Gairlochy
Gairlochy is a clachan, or hamlet, of population approx. 100. It lies on the southern shores of Loch Lochy, a large freshwater loch in the district of Lochaber in the North West Highlands of Scotland.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Nigel Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Gairlochy Lighthouse and Mucomir power station.
Achnacarry Castle
Castle
Photo: Keeshu, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Achnacarry Castle is situated 2½ miles north of Gairlochy.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kilmonivaig and Bunarkaig.
Kