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	Heritage North
	1950

Glimpse of LochAwe and new forestry houses at Ford

View down an open hill to a group of new semi-detached houses. The hill is covered in rough grass with some broad-leaved trees. Two female walkers are making their way down a rough track.
The houses were for forestry workers at Ford on Loch Awe. The road is from Salachary to Ford. It avoided a long detour to the south but has not been adopted by the local authority and so is just a track.
There was a big expansion in forestry planting after World War II to ensure a supply of home made timber. It created many jobs necessitating new housing, usually built of wood. Changes in forestry management have since reduced local employment.

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Picture Added on 08 February 2007.

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Forestry Areas