Loch Roe

Loch Roe is a bay in Highland Council, Scotland. Loch Roe is situated nearby to the hamlet Ardroe, as well as near the village Achmelvich.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Soyea Island.

Soyea Island

Island

Photo: Andy Waddington, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Soyea Island or Soyea is an uninhabited rocky island at the mouth of Loch Inver, in Assynt, Sutherland, in the council area of Highland, Scotland. It is three nautical miles west of Lochinver and two nautical miles south-southwest of Achmelvich.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Achmelvich and Lochinver.

Achmelvich

Village

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Achmelvich is a settlement situated in the Highland region of Scotland. The name comes from the Gaelic "Achadh" - a plain or meadow and "mealbhaich" - sandy dunes.

Lochinver

Photo: Phillip Capper, CC BY 2.0.

Lochinver is a small fishing village in Sutherland in the Scottish Highlands, with a population of 651 in 2011. It's about 30 miles north of Ullapool. Lochinver starkly illustrates the plight of Scotland's fishing industry: many foreign trawlers land their catch here, but hardly any Scottish boats still operate.

Strathan

Village

Strathan is a remote scattered coastal village, located in Bàgh an t-strathain Bay, which lies on the south shore of the sea loch, Loch Inver, in the Assynt district of the west coast of Sutherland, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland.

Loch Roe

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

58.16541° or 58° 9′ 56″ north

Longitude

-5.28816° or 5° 17′ 17″ west

Elevation

30 feet (9 metres)

Open location code

9CCP5P86+5P

OpenStreetMap ID

node 2247317705

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=bay

GeoNames ID

2639227

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Satellite Map

Discover Loch Roe from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Ardroe and Feadan.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Loch Braigh a’Bhaile and Achmelvich Beach Youth Hostel.

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