Loch Hourn
Loch Hourn is a sea loch which separates the peninsulas of Glenelg to the north and Knoydart to the south, on the west coast of Scotland.
Places of Interest
Highlights: Beinn Sgritheall.
Beinn Sgritheall
Peak
Photo: W. L. Tarbert, Public domain.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Arnisdale and Balvraid.
Loch Hourn
- Type: Bay
- Description: sea loch in Highland, Scotland, UK
- Categories: inlet and body of water
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.1187° or 57° 7′ 7″ north
Longitude
-5.57314° or 5° 34′ 23″ west
Open location code
9C9P4C9G+FP
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bay
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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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”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Corran and Tòrr an Aoil.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Eilean a‘ Phiòbaire and Sgeir Leathan.
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Worth a closer look: Edinburgh and Glasgow.
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