Roshven

Roshven is a township located on the eastern shoreline of Loch Ailort, in Lochaber, in the council area of Highland, Scotland. Towering above it is Rois-bheinn, the highest hill in the area.

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Places of Interest

Highlights include Goat Island and Rois-bheinn.

Goat Island

Islet

Photo: Tony Kinghorn, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Goat Island is an islet, which is situated 1½ miles west of Roshven.

Rois-bheinn is the joint highest hill in the Scottish region of Moidart, a title it shares with its neighbour Beinn Odhar Bheag, whose summit has the same elevation. Rois-bheinn is situated 2½ miles east of Roshven.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Glenuig and Lochailort.

Glenuig

Village

Photo: Dave Fergusson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Glenuig is a small village in Moidart, Lochaber, Highland, on the west coast of Scotland. It is around 30 miles west of Fort William and 20 miles from Ardnamurchan Point. Glenuig is situated 3 miles west of Roshven.

Lochailort

Village

Photo: Keeshu, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Lochailort is a small settlement in Scotland that lies at the head of Loch Ailort, a sea loch, on the junction of the Road to the Isles between Fort William and Mallaig with the A861 towards Salen and Strontian. Lochailort is situated 4 miles northeast of Roshven.

Arisaig

Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Arisaig is a village on the coast of Lochaber in the Scottish Highlands, with a population of about 300. It stands on the "Road to the Isles", the traditional route from the south via Fort William to Mallaig and thence to Skye.

Roshven

Type: Hamlet
Description: human settlement in Highland, Scotland, UK
Categories: human settlement and locality
Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

56.84269° or 56° 50′ 34″ north

Longitude

-5.74471° or 5° 44′ 41″ west

Elevation

115 feet (35 metres)

Open location code

9C8PR7V4+34

OpenStreetMap ID

node 9136254680

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

2639136

Wikidata ID

Q2516861

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Welsh—“Roshven” goes by many names.

Catalan: “Roshven”
Dutch: “Roshven”
Hausa: “Roshven”
Irish: “Roisbheinn”
Welsh: “Roshven”
“Roshven”

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