Stromeferry
3040425
134944532
2007-05-31T22:54:06Z
C2r
1349196
the sign is still there as of last month! -- updated to 2007!
'''Stromeferry''' is a village on the west coast of [[Scotland]].
It is served by [[Stromeferry railway station]] and is close to the [[A890 road]]. Stromeferry is on the southern bank of [[Loch Carron]], [[Strome Castle]] is opposite on the northern bank.
[[Image:Stromeferry-no_ferry.jpg|thumb|The oxymoronic sign for Strome Ferry]]
No ferry has operated since [[1970]].
The village is referred to in [[Iain Banks]]' novel ''[[Complicity]]'', where the narrator describes the road sign marking the village, which states "Strome Ferry (No Ferry)". This [[wiktionary:oxymoron|oxymoronic]] sign is still there in [[2007]].
== External links ==
*[http://www.lochcarron.org.uk/stromeferry.html Some details]
*{{oscoor gbx|NG865346}}
{{Highland-geo-stub}}
{{coor title d|57.35171|N|5.55056|W|region:GB_source:enwiki-osgb36(NG865346)}}<!-- Note: WGS84 lat/long, converted from OSGB36 grid ref -->
[[Category:Villages in Highland]]