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Line 24: [[Image:Stromeferry-no ferry.jpg\|thumb\|The oxymoronic sign for Strome Ferry]] The village is referred to in [[Iain Banks]]' novel ''[[Complicity (novel)\|Complicity]]'', where the narrator describes the road sign marking the village, which states "Strome Ferry (No Ferry)". The village has been subject of various development proposals focussing on the derelict hotel. In November 2007, W.A. Fairhurst & Partners, on behalf of the Helmsley Group, secured an outline planning consent for reinstating the hotel and building a number of new homes. This proposal should ensure that in the long term, new tourism and recreation opportunities will be secured in Stromeferry, and the village will once again play an important role in the local economy. Line 30: == The Ferry == ~~The~~Stromeferry lies next to the narrowest part of Loch Carron and for many years, there was a ferry service here to North Strome. This provided a link with the first road built in 1809 along the north side of the loch<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.ambaile.org.uk/en/item/item_photograph.jsp?item_id=4009\|title=Ferry at Strome Ferry\|Publisher=Am Baile}}</ref>. Completion of the Stromeferry bypass (A890) along the south-eastern shore of the loch made the ferry service redundant and it ceased operating in 1970. At that time, there were two vessels providing the service. The larger of the two, 'Pride of Strome', measuring 16m long x 5m wide, was built in 1962 by Forbes of Sandhaven<ref>http://her.highland.gov.uk/SingleResult.aspx?uid=MHG14810</ref>. The smaller, 'Strome Castle', measuring 9m long x 3m wide, was built in 1958 by Nobles of Fraserburgh<ref>http://her.highland.gov.uk/SingleResult.aspx?uid=MHG51353</ref>. Both boats now lie wrecked on the shore of Loch Carron between North Strome and Lochcarron. A temporary ferry service operated during October 2008 as loose rocks made local roads unsafe and alternative access was required during repair works. <ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/alba/naidheachdan/story/2008/10/081003_clachan.shtml BBC Alba News</ref> In January 2012, [[Highland (council area)\|Highland Council]] chartered a boat to transport school pupils from [[Lochcarron]] to [[Plockton High School]] via Stromeferry due to the closure of the [[A890 road]].<ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-16467924</ref> ~~== Strome Castle==~~ ~~Directly opposite Stromeferry, across Loch Carron, lies the [[Strome Castle]].~~ ==References==

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