Loch Hourn

Loch Hourn is a sea loch which separates the peninsulas of to the north and to the south, on the west coast of Scotland.
Wikipedia
Photo: Nick Bramhall, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Type: Bay
  • Description: sea loch in Highland, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Loch Shubhairne”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Beinn Sgritheall.

Peak
Photo: W. L. Tarbert, Public domain.
or Beinn an Sgrithill, also anglicized Ben Sgriol, is the highest mountain on the peninsula in the of .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Arnisdale and Balvraid.

Hamlet
Photo: Peter Amsden, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a hamlet in the historic county of in the local authority area of of Scotland. It lies on the north shore of Loch Hourn, around 10 miles down a single-track road from .

Hamlet
Photo: Dorothy Carse, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a hamlet.

Loch Hourn

Latitude
57.1187° or 57° 7′ 7″ north
Longitude
-5.57314° or 5° 34′ 23″ west
Open location code
9C9P4C9G+FP
Open­Street­Map ID
way 670785727
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­bay
Geo­Names ID
2646516
Wiki­data ID
Q3257703
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Satellite Map

Discover Loch Hourn from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Breton to Welsh—“Loch Hourn” goes by many names.
  • Breton: “Loch Shubhairne”
  • Cebuano: “Loch Hourn”
  • Cornish: “Loch Shubhairne”
  • French: “Loch Hourn”
  • German: “Loch Hourn”
  • Hausa: “Loch Hourn”
  • Irish: “Loch Shubhairne”
  • Manx: “Loch Shubhairne”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Loch Hourn”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Loch Shubhairne”
  • Swedish: “Loch Hourn”
  • Welsh: “Loch Shubhairne”
  • “Loch Hourn - Loch Shubhairne”
  • “Loch Shubhairne”

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Corran and Tòrr an Aoil.

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Highlights include Eilean a‘ Phiòbaire and Sgeir Leathan.

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