Railway once passed by Laggan. This line opened in 1896, wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laggan Dam
Laggan Dam is a dam located on the River Spean south west of Loch Laggan in the Scottish Highlands. History The structure was built as part of the Lochaber hydroelectric scheme by Balfour Beatty for the British Aluminium Company and construction was finished in 1934. The supervising engineers were the firm of C S Meik and William Halcrow, now known as the Halcrow Group. The dam was designated a Category B listed building in 1985. It was upgraded to Category A listing in 2011, following a review as part of Hydroelectric Power Thematic Survey 2010. Design The dam is about long, and high between the level of the foundations and the crest of the spillway. It is curved upstream like an arch dam with a radius of curvature of , but works purely on the principle of a gravity dam. The whole crest of the dam, except for a section in the middle that houses equipment, is a spillway broken into 29 bays by piers that support a roadway across the dam. As well as the spillway, there are s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kinloch Laggan
Kinloch Laggan ( gd, Ceann Loch Lagain) is a hamlet located at the head of Loch Laggan in Newtonmore, Inverness-shire, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish Scottish usually refers to something of, from, or related to Scotland, including: *Scottish Gaelic, a Celtic Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family native to Scotland *Scottish English *Scottish national identity, the Scottish ide ... council area of Highland. The village is situated southwest of Newtonmore. References Populated places in Badenoch and Strathspey {{Highland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loch Laggan
Loch Laggan is a freshwater loch situated approximately west of Dalwhinnie in the Scottish Highlands. The loch has an irregular shape, runs nearly northeast to southwest and is approximately in length. It has an average depth of and is at its deepest. The eastern end of the loch features the largest freshwater beach in Britain. Since 1934 Loch Laggan has been part of the Lochaber hydro-electric scheme. At the northeast end of the loch is the hamlet of Kinloch Laggan. The loch was surveyed on 2 and 3 of June 1902 by John Murray (oceanographer), Sir John Murray, T.R.N. Johnston, James Parsons and James Murray and was later charted as part of the ''Bathymetrical Survey of Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland 1897-1909''. The A86 road from Spean Bridge to Kingussie follows the loch's north shore. The River Pattack flows into the head of the loch just below the road bridge at Kinloch Laggan. The boundary of the Cairngorms National Park wraps around the head of the loch. A short section o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
River Laggan
The River Laggan is a small river on the Scottish island of Islay. Having gathered the waters of the Kilennan River, Barr River and Duich River / Torra River it enters the sea at the north end of Laggan Bay Laggan (''Lagan'', Gaelic for 'little hollow') is the name of numerous places in Scotland, including: * Laggan, Badenoch *Laggan, Great Glen * Laggan, Islay * Laggan Dam on the River Spean south west of Loch Laggan *Kinloch Laggan, hamlet at the no ... off Loch Indaal.Ordnance Survey 1:50,000 scale Landranger map sheet 60 ''Islay'' References External links Landforms of Islay Laggan {{Scotland-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laggan, New South Wales
Laggan is a small village on the traditional land of the Gundungurra people in the Southern Tablelands, New South Wales, Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ... in Upper Lachlan Shire. At the , Laggan had a population of 358. The village/locality has a small primary school, the Laggan Pub, a fine dining restaurant Laggan Pantry and a micro brewery Laggan Brewing Co. There are many historic buildings including the old police barracks c1837 and a rebuilt mill. Also there are the monthly Laggan Village Markets at the memorial hall. Laggan was founded for pastoral use, as well as a stop for convicts during the building of roads between Bathurst and Goulburn. The village is now a tourist attraction. Annual ploughing matches were held at Laggan in the 1860s. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Porthall
Porthall () is a village and townland in County Donegal, Ireland. The village is located on the west bank of the River Foyle, in The Laggan district of East Donegal, on the R265 road. The nearest town is Lifford, the county town. History Battle of Binnion Hill The Battle of Binnion Hill was fought in 1557 just a short distance from Porthall, approx. 2.5 miles (4 kilometres) North West. The battle came about when John O’Neill, the Grandson of Con O’Neill assembled an army to attack Tirconnell, modern day County Donegal. O’Neill's plan was to defeat Manus O'Donnell from the Kinel-Connell and thus be the only King in Ulster. On the O’Neills side were people from Oriel, modern day Counties Armagh, Louth and Monaghan and from Dundalk, County Louth, also part of O’Neill's army was Hugh O’Donnell (brother of Calvagh) and his followers. The Kinel-Connell was in turmoil at this time as Calvagh O'Donnell had his father locked up for two years so that he himself could be r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
