Loch Inver
Loch Inver is a bay in Highland Council, Scotland. Loch Inver is situated nearby to the locality Baddidarroch, as well as near the village Achmelvich.Places of Interest
Highlights include Soyea Island.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Achmelvich and Strathan.
Achmelvich
Village
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Achmelvich is a settlement situated in the Highland region of Scotland. The name comes from the Gaelic "Achadh" - a plain or meadow and "mealbhaich" - sandy dunes.
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. Strathan is situated 1½ miles southeast of Loch Inver.
Lochinver
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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.
Loch Inver
- Type: Bay
- Category: body of water
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.15° or 58° 9′ northLongitude
-5.28333° or 5° 17′ westOpen location code
9CCP5P28+2MGeoNames ID
2646148
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