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Originally appearing in Volume V02, Page 222 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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APPIN , a See also:

coast See also:district of See also:Argyllshire, See also:Scotland, bounded W. by See also:Loch Linnhe, S. by Loch Creran, E. by the districts of See also:Bender-loch and Lorne, and N. by Loch See also:Leven. It lies See also:north-See also:east to See also:south-See also:west, and See also:measures 14 M. in length by 7 M. in breadth. The scenery of the coast is extremely beautiful, and inland the See also:country is rugged and mountainous. The See also:principal hills are the See also:double peaks of See also:Ben Vair (3362 ft. and 3284 ft.) and Creag Ghorm (2372 ft.) in the north, and Fraochie (2883 ft.), Meall See also:Ban (2148 ft.) and Ben Mhic na Ceisich (2093 ft.) near the right flank of Glen Creran. The See also:chief streams are the See also:Coe and Laroch, flowing into Loch Leven, the Duror and Salachan flowing into Loch Linnhe, and the See also:Iola and Creran flowing into Loch Creran. The leading See also:industries comprise See also:slate and See also:granite quarries and See also:lead See also:mining. Ballachulish, Duror, Portnacroish, Appin and See also:Port Appin are the principal villages. Ballachulish and Port Appin are ports of See also:call for steamers, and the Caledonian railway See also:company's See also:branch See also:line from Connel See also:Ferry to Ballachulish runs through the coast See also:land and has stations at Creagan, Appin, Duror, Kentallen and Ballachulish Ferry. Appin was the country of a branch of the Stewarts.

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