Ullapool, Ross & Cromarty, Highland - from the Pier - postcard 1971

Postcard
• Picture / Image:  Ullapool from the Pier, Ross & Cromarty, Highland
• Publisher:  none given [probably Photo Precision] PT34606
• Postally used:  yes
• Stamp:  2&half p pink Machin
• Postmark(s):  Ullapool 8 June 1971 wavy line
• Sent to:  College Road, Crosby, Liverpool
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Ullapool (/'?l?pu?l/;^[2] Scottish Gaelic: Ulapul, ['u??ap?u??])^[3] is a small town of around 1,300 inhabitants in Ross and Cromarty, Highland, Scotland. Despite its small size it is the largest settlement for many miles around and a major tourist destination of Scotland. The North Atlantic Drift passes Ullapool, bringing moderate temperatures. A few Cordyline australis or New Zealand cabbage trees are grown in the town and are often mistaken for palms.

On the east shore of Loch Broom, Ullapool was founded in 1788 as a herring port by the British Fisheries Society.^[4] It was designed by Thomas Telford. The harbour is still the edge of the village, used as a fishing port, yachting haven, and ferry port. Ferries sail to Stornoway in the Outer Hebrides.

Many of the pivotal discoveries of the Victorian era that contributed to the development of the concept of plate tectonics were made in this area, and there are still regular international geological conferences.

Parliament granted permission in the 1890s for a railway from Ullapool to the main Highland network at Garve, but insufficient funds resulted in the scheme being abandoned.

The region surrounding Ullapool is dominated by rugged mountains, and especially by Bheinn Ghobblach to the west, An Teallach to the south west, Beinn Dearg to the south east close to the head of Loch Broom, and Ben Mhòr na Còigich to the north. An Teallach is a massive mountain which dominates the area and consists of Torridonian sandstone, which is layered nearly horizontally. It is an easy climb but is several miles from the nearest road, so a long trek is needed before the ascent begins. The walker will be rewarded by magnificent views of the surrounds, especially to the sea and the islands to the west, but also to the south, and the desolate Whitbread wilderness.

Ullapool has a strong reputation as a centre for music, the arts and performance.

The town boasts a small museum housed in a Telford Church, An Talla Solais, an arts centre with frequently changing exhibitions and workshops, a swimming pool and fitness centre, and several pubs (including the Arch Inn on the shores of Loch Broom, Argyll), bed and breakfasts (including Riverview, Eilean Donan Guesthouse, Spindrift, and Broombank), restaurants and hotels. It is a centre for walkers, wildlife enthusiasts and other holidaymakers and is situated in a spectacular and remote part of the United Kingdom.

In May every year there is the three day Ullapool Book Festival which attracts a diverse range of writers and with work in both Scottish Gaelic and English. The Macphail Centre has a theatre hosting a regular programme of musical, dance and theatrical performances, many by the Scottish national companies but some work from smaller reps and travelling Edinburgh Fringe performers. Often the number of performances in any week will mean there is overspill to the Village Hall and other venues.

In July 2011, the Tall Ships visited Ullapool, a major event for the village and the surrounding area.

Ullapool is home to the shinty team Lochbroom Camanachd.

Throughout the year there are many small fèisean and music festivals in the local halls and hotels - especially in The Ceilidh Place and The Arch Inn. The Ullapool Guitar Festival takes place in early October every year, attracting high-calibre performers at several venues over the weekend. The Loopallu Music Festival, created by the American rockgrass band Hayseed Dixie and local promoter Robert Hicks in 2005,^[5] was very well received and has become a major regional annual event, more than doubling the size of the village during the festival. In 2007 it attracted several extremely popular bands including The Saw Doctors, Dreadzone and had world renowned Franz Ferdinand headline on the second night. There are also fringe events at local bars. The Pigeon Detectives have played the Village Hall. Amy MacDonald in 2008 and Paolo Nutini in 2007 both played The Ceilidh Place. Mumford & Sons have also played in Ullapool twice.

Ullapool also has its own radio station called Loch Broom FM on 102.2 and 96.8 FM, with programming provided mostly by Two Lochs Radio in Gairloch.

Tie-in literature for the class-based multiplayer video game Team Fortress 2 lists the Demoman, a one-eyed demolitions expert who drinks heavily, as a native of Ullapool. The location is further referenced in how an unlockable item for the character, a World War I-era Stick Grenade inexplicably used as a melee weapon, is named the ""Ullapool Caber"". ^[6]

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period=1945 - present

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