SHIELDAIG

The village sits on the shore of Loch Shieldaig - a sea loch which opens onto Loch Torridon and then out to the Minch. Opposite the village is Shieldaig Island, a bird sanctuary which is owned by the National Trust for Scotland on which Sea Eagles have nested in recent years. 

The village was built in the early 1800s specifically to train sailors for the Royal Navy. Until the 1960s it could only be reached by the road from Lochcarron. The road across the Balgy Gap was then constructed connecting the village with the neighbouring community of Torridon. These days the local employment is in fishing and tourism. There are salmon farms in the area and a smoke house in the village. On the pier you will see creels which are use to catch,what are locally referred to as, "prawns". They are actually Nephrops, which are like mini-lobsters. Crabs are also caught locally and scallops which are harvested by divers. These can all be purchased locally and the local restaurants normally source local produce where possible.

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