Loch Kirkaig
Loch Kirkaig is a small tidal sea loch, located in the region and parish of Assynt in south-west of Sutherland, in the west coast of Scotland and in the Scottish Highlands.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Donald Bain, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Soyea Island.
Soyea Island
Island
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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. Soyea Island is situated 2½ miles northwest of Loch Kirkaig.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lochinver and Achnahaird.
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.
Achnahaird
Hamlet
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Achnahaird is a small settlement on Achnahaird Bay in Ross and Cromarty, in the Scottish council area of Highland. The beach at Achnahaird Bay was used in the filming of 'The Eagle'. Achnahaird is situated 5 miles southwest of Loch Kirkaig.
North West Highlands Geopark
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North West Highlands Geopark is a UNESCO Geopark in Caithness and Sutherland in the north-west Scottish Highlands. The 2,000 km2 Geopark has coastal cliffs, beaches, mountains caves and waterfalls and a variety of unique geological features.
Loch Kirkaig
- Type: Bay
- Description: fjord in Highland, Scotland, UK
- Categories: fjord and body of water
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Loch Kirkaig” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Loch Kirkaig”
- Swedish: “Loch Kirkaig”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Inverkirkaig and Baddidarroch.
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Loch Kirkaig”. Photo: Donald Bain, CC BY-SA 2.0.