The village of Shieldaig was established in 1800 as a fishing community, grants were given by the admiralty to encourage people to move here and at the same time it built up a reserve of seamen for the Napoleonic war. When that war ended there was enough of a living to be made out of fishing that people stayed. Today the village is by-passed and can be easily missed but is well worth a minor detour. Map location.
![Shieldaig viewed from above
The village of Shieldaig was established in 1800 as a fishing community, grants were given by the admiralty to encourage people to move here and at the same time it built up a reserve of seamen for the Napoleonic war. When that war ended there was enough of a living to be made out of fishing that people stayed. Today the village is by-passed and can be easily missed but is well worth a minor detour. [url=http://streetmap.co.uk/map.srf?X=181635&Y=853615&A=Y&Z=120] Map location. [/url]](albums/userpics/10001/normal_Shieldaig_village.jpg "Click to view full size image
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Shieldaig viewed from above
The village of Shieldaig was established in 1800 as a fishing community, grants were given by the admiralty to encourage people to move here and at the same time it built up a reserve of seamen for the Napoleonic war. When that war ended there was enough of a living to be made out of fishing that people stayed. Today the village is by-passed and can be easily missed but is well worth a minor detour. [url=http://streetmap.co.uk/map.srf?X=181635&Y=853615&A=Y&Z=120] Map location. [/url]")
