Moidart

Moidart (MOY-dart, Scottish Gaelic: Mùideart) is a district in Lochaber, Highland, Scotland.

Moidart lies to the west of Fort William and is very remote. Loch Shiel cuts off the south-east boundary of the district. Moidart includes the townships of Dorlin, Mingarry, Kinlochmoidart and Glenuig. At Dorlin sits Castle Tioram, a former fortress of Clann Ruaidhrí and the Clanranald branch of Clan Donald. During World War II, HMS Dorlin was based at Dorlin and was used for training of Royal Navy Beach Signals and Royal Signals sections.

Moidart was the historical homeland of the chiefs of Clanranald and the Macdonalds of Kinlochmoidart, who played an important role in the 1745 Jacobite Rising. Fergie MacDonald was raised in the area.

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Traditional provinces and districts of Scotland

Major districts (former counties, provincial lordships and rural deaneries)

Minor districts

Insular districts
For smaller islands, usually districts in their own right, see List of Scottish islands

Islands of the Clyde	Arran Cumbrae

Islay	The Oa Rinns of Islay

Mull	Aros Ross of Mull

Skye	Duirinish Minginish Sleat Trotternish Waternish

Outer Hebrides	Harris (North Harris, South Harris) Lewis (The Lochs, West Side, Point, Back)

Orkney	Pomona Hoy and Walls Rousay Shapinsay South Ronaldsay Westray

Shetland	Mainland (Central Mainland, North Mainland, South Mainland, West Mainland) Fetlar Unst Whalsay Yell North Isles

Border areas

Debatable Lands East March Middle March West March

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