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Moidart


Coordinates: 56°49′12″N 5°41′46″W / 56.820°N 5.696°W / 56.820; -5.696

Moidart (MOY-dart, Scottish Gaelic: Mùideart [ˈmuːtʲart]) is a district in Lochaber, Highland, Scotland.

As of the 1881 census, the area was still strongly Scottish Gaelic speaking, with around 90% of the population able to speak Gaelic and over a third unable to speak English. By 2001, the share of Gaelic speakers had declined to under 15% of habitual residents.

Moidart lies to the west of Fort William and is very remote. Loch Shiel cuts off the south-east boundary of the district. Moidart includes the townships of Dorlin, Mingarry, Kinlochmoidart and Glenuig. At Dorlin sits Castle Tioram, a former fortress of Clann Ruaidhrí and the Clanranald branch of Clan Donald. During World War II, HMS Dorlin was based at Dorlin and was used for training of Royal Navy Beach Signals and Royal Signals sections.


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