Banavie, a village in Kilmallie parish, Argyllshire, near the Inverness-shire border, and on the W bank of the Caledonian Canal, 1¼ mile E by N of Corpach pier on Loch Eil, and 3½ miles NNE of Fort William; 7 furlongs to the N rises Meall Bhanabhie (Gael. ` hill of the dear water ') to a height of 1071 feet. The landing-place for passengers by the canal, Banavie communicates by omnibus with Corpach; it has a post and telegraph office under Fort William, and an excellent hotel, the Locheil Arms, which commands an imposing view of Ben Nevis. A public school, erected in 1876 at a cost of £1400, with accommodation for 96 children, had (1879) an average attendance of 61, and a grant of £56,16s. 4d.
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