Loch Veyatie
Loch Veyatie is a large freshwater loch in north-west Scotland. It stretches for 6 km north-westwards from the settlement of Elphin, and lies between Suilven and Cùl Mòr.Photo: Peter Gamble, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Photo: Nigel Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Body of water
- Description: lake in Highland, Scotland, UK, outflows north-west to Uidh Fheàrna
- Also known as: “Loch Mheathadaidh”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Cùl Mòr and Cul Mor - Creag nan Calman.
Cùl Mòr
Peak
Photo: Foxie001, Public domain.
Cùl Mòr is a shapely, twin summit mountain in the historic county of Sutherland in the far north west of Scotland whose higher summit is the highest point of Inverpolly. Cùl Mòr is situated 1½ miles southwest of Loch Veyatie.
Cul Mor - Creag nan Calman
Peak
Photo: Nick R, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cul Mor - Creag nan Calman is a peak, which is situated 2 miles southwest of Loch Veyatie.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Elphin and North West Highlands Geopark.
Elphin
Hamlet
Photo: Callum Black, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Elphin is a crofting township in Assynt, in the Sutherland area of Highland in Scotland. It lies about 15 miles north of Ullapool. The village contains a telephone box, a post box, a tearoom, a Scottish Mountaineering Club Hut, Grampian Speleological Group Hut, a small caravan site and many self-catering options. Elphin is situated 2½ miles southeast of Loch Veyatie.
North West Highlands Geopark
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
North West Highlands Geopark is a UNESCO Geopark in Caithness and Sutherland in the north-west Scottish Highlands. The 2,000 km2 Geopark has coastal cliffs, beaches, mountains caves and waterfalls and a variety of unique geological features.
Loch Veyatie
- Category: lake
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
58.07541° or 58° 4′ 32″ northLongitude
-5.08463° or 5° 5′ 5″ westElevation
364 feet (111 metres)Open location code
9CCP3WG8+54OpenStreetMap ID
way 51067860OpenStreetMap feature
natural=water
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Satellite Map
Discover Loch Veyatie from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Breton to Welsh—“Loch Veyatie” goes by many names.
- Breton: “Loch Mheathadaidh”
- Cebuano: “Loch Veyatie”
- Cornish: “Loch Mheathadaidh”
- Irish: “Loch Mheathadaidh”
- Manx: “Loch Mheathadaidh”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Loch Veyatie”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Loch Mheathadaidh”
- Swedish: “Loch Veyatie”
- Welsh: “Loch Mheathadaidh”
- “Loch Mheathadaidh”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Elphin and Knockan Crag.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Creagan Mor and Meallan Diomhain.
Scotland: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen, and Dundee.
Curious Places to Discover
Uncover intriguing places from every corner of the globe.