Inverkirkaig
Inverkirkaig is extremely remote scattered crofting township, situated on the north eastern bay, of the sea loch Loch Kirkaig, in the Assynt district of Sutherland, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland.Photo: Russel Wills, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: hamlet in Assynt, Highland, Scotland
- Also known as: “Inbhir Chirceig”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Falls of Kirkaig and Soyea Island.
Falls of Kirkaig
Waterfall
Photo: Dorcas Sinclair, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Falls of Kirkaig are a waterfall in the Northwest Highlands of Scotland, in Sutherland, within the Highland council area. The falls are located on the River Kirkaig, south by southeast of the village of Lochinver, on the main approach footpath to Suilven mountain. Falls of Kirkaig is situated 2½ miles southeast of Inverkirkaig.
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. Soyea Island is situated 2½ miles northwest of Inverkirkaig.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Strathan and Lochinver.
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.
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.
Inverpolly
Locality
Photo: Grinner, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Inverpolly is the name given to a large area of northern Wester Ross in the Northwest Highlands of Scotland, north of Ullapool. The area contains several prominent hills, rising up from a rough landscape of bogs and lochans. Inverpolly is situated 3 miles south of Inverkirkaig.
Inverkirkaig
- Category: locality
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.12456° or 58° 7′ 28″ northLongitude
-5.26351° or 5° 15′ 49″ westElevation
26 feet (8 metres)Open location code
9CCP4PFP+RHOpenStreetMap ID
node 426654749OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Welsh—“Inverkirkaig” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Inverkirkaig”
- Breton: “Inbhir Chirceig”
- Cornish: “Inbhir Chirceig”
- Dutch: “Inverkirkaig”
- Irish: “Inbhir Chirceig”
- Manx: “Inbhir Chirceig”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Inbhir Chircaig”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Inbhir Chirceig”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Inverkirkaig”
- Welsh: “Inbhir Chirceig”
- Welsh: “Inverkirkaig”
- “Inbhir Chirceig”
- “Inverkirkaig”
- “Inverkirkaig - Inbhir Chirceig”
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