Laggan (''Lagan'',
Gaelic
Gaelic (pronounced for Irish Gaelic and for Scots Gaelic) is an adjective that means "pertaining to the Gaels". It may refer to:
Languages
* Gaelic languages or Goidelic languages, a linguistic group that is one of the two branches of the Insul ...
for 'little hollow') may refer to:
Scotland
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Laggan, Badenoch
Laggan (Gaelic: ''Lagan'' ) is a village in Badenoch, in the Highland region of Scotland. It is beside the River Spey, about 10 km west of Newtonmore. The A86 road passes through the village and crosses the river on a nearby bridge. It is ...
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Laggan, Great Glen
Laggan () is a small village in the Great Glen, in the Highland region of Scotland. The older, longer Gaelic name is Lagan Achaidh Droma, "hollow at the field of the ridge".
Geography
Laggan is often considered to be two separate settlements, N ...
(consisting of North Laggan and South Laggan)
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Laggan, Islay
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Laggan Dam
Laggan Dam is a mass concrete gravity dam located on the River Spean south west of Loch Laggan in the Scottish Highlands. It forms the second reservoir for the Lochaber hydroelectric scheme.
History
The structure was built as part of the Lo ...
on the River Spean south west of Loch Laggan
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Kinloch Laggan, hamlet at the north end of Loch Laggan
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Loch Laggan
Loch Laggan is a freshwater loch situated approximately west of Dalwhinnie in the Scottish Highlands. The loch has an irregular shape, runs nearly northeast to southwest and is approximately in length. It has an average depth of and is at its ...
, Highland
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River Laggan, Islay
Outside Scotland
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Laggan, New South Wales
Laggan is a small village in the Southern Tablelands, New South Wales, Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian con ...
, Australia
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Laggan, County Donegal, Ireland, see
Porthall
Porthall () is a village and townland in County Donegal, Ireland. The village is located on the west bank of the River Foyle, in The Laggan district of East Donegal, on the R265 road. The nearest town is Lifford, the county town.
History Batt ...
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Lagganstown, County Tipperary, Ireland
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Lake Louise, Alberta
Lake Louise is a hamlet within Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada. Named after Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll, it lies in Alberta's Rockies on the Bow River, northeast of the lake that shares its name. Initially settled in 1884 as an ...
, formerly named ''Laggan''
Other uses
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Laggan Army
The Laggan Army, sometimes referred to as the Lagan Army, was a militia formed by Protestant settlers in the fertile Laggan district in the east of County Donegal in Ulster, during the time of the Irish Rebellion of 1641.
Background
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See also
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Lagan (disambiguation)
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