Appin ( gd, An Apainn) is a coastal district of the Scottish West

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bounded to the west by Loch Linnhe, to the south by

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, to the east by the districts of Benderloch and Lorne, and to the north by Loch Leven. It lies northeast to southwest, and measures . The name, meaning "abbey land", in reference to Ligmore Abbey, is derived from the

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''apdaine''. The district is mainly in

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, with a coastal strip to the north, along Loch Leven, within the

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. The scenery of the district is a combination of seascapes with rugged and mountainous country inland. Appin forms part of the Lynn of Lorn National Scenic Area, one of 40 in Scotland."National Scenic Areas"
. SNH. Retrieved 30 Mar 2011. The principal hills are double peaks of Beinn a' Bheithir – , respectively – and Creag Ghorm – – in the north, and Fraochaidh , Meall Bàn and Beinn Mhic na Cèisich near the western flank of Glen Creran. The chief rivers are the Coe and Laroch, flowing into Loch Leven, the Duror and Salachan flowing into Loch Linnhe, and the Iola and Creran flowing into

The leading industries are forestry and tourism, with

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mining and slate quarrying being of former importance, but the Glensanda superquarry, in

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on the opposite bank of Loch Linnhe also provides local employment. Ballachulish,

Duror Duror, ( gd, An Dùrar ) (meaning hard water), occasionally Duror of Appin is a small, remote coastal village that sits at the base of Glen Duror, in district of Appin, in the Scottish West Highlands, within the council area of Argyll and But ...

, Portnacroish, Appin Village and Port Appin are the principal villages. Appin was the country of a branch of the Stewarts. The A828 road runs along the coast of Appin. A passenger-only ferry to the island of Lismore runs from Port Appin. The district formerly had a railway, but the

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company's branch line from Connel to Ballachulish was closed in 1966. Appin is where the Appin Murder took place in 1752.

Notable residents

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(née Campbell), wife of the fifth governor of

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, was born in the area. During his term the governor named the towns of

Appin Appin ( gd, An Apainn) is a coastal district of the Scottish West Highlands bounded to the west by Loch Linnhe, to the south by Loch Creran, to the east by the districts of Benderloch and Lorne, and to the north by Loch Leven. It lies north ...

and Airds after his wife's birthplace and her family's estate respectively. The Female Orphan School in

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is said to have been modelled on the estate's main house.

References

External links

Further information on the history of AppinCastle Stalker
Geography of Argyll and Bute Geography of Highland (council area) Villages in Argyll and Bute {{Argyll-geo-stub