Laggan, Great Glen

Laggan
Scottish Gaelic: An Lagan
Laggan  Laggan shown within the Lochaber area
OS grid reference	NN294971
Council area	Highland
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Postcode district	PH
Dialling code	01809
Police	Scottish
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
EU Parliament	Scotland
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Coordinates: 57°01′59″N 4°48′47″W / 57.033°N 4.813°W

Laggan swing bridge

Footpath alongside the canal, near Laggan

Fields and scattered houses in Laggan, view from the hostel

Laggan (Scottish Gaelic: An Lagan) is a small village in the Great Glen, in the Highland region of Scotland. The older, longer Gaelic name is Lagan Achaidh Droma, "hollow at the field of the ridge".^[1]

Geography

Laggan is often considered to be two separate settlements, North Laggan and South Laggan, about one mile apart, both situated between Loch Lochy and Loch Oich. The Caledonian Canal passes by Laggan, linking these two lochs. Laggan Locks, a flight of two locks, connects the canal to Loch Oich.

The main A82 road between Glasgow and Inverness passes through Laggan, crossing the canal at Laggan Swing Bridge.

The Great Glen Way long distance footpath passes by Laggan, running alongside the canal and following the old railway line.

History

The Battle of the Shirts was fought nearby in July 1544.

The Invergarry and Fort Augustus Railway once passed by Laggan. This line opened in 1896, with Invergarry railway station situated at North Laggan. The line closed to passengers in 1933, and to freight in 1947.

Notes and references

1. "Place name database - Laggan". Ainmean-Àite na h-Alba. Retrieved 2012-07-13.