Inverie is the only village in Knoydart, Lochaber

Lochaber

District of Lochaber 1975 to 1996Highland council area shown as one of the council areas of ScotlandLochaber is one of the 16 ward management areas of the Highland Council of Scotland and one of eight former local government districts of the two-tier Highland region...

, Highland

Scottish Highlands

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, Scotland

Scotland

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. It is linked by ferry

Ferry

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 to Mallaig

Mallaig

Mallaig ; is a port in Lochaber, on the west coast of the Highlands of Scotland. The local railway station, Mallaig, is the terminus of the West Highland railway line , completed in 1901, and the town is linked to Fort William by the A830 road – the "Road to the Isles".The village of Mallaig...

, but there is no road access to the
area from the rest of Scotland. The village is home to the remotest public house

Public house

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 in mainland Great Britain

Great Britain

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, 'The Old Forge'.

Inverie lies on the north side of Loch Nevis. On approach to Inverie bay Sgurr Coire Choinnichean at 769m (2,522 ft) forms an impressive backdrop.

The Inverie ferry, TSMV Western Isles operates Monday to Friday from the start of May to the end of September. From October to April it operates on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. There is no weekend service. The ferry service is operated by Bruce Watt, Mallaig.http://www.knoydart-ferry.co.uk/knoydart-ferry-timetable.html