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{{Infobox UK place
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▲ | postcode_district= PA34
▲ | dial_code= 01631
▲ | constituency_westminster= [[Ross, Skye and Lochaber (UK Parliament constituency)|Ross, Skye and Lochaber]]
▲ | civil_parish= [[Ardgour]]
▲ | unitary_scotland= [[Highland (council area)|Highland]]
▲ | lieutenancy_scotland= [[Inverness]]
| website =
▲ | constituency_scottish_parliament= [[Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber]]
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{{Clan Maclean}}
[[File:Glensanda from Glas Dhruim on Lismore - geograph.org.uk - 1588525.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4318|Glensanda from Glas Dhruim on [[Lismore, Scotland|Lismore]], with [[Loch Linnhe]] in the foreground, looking WSW.]]
'''Glensanda''' (Old Norse, the glen of the sandy river) was a [[Viking]] settlement at the mouth of Glen Sanda{{r|RCAHMS}} on the [[Morvern|Morvern peninsula]] within south west [[Lochaber]], overlooking the island of [[Lismore, Scotland|
Glensanda Castle (''Caisteal Na Gruagaich (Maiden's Castle)'';{{r|RCAHMS}} overlooks the mouth of the Glensanda River which tumbles down 400 metres along its {{convert|5
The remoteness of the Glensanda settlement is such that there are no road, rail, or marked footway links across the [[granite]] mountain,
Since 1982 the
==History==
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Little is known of the glen before the Viking age when it was part of [[Dál Riata]], a [[Gaels|Gaelic]] over-kingdom of the western seaboard of Scotland, in the late 6th and early 7th century.{{r|OxfordCompanion1}} According to Professor [[William J. Watson]] the [[Morvern]] district was formerly known as Kinelvadon, from the Cenél Báetáin, a subdivision of the Cenél Loairn.{{r|Watson}}
Glensanda was a [[Viking]] settlement at the mouth of Glen Sanda{{r|RCAHMS}} The Vikings are thought to have led their first raids on what is now modern Scotland by the early 8th century AD. Their first known attack was on the holy island of [[Iona]] in 794,
Glensanda Castle is variously known as ''Caisteal Na Gruagaich (Maiden's castle),''{{r|RCAHMS}} ''Castle Na'gair'',{{r|RCAHMS}} ''Castle-en-Coer'',{{r|RCAHMS}} ''Castle Mearnaig''{{r|RCAHMS}}. It was built in the late 15th century by [[Clan Maclean|Ewen MacLean]], 5th of Kingairloch, who was born circa 1450.{{r|RCAHMS}} Glensanda, a part of [[Ardgour]], has formed part of the territory of the Clan MacLean ever since the Clan MacMaster was removed from the territory in the 15th century. The castle was the main base of the [[Clan Maclean]] of Kingairloch (Kingerloch), and supported a thriving community of circa 500 people until around 1780 when they seem to have moved {{convert|5
In the late 17th century the massacre of the MacDonald clansmen marked the point when the fortunes of the MacLean clan began to wane, and by 1691 the Campbells had gained possession of most of the MacLean estates. Clan Maclean participated in the [[Jacobite rising of 1745|Jacobite risings of 1745 to 1746]], supporting the [[House of Stuart]] and the Jacobite cause. Many members of the clan were killed fighting at the [[Battle of Culloden]].{{r|MacK Mac}} Many MacLeans dispersed to other countries such as Canada, the United States, Australia and New Zealand.
