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{{Clan Maclean}}
[[File:Glensanda from Glas Dhruim on Lismore - geograph.org.uk - 1588525.jpg|thumb|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 [[Lismore, Scotland|Isle of Lismore]] and [[Loch Linnhe]] in the western [[
Glensanda Castle (''Caisteal Na Gruagaich (Maiden's Castle)'';{{r|RCAHMS}} overlooks the mouth of the Glensanda River which tumbles down 400 metres along its 5 mile course from 'Caol Bheinn' into Loch Linnhe. The castle was the main base of the [[Clan Maclean|Macleans]] of Kingairloch (Kingerloch) since the 15th century, but the population fell from 500 to zero after 1812 when they emigrated to [[
The remoteness of the Glensanda settlement is such that there are no road, rail, or marked footway links across the [[granite]] mountain, moor, heather and [[peat bog]] of the private Glensanda estate. The only practical access is by boat from the shores of Loch Linnhe.
Since 1982 the 2,400 hectare
==History==
[[File:River Sanda and footpath to Ardtornish - geograph.org.uk - 1498281.jpg|thumb|left|River Sanda and footpath to Ardtornish]]
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
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
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
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 century the Campbells had gained possession of most of the MacLean estates. Clan Maclean participated in the [[Jacobite
In 1812 [[Sir Hector Maclean, 7th Baronet|Sir Hector Maclean]] (the [[Maclean
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 Campbell-Bannerman]] (1836–1906) the wife of [[Henry Campbell-Bannerman]],
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-July 2000),{{r|Telegraph}} daughter of a New Zealand sheep farmer, and granddaughter of John Cameron a Scottish cattle drover from Corrychoillie, [[Spean Bridge]] having been introduced by his sisters who were attending the same
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 [[
John Yeoman and his wife Angela of [[Foster Yeoman]] bought the Glensanda estate from Mrs Strutt in 1982, and the Kingairloch estate in 1989, but she retained the hunting rights of both estates.<ref name="Indie July 2000"/>
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[[File:Glensanda and quarry.jpg|thumb|left|The quarry]]
[[File:Kreiselbrecher.JPG|thumb|right|Gloryhole]]
In 1976 the UK Government commissioned [[
To minimise visual impact from the coast the quarry is sited a mile inland, and cut down into the mountain 1,600 feet above sea level. Each explosive blast dislodges about 70,000 tons of granite which is transported by dump truck to the primary crusher, which reduces it to lumps no bigger than nine inches in diameter.{{r|Indy}} It is then transferred by conveyor belt to a heap that covers the
Approximately 160 employees either live on site or commute by boat from [[Barcaldine, Argyll
Reserves of granite are estimated to last at least until the year 2100, when the excavation will have created a new [[Cirque|corrie]] a mile and a half square and 400 feet deep.{{r|Indy}}
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