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Shieldaig ((スコットランド・ゲール語:Sìldeag)) is a village in Wester Ross in the Northwest Highlands of Scotland. The village was founded in 1800〔(Shieldaig ) Undiscovered Scotland〕 with a view to training up seamen for war against Napoleon. After his (initial) defeat and exile to Elba, the community found itself a new role as a fishing village. The small island just offshore never had its tall pines harvested to rig warships, and has now become a nature sanctuary. The name of the village is a Viking word meaning 'loch of the herring' which do indeed still populate the bay in some profusion. Shieldaig is a community of around 85 people,〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Torridon & Shieldaig )〕 with its own school, a small pub, a village hall that doubles as a chapel, and a church. It is much used as a holiday destination, attracting those interested in sea fishing, and explorers of the Torridon Hills, which are a few miles around the coast. Shieldaig holds a community fete in the first weekend of August where the whole community comes together and helps make a fun weekend. ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Shieldaig」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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