Corran, Lochaber
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Corran ( gd, An Corran) is a former
fishing village A fishing village is a village, usually located near a fishing ground, with an economy based on catching fish and harvesting seafood. The continents and islands around the world have coastlines totalling around 356,000 kilometres (221,000  ...
, situated on Corran Point, on the west side of the Corran Narrows of Loch Linnhe, in
Lochaber Lochaber ( ; gd, Loch Abar) is a name applied to a part of the Scottish Highlands. Historically, it was a provincial lordship consisting of the parishes of Kilmallie and Kilmonivaig, as they were before being reduced in extent by the creatio ...
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Highland Highlands or uplands are areas of high elevation such as a mountainous region, elevated mountainous plateau or high hills. Generally speaking, upland (or uplands) refers to ranges of hills, typically from up to while highland (or highlands) is ...
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. There are three small settlements set apart from the main cluster of houses: North Corran, Clovullin and Sallachan. The Highland Council
Corran Ferry The Corran Ferry crosses Loch Linnhe at the Corran Narrows, south of Fort William, Scotland. Description Operated by Highland Council, the Corran Ferry is one of few remaining scheduled mainland vehicle ferries in Scotland. The route crosses Lo ...
runs to Corran from eastern shore of the Narrows and the Corran Point Lighthouse is located there.


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Populated places in Lochaber {{Highland-geo-stub