Onich

Onich, also spelled Ounich, is a village in the historic county of Inverness-shire on the east shore of Loch Linnhe, Scotland and, together with North Ballachulish at the entrance to Loch Leven, forms Nether Lochaber.

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Type: Village with 122 residents
Description: human settlement in Highland, Scotland, UK
Also known as: “Ounich”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Corran Point Lighthouse and St Bride’s Church, Onich.

Corran Point Lighthouse

Lighthouse

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Corran Point Lighthouse is an active lighthouse located at Corran Point on the west side of the Narrows of Loch Linnhe, in Lochaber, Highland, Scotland.

St Bride’s Church, Onich

Church

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St Bride's Church is an Episcopal parish church in North Ballachulish in the Scottish Highlands. The church was built in 1874 and is notable for the Arts and Crafts movement inspired features of the church interior, including distinctive stained-glass windows, decorative floor tiles and a painted vestry screen.

Ballachulish Bridge

Bridge

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The Ballachulish Bridge is a road bridge in the West Highlands of Scotland which carries the A82 road that runs from Glasgow to Inverness. It crosses the narrows between Loch Leven and Loch Linnhe, linking the villages of South Ballachulish and North Ballachulish. Ballachulish Bridge is situated 2 miles southeast of Onich.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Inchree and Corran.

Inchree

Hamlet

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Inchree is a small hamlet, situated at the northern end of the village of Onich. It is 7 miles south of the town of Fort William, in Inverness-shire, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland.

Corran

Village

Photo: Colin, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Corran is a former fishing village, situated on Corran Point, on the west side of the Corran Narrows of Loch Linnhe, in Lochaber, Highland, Scotland. There are three small settlements set apart from the main cluster of houses: North Corran, Clovullin and Sallachan. Corran is situated 1½ miles northwest of Onich.