Loch Shieldaig

Loch Shieldaig is a bay in Highland Council, Scotland. Loch Shieldaig is situated nearby to the neighborhood Charlestown, as well as near the locality An Àrd.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Eilean Horrisdale and Dry Island.

Eilean Horrisdale

Island

Photo: Chris Eilbeck, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Eilean Horrisdale is an uninhabited island in Loch Gairloch in Wester Ross, Scotland.

Dry Island

Islet

Dry Island is an inhabited island in Loch Gairloch in Wester Ross, Scotland, and part of the Inner Hebrides. Dry Island is translated from the Gaelic name for the Island "Eilean Tioram".

Gairloch Museum is an independent museum in the Wester Ross region of Scotland. The museum is located in the Highland village of Gairloch, in Achtercairn. Gairloch Museum is situated 2 miles north of Loch Shieldaig.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Charlestown and Badachro.

Charlestown

Neighborhood

Charlestown is a small hamlet, making up one of the settlements which are collectively called Gairloch, and located 2 kilometres south of the main village of Gairloch, and overlooking the harbour area, on the west of Ross-shire, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland.

Badachro

Village

Photo: Sarah Charlesworth, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Badachro is a former fishing village, in the northwest Highlands of Scotland. Badachro is situated 1½ miles west of Loch Shieldaig.

Gairloch

Photo: Dmacle2179, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Gairloch is a straggling community along the west coast of Ross and Cromarty in the Scottish Highlands, with a population of 620 in 2020. The land is hilly and farming isn't very productive, but shellfishing remains a traditional occupation.

Loch Shieldaig

Type: Bay
Category: body of water
Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

57.7° or 57° 42′ north

Longitude

-5.68333° or 5° 41′ west

Elevation

95 feet (29 metres)

Open location code

9C9PM8X8+XM

GeoNames ID

2637990

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