Between 1803 and 1822, the Caledonian Canal was built, passing through Gairlochy, over the original site of the River Lochy. Two locks were built for access onto Loch Lochy, but only one, the Upper Lock, is still in use. At the lower lock an end pivoted swingbridge and lock keepers' house is provided to carry the B8005 road and Great Glen Way over the canal.
gairlochy, scottish, gaelic, geàrr, lòchaidh, clachan, hamlet, population, approx, lies, southern, shores, loch, lochy, large, freshwater, loch, district, lochaber, north, west, highlands, scotland, surrounded, several, other, small, crofting, settlements, lar. Gairlochy Scottish Gaelic Gearr Lochaidh is a clachan or hamlet of population approx 100 1 It lies on the southern shores of Loch Lochy a large freshwater loch in the district of Lochaber in the North West Highlands of Scotland Gairlochy is surrounded by several other small crofting settlements the largest of which is Achnacarry Also close by is Highbridge the site of the first skirmish of the 1745 Jacobite uprising GairlochyScottish Gaelic Gearr LochaidhGairlochyLocation within the Lochaber areaPopulation100 LanguageEnglish Scottish GaelicOS grid referenceNN1752084268Council areaHighlandLieutenancy areaInvernessCountryScotlandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townFort WilliamPostcode districtPH34 4Dialling code01397 712PoliceScotlandFireScottishAmbulanceScottishUK ParliamentRoss Skye and LochaberScottish ParliamentInverness East Nairn and LochaberList of places UK Scotland 56 54 47 N 4 59 53 W 56 913 N 4 998 W 56 913 4 998 The Gairlochy swing bridge openingBetween 1803 and 1822 the Caledonian Canal was built passing through Gairlochy over the original site of the River Lochy Two locks were built for access onto Loch Lochy but only one the Upper Lock is still in use At the lower lock an end pivoted swingbridge and lock keepers house is provided to carry the B8005 road and Great Glen Way over the canal Completed in 1896 the Invergarry and Fort Augustus Railway passed through the clachan with a small island platform station called Gairlochy Station 2 in nearby Mucomir the current site of a caravan park and Mucomir hydro electric power station References edit Gazetteer for Scotland Scottish places info 18 September 2003 Retrieved 26 June 2010 Invergarry and Fort Augustus Railway www railbrit co uk Retrieved 26 June 2010 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gairlochy http www scottish places info towns townfirst2115 html Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gairlochy amp oldid 1169193097, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