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In 1812 [[Sir Hector Maclean, 7th Baronet|Sir Hector Maclean]] (the [[Maclean baronets|7th Baronet of Morvern]] and 23rd Chief of the [[Clan Maclean]]) emigrated with almost the entire population of 500 to [[Pictou]], [[Nova Scotia]], Canada.{{r|Indy}}{{r|CamUni}}{{r|MacHist}} Thus, the Macleans appear not to have been involved in [[Highland Clearances]].{{r|Mac 1}} Sir Hector is buried in the cemetery at Pictou.{{r|Mac 1}}{{r|MacHist}}
English landowner, James Forbes (1753–1829),{{r|Seax}} of Hutton Hall, [[Essex]],{{r|RCAHMS-King}}{{r|Rias}} bought the estate from Sir Hector Maclean in 1812 and subsequently had the existing house at Connach extended to become the first Kingairloch House. James Forbes daughter Charlotte married Major-General Sir Charles Bruce, [[Order of the Bath|KCB]] to become Lady Bruce, and was the mother of [[Charlotte, Lady Campbell-Bannerman|Charlotte]] (1836–1906) the wife of [[Henry Campbell-Bannerman]], Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.{{r|EdiUni2}}
In 1888 (or 1881{{r|EdiUni}}) the estate was purchased by John Bell Sherriff, Esquire of Carronvale, a distiller and industrialist from [[Glasgow]] and [[Falkirk]] for £30,140.}{{r|EdiUni}}{{r|Falk}}
In 1902 [[George Herbert Strutt]] (1854–1928), a 5th generation cotton tycoon from [[Belper]], [[Derbyshire]], and descendant of [[Jedediah Strutt]], bought the Glensanda and Kingairloch estates.{{r|Indie July 2000}} In 1930 Arthur Strutt (1908–1977) married Patricia Kebbell (20 October 1911
The final solitary resident of Glensanda died around the 1950s.{{r|Indy}} By the 1980s Glensanda comprised the ruined tower of the 15th-century castle, a couple of derelict cottages, and a wrecked cattle shed. It was known as "the [[Larder]] of [[Lorne, Scotland|Lorne]]" to poachers of [[red deer]] and [[salmon]].{{r|Indy}}
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[[File:Glensanda quarry jetty, Loch Linnhe - geograph.org.uk - 242642.jpg|thumb|right|Glensanda quarry jetty, Loch Linnhe]]
[[File:Glensanda and quarry.jpg|thumb|left|The quarry]]
[[File:Kreiselbrecher.JPG|thumb|right|Top of the Gloryhole]]
In 1976 the UK Government commissioned [[Sir Ralph Verney, 5th Baronet|Sir Ralph Verney]] to analyse the shortage of aggregates for building. The resulting "Verney report" led John Yeoman, Chairman of Foster Yeoman, to the idea of a super-quarry situated in a remote location from which stone could be exported by sea. To this end in 1982 he bought the
To minimise visual impact from the coast the quarry is sited
Reserves of granite are estimated to last at least until the year 2100, when the excavation will have created a new [[Cirque|corrie]]
==Closest islands, cities, towns and villages==
{{Geographic location
|title = '''Destinations from Glensanda'''
|Northwest = [[Ardery]], [[Ardnamurchan]], [[
|North = [[Achnalea]], [[Glenfinnan]], [[Mallaig]], <br>'''[[Isle of Skye]]'''
|Northeast = [[Ardgour]], [[Clovullin]], [[Corran, Lochaber|Corran Ferry]], [[Fort William, Scotland|Fort William]], <br>'''[[Inverness]]'''
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|Centre = Glensanda
|East = [[Shuna, Loch Linnhe|Shuna Island]], [[Loch Linnhe]], [[Appin]], [[Beinn Sgulaird]], [[Rannoch Moor]], [[Loch Rannoch]],<br>'''[[Pitlochry]]''',
|Southwest = [[Craignure]], [[Duart Castle]], <br>[[Isle of Mull]], <br>'''[[
|South = [[Lismore, Scotland|Lismore]], [[Oban]], [[Lochgilphead]], [[East Loch Tarbert|Tarbert]], <br>'''[[Mull of Kintyre]]'''
|Southeast = [[Coeffin]], [[Lismore, Scotland|Lismore]], [[Barcaldine, Argyll|Barcaldine]], [[Castle Stalker]], [[Oban]], <br>'''[[Glasgow]]'''
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<ref name="CamUni">[http://google.com/search?q=cache:HdCUu92FPcMJ:www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~rja14/musicfiles/manuscripts/macinnes/imthesis8.pdf+%22loch+corry%22&cd=3&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=uk Manuscripts - MacLean Sinclair 1899: p282] Cambridge University</ref>
