Inverie

This article is about the village in Knoydart, west Highlands. For the hamlet in Aberdeenshire, see Inverey.

Inverie Scottish Gaelic: Inbhir Aoidh
Inverie village
Inverie Location within the Lochaber area
Population	104 (2011)
OS grid reference	NG766000
• Edinburgh	125 mi (201 km)
Council area	Highland
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	MALLAIG
Postcode district	PH41
Dialling code	01687
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	Ross, Skye and Lochaber
Scottish Parliament	Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch

Inverie (/ˌɪnvəˈriː/; Scottish Gaelic: Inbhir Aoidh) is the main village on the Knoydart peninsula in the Scottish Highlands. It is located on the north side of Loch Nevis and, although on the mainland of Britain, the network of single-track roads surrounding the village is not connected to the rest of the British road network. Inverie is only reachable by a 17-mile (27-kilometre) hike over mountainous terrain^[1] or by a regular 7 mi (11 km) ferry from Mallaig. This physical isolation gives the village a Guinness National Record for remoteness within the United Kingdom.

Geography

Inverie lies on the north side of Loch Nevis. On approach by sea, Sgùrr Coire Choinnichean at 769 m (2,523 ft) forms an impressive backdrop.^[2]

The Inverie ferry sails from Mallaig. It runs several times a day year-round with a second, competing ferry service, MV Western Isles, operating on weekdays from the start of April to the end of October.

Local people

• Alasdair mac Mhaighstir Alasdair (c. 1698–1770), poet who wrote many immortal works of Scottish Gaelic literature and local Tacksman of Clan MacDonald of Clanranald.

Amenities

The Old Forge pub at Inverie holds the Guinness World Record for the remotest pub in mainland Great Britain, being furthest from roads connected to the national network in time and journey distance.^[1][3][4]

After being owned and operated for 10 years by Belgian Jean-Pierre Robinet, in March 2022 it was purchased as community property by the residents of the Knoydart peninsula through The Old Forge Community Benefit Society.^[5][1] The pub was closed from January 2023 to early August 2023 for renovations, and then re-opened for business,^[6] and is now a community-operated public house.^[7]

A few bed and breakfasts compete with rental lodges, cottages, and a campsite for tourists' patronage throughout the year. Knoydart Lodge and the Hide opened as luxury accommodation in the 21st century, and there is a shop and a meal caterer.^[8]

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  The ferry to Mallaig
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  Inverie from P.S. 'Waverley'
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  Inverie from the road
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  The Brockett Monument
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  The Old Forge pub, 2008
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  The Old Forge bar in 2008

References

1. Stables, Daniel (3 August 2022). "Britain's most remote mainland pub". BBC Travel. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
2. Walkhighlands. "Sgurr Coire Choinnichean". walkhighlands.co.uk.
3. "Remotest mainland pub up for sale". BBC News. BBC. 12 August 2010. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
4. Jamie Merrill (28 February 2013). "A pint in Britain's most remote pub". The Independent. Archived from the original on 30 August 2013. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
5. "Knoydart community owns Britain's remotest mainland pub". BBC News. BBC. 28 March 2022. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
6. "Britain's remotest mainland pub The Old Forge reopens after revamp". BBC News. BBC. 9 August 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
7. Pilgrimage for a Pint, BBC Sounds, 24 December 2023.
8. Jamie Merrill (15 December 2014). "Knoydart Hide and Seek, Inverie in a stunning setting". The Independent. Retrieved 29 March 2022.

Further reading

• Kwai, Isabella (22 September 2024). "At a Remote Scottish Pub, a Pint Worth Hiking 20 Miles". The New York Times.