Loch Osgaig

Loch Osgaig is a small remote and deep freshwater loch, orientated on north-west to south-east axis, that is located 1 miles south of and 2 mile northeast of and immediately north west of Loch Bad a' Ghaill.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Lake
  • Description: lake in Highland, Scotland, UK, outflows north to River Garvie
  • Also known as: “Loch Garave”, “Loch Òsgaig”, and “Loch Owskeich”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Loch Vatachan.

Lake
or more correctly in Gaelic Loch Bhatachan is a freshwater loch in Wester Ross, , just over a kilometre north of . The name is an Anglicisation of the Scottish Gaelic bhàthaichean, meaning "of the byre" i.e.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Coigach and Inverpolly.

Locality
Photo: paddy heron, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a peninsula north of , in Wester Ross in the of . The area consists of a traditional crofting and fishing community of a couple of hundred houses located between mountain and shore on a peninsula looking over the and the sea.

Locality
Photo: Grinner, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the name given to a large area of northern Wester Ross in the of , north of . The area contains several prominent hills, rising up from a rough landscape of bogs and lochans.

Hamlet
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small settlement on in , in the council area of Highland. The beach at Bay was used in the filming of 'The Eagle'.

Loch Osgaig

Latitude
58.0542° or 58° 3′ 15″ north
Longitude
-5.31855° or 5° 19′ 7″ west
Elevation
72 feet (22 metres)
Open location code
9CCP3M3J+MH
Open­Street­Map ID
way 185060125
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­lake
Geo­Names ID
2640875
Wiki­data ID
Q24638937
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Satellite Map

Discover Loch Osgaig from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Loch Osgaig” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Loch Osgaig”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Loch Òsgaig”
  • Swedish: “Loch Osgaig”
  • “Loch Òsgaig”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Badnagyle and Bad a‘ Ghaill.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Dubh-Lochan and Loch a‘ Chaorainn.

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