Stromeferry
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Stromeferry (Scottish Gaelic: Port an t-Sròim) is a village on the west coast of Scotland.
It is served by Stromeferry railway station and is close to the A890 road. Stromeferry is on the southern bank of Loch Carron, Strome Castle is opposite on the northern bank.
No ferry has operated since 1970.
The village is referred to in Iain Banks' novel Complicity, where the narrator describes the road sign marking the village, which states "Strome Ferry (No Ferry)". However, a ferry returned to service during October 2008 as loose rocks made local roads unsafe and alternative access was required during repair works. [1]
The village has been subject of various development proposals focussing on the derelict hotel. In November 2007, W.A. Fairhurst & Partners, on behalf of the Helmsley Group, secured an outline planning consent for reinstating the hotel and building a number of new homes. This proposal should ensure that in the long term, new tourism and recreation opportunities will be secured in Stromeferry, and the village will once again play an important role in the local economy.
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Coordinates: 57°21′06″N 5°33′02″W / 57.35171°N 5.55056°W
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