Natural landmarks · Scottish Highlands
Laggan
Also known as: An Lagan
Laggan in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
Laggan 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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From the Wikipedia article
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".
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Background
History
The Battle of the Shirts was fought nearby in July 1544 between the Macdonalds of Rannald and Clan Fraser of Lovat in the Great Glen, overlooking Loch Lochy. 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.
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- Coordinates
- 57.0330, -4.8130
Sources
- wikidata: Q6472059 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Laggan, Great Glen (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Laggan?
- Laggan is in Scottish Highlands, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 57.0330°, -4.8130°.