Arisaig
is the name of the
peninsula in the
south-west corner of the
Morar
area as well as the name
of the village in that
corner of Morar.
It lies on the Road to
the Isles which leads to
Mallaig
to the north and Fort William to the east.
The
village itself is a nice
collection of largely
white-painted buildings
scattered between the
harbor and the line of
the new road to
Morar, across
the hillside just below
Arisaig's railway
station.
Looking out over
tranquil Loch nan Ceall
today, it is difficult
to believe it saw a
naval battle in 1746
when two French ships
sent to help the
Jacobites after the
Battle of Culloden were
caught by the Royal Navy
in the loch. The French
escaped, after landing
their gold. This was
subsequently carried
inland to
Loch Arkaig,
where it was allegedly
hidden and subsequently
lost.