Lochaline
Lochaline is the main village in the Morvern area of Highland, Scotland. Historian ‘Philip Gaskell’ records that, at the time of the Highland Clearances, in about 1830, John Sinclair of Lochaline founded Lochaline village.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: JMiall, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kinlochaline Castle and Fishnish.
Kinlochaline Castle
Castle
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Kinlochaline Castle is a 15th-century Scottish tower house on the Ardtornish estate in Morvern in the Highland council area. It is also known as Caisteal an Ime because a Lady of Clan MacInnes, Dubh Chal, is said to have paid the builder with butter equal to the volume of the castle. Kinlochaline Castle is situated 2 miles northeast of Lochaline.
Fishnish
Station
Photo: PaulT, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fishnish is a ferry terminal on the Isle of Mull, roughly halfway between Tobermory and Craignure. It is owned and operated by Caledonian MacBrayne. It is served by the ferry that crosses the Sound of Mull to and from Lochaline. Fishnish is situated 2 miles southwest of Lochaline.
Inninbeg, Bay Cottage, Ardtornish Estate
Building
Photo: ArchHist, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Inninbeg, Bay Cottage, Ardtornish Estate is a building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Craignure.
Craignure
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Craignure is a village on the island of Mull, in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. It's a tiny place with a population of perhaps 200, but it's the main point of arrival on Mull, by ferry from Oban.
Lochaline
- Type: Village with 260 residents
- Description: village in Highland, Scotland, UK
- Category: locality
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.53614° or 56° 32′ 10″ northLongitude
-5.7769° or 5° 46′ 37″ westPopulation
260Elevation
52 feet (16 metres)United Nations Location Code
GB LOLOpen location code
9C8PG6PF+F6OpenStreetMap ID
node 577239223OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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