OS grid reference NN095767 Sovereign state United Kingdom Postcode district PH33 Local time Monday 4:50 PM Council area Highland UK parliament constituency Ross, Skye and Lochaber | Country Scotland Post town FORT WILLIAM Police Scottish Dialling code 01397 Lieutenancy area Inverness | |
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Weather 7°C, Wind SW at 11 km/h, 80% Humidity Scottish parliament Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber | ||
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Corpach (Scottish Gaelic: A' Chorpaich) is a large village north of Fort William, in the Scottish Highlands. The canal lock at Corpach Basin on Loch Linnhe, east of the narrows leading to Loch Eil, is the western sea entrance of the Caledonian Canal. It is a natural harbour, unlike Fort William.
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Map of Corpach, Fort William, UK
History
The name Corpach is reputedly based on the Gaelic for "field of corpses", so called because it was perhaps used as a resting place when taking coffins of chieftains on the way to burial on Iona.
The Battle of Corpach in about 1470 saw Clan Cameron rout Clan MacLean.
In World War I, the United States Navy had a base at Corpach as part of the laying of the North Sea Mine Barrage. Naval mines were shipped into Corpach from the United States, and were then sent to the Inverness base along the Caledonian Canal, which joins Loch Linnhe at Corpach.
During World War II, Corpach was the engineering base for HMS St Christopher which was a training base for Royal Navy Coastal Forces. Some of the buildings are still in use. There was a large camp at Annat, now used as a caravan site.