Reservoirs & lochs · Scottish Highlands
Dalavich
Dalavich in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2.5 h
About
Dalavich is a place of interest in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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Dalavich (Scottish Gaelic: Dail Abhaich) is a village in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It lies on the western bank of Loch Awe and has a population of around 70. It is located 30 miles (50 km) from the main town and port of Oban, connected by the villages of Kilchrenan and Taynuilt.
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Background
History
The name "Dalavich" is Gaelic in origin and means "meadows of the deer". A hamlet since the 18th century, the village was developed in its current form by the Forestry Commission in 1952 to facilitate timber operations in the surrounding Inverliever forest. This was labour-intensive and horses were used to extract timber from the forest; it is possible to get a glimpse of this history by visiting the "old stables" which contain material from this epoch. Nowadays, a number of villagers still earn their living directly from forestry. Inverliever forest was acquired by HM Officer of Woods in 1907 and was one of the original "State Forests". In September 1919, the Forestry Act came into force,…
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- Coordinates
- 56.2614, -5.2861
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Dalavich?
- Dalavich is in Scottish Highlands, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 56.2614°, -5.2861°.