Arisaig

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Arisaig is a small village on the Road to the Isles that runs from Fort William to Mallaig.

  • The Land, Sea and Island Centre, +44 1687 450771. Displays about the social and natural history of the area.
  • The Prince's Cairn. A cairn on the shore of Loch nan Uamh, marking the spot where Bonnie Prince Charlie departed for France in 1746, following the failure of the Jacobite rising.
  • Loch nan Uamh Viaduct. A concrete viaduct built 1897-1901 to carry the railway past the head of the loch. See "Get in" above for times when The Jacobite steam train is scheduled to cross. At the larger Glenfinnan Viaduct 15 miles east, there was a legend that a horse and cart fell into one of the bridge pylons during construction and became entombed. Modern imaging could find nothing there, but in 2001 the horse and cart were detected within the central pylon here. Alas, it was too late to save the poor horse.

The Land, Sea and Island Centre, +44 1687 450771. Displays about the social and natural history of the area.

The Prince's Cairn. A cairn on the shore of Loch nan Uamh, marking the spot where Bonnie Prince Charlie departed for France in 1746, following the failure of the Jacobite rising.

Loch nan Uamh Viaduct. A concrete viaduct built 1897-1901 to carry the railway past the head of the loch. See "Get in" above for times when The Jacobite steam train is scheduled to cross. At the larger Glenfinnan Viaduct 15 miles east, there was a legend that a horse and cart fell into one of the bridge pylons during construction and became entombed. Modern imaging could find nothing there, but in 2001 the horse and cart were detected within the central pylon here. Alas, it was too late to save the poor horse.

  • Beasdale railway station, off the A830, near Druimindarroch, PH39 4NR (to the south of Arisaig on the Mallaig Extension Railway (now part of the West Highland Line). It was built as a private convenience for a nearby house and was used during World War II as the station where SOE agents practised boarding and alighting moving trains. (The whole peninsuala area up to Mallaig was used as a training ground for the Executive's "Toughening Schools", where paramilitary skills were taught to potential agents.) The station building is privately owned after having been restored, but the platform is still in use as a request stop. It is frequented by hikers exploring the surrounding hills and wild coastline.
  • The Road to the Isles Agricultural Show and Highland Games are held in early June on Camusdarach beach, midway between Mallaig and Arisaig. The 2020 event is tbc.
  • Arisaig Americana is a music festival in late June. The next is probably 26-27 June 2020 but tbc.
  • Arisaig Highland Games are held in July / Aug. The next event is Wed 29 July 2020.

Beasdale railway station, off the A830, near Druimindarroch, PH39 4NR (to the south of Arisaig on the Mallaig Extension Railway (now part of the West Highland Line). It was built as a private convenience for a nearby house and was used during World War II as the station where SOE agents practised boarding and alighting moving trains. (The whole peninsuala area up to Mallaig was used as a training ground for the Executive's "Toughening Schools", where paramilitary skills were taught to potential agents.) The station building is privately owned after having been restored, but the platform is still in use as a request stop. It is frequented by hikers exploring the surrounding hills and wild coastline.

The Road to the Isles Agricultural Show and Highland Games are held in early June on Camusdarach beach, midway between Mallaig and Arisaig. The 2020 event is tbc.

Arisaig Americana is a music festival in late June. The next is probably 26-27 June 2020 but tbc.

Arisaig Highland Games are held in July / Aug. The next event is Wed 29 July 2020.

  • Spar, The Harbour, PH39 4NH. Small grocery store and post office.

Spar, The Harbour, PH39 4NH. Small grocery store and post office.

  • The Old Library is the best option, see "Sleep".
  • Or try nearby Mallaig, which has a couple of seafood restaurants.

The Old Library is the best option, see "Sleep".