<ref name="EdiUni">[http://www.geo.ed.ac.uk/scotgaz/towns/townhistory5507.html Kingairloch] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051226093758/http://www.geo.ed.ac.uk/scotgaz/towns/townhistory5507.html |date=26 December 2005 }} University of Edinburgh, Gazetteer for Scotland</ref>▼
<ref name="EdiUni2">[http://www.scottish-places.info/features/featurefirst4772.html Kingairloch House] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020163029/http://www.scottish-places.info/features/featurefirst4772.html |date=20 October 2012 }} University of Edinburgh, Gazetteer for Scotland</ref>▼
<ref name="Falk">[http://www.falkirklocalhistorysociety.co.uk/home/index.php?id=134 Carronvale House] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719132015/http://www.falkirklocalhistorysociety.co.uk/home/index.php?id=134 |date=19 July 2011 }} Falkirk Local History Society</ref>▼
<ref name="Hub4">[http://www.hub-4.com/news/236/new-ship-loader-cabin-for-foster-yeoman-at-glensanda "New Ship Loader Cabin for Foster Yeoman at Glensanda"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090922160845/http://hub-4.com/news/236/new-ship-loader-cabin-for-foster-yeoman-at-glensanda |date=22 September 2009 }} Hub-4, News,</ref>▼
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<ref name="OxfordCompanion1">''Oxford Companion to Scottish History'' p. 161 162, edited by Michael Lynch, Oxford University Press. {{ISBN
<ref name="RCAHMS">[http://canmore.rcahms.gov.uk/en/site/23081/details/glensanda+castle/ Glensanda] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120329042842/http://canmore.rcahms.gov.uk/en/site/23081/details/glensanda+castle/ |date=29 March 2012 }} Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland</ref>▼
▲<ref name="EdiUni">[http://www.geo.ed.ac.uk/scotgaz/towns/townhistory5507.html Kingairloch] University of Edinburgh, Gazetteer for Scotland</ref>
▲<ref name="EdiUni2">[http://www.scottish-places.info/features/featurefirst4772.html Kingairloch House] University of Edinburgh, Gazetteer for Scotland</ref>
▲<ref name="Falk">[http://www.falkirklocalhistorysociety.co.uk/home/index.php?id=134 Carronvale House] Falkirk Local History Society</ref>
▲<ref name="Hub4">[http://www.hub-4.com/news/236/new-ship-loader-cabin-for-foster-yeoman-at-glensanda "New Ship Loader Cabin for Foster Yeoman at Glensanda"] Hub-4, News,</ref>
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▲<ref name="Indie July 2000">[http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/the-killer-lady-of-kingairloch-709490.html "The killer lady of Kingairloch"] ''The Independent'', 5 July 2000</ref>
▲<ref name="Mac 1">[http://www.maclean.org/clan-maclean-history/maclean-clearances-1.php "Why MacLeans Live on Six Continents Instead of One Island"] Clan Maclean, The Clearances,, Mary McLean Hoff</ref>
▲<ref name="MacK Mac">{{cite book |author=[[James Noël MacKenzie MacLean]] |coauthors= |title=The Macleans of Sweden |year=1971 |publisher=The Ampersand |quote= | url=http://books.google.com/books?id=U9CIAQAACAAJ&dq |isbn=0-900161-00-0 }}</ref>
▲<ref name="OxfordCompanion1">''Oxford Companion to Scottish History'' p. 161 162, edited by Michael Lynch, Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-923482-0</ref>
▲<ref name="RCAHMS">[http://canmore.rcahms.gov.uk/en/site/23081/details/glensanda+castle/ Glensanda] Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland</ref>
<ref name="RCAHMS-King">[http://canmore.rcahms.gov.uk/en/site/107176/details/kingairloch+house/ Kingairloch House] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120329042944/http://canmore.rcahms.gov.uk/en/site/107176/details/kingairloch+house/ |date=29 March 2012 }} Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland</ref>
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<ref name="Watson">Watson, ''Celtic Place-names of Scotland'', p. 122.</ref>
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==External links==
* [http://canmore.rcahms.gov.uk/en/site/23081/details/glensanda+castle/ Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland - Glensanda Castle] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120329042842/http://canmore.rcahms.gov.uk/en/site/23081/details/glensanda+castle/ |date=29 March 2012 }}
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