Lochinver (Highland)

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Black and white view of a fishing boat berthed at a simple harbour. The burned out shell of a large house stands in the background.
1930
  • Photograph:George Hendry
  • © Highland Libraries
Colour view across water to a harbour, where a small fishing boat is tied up. The harbour features a number of industrial-scale modern buildings. The large house to the left of frame has been restored to use.
2010
  • Photograph: Andy Stringer
  • © Andy Stringer

Highland Group

Highland is one of Scotland’s 32 unitary council areas. It is the largest local government area in both Scotland and the United Kingdom as a whole.

The area was created as a two-tier region in 1975 with Highland Region being divided into eight districts, Badenoch and Strathspey, Caithness, Inverness, Lochaber, Nairn, Ross and Cromarty, Skye and Lochalsh and Sutherland.

In 1996, Highland Regional Council and the district councils were wound up and their functions were transferred to a new Highland Council. It borders Moray, Aberdeenshire, Perth and Kinross, and Argyll and Bute.

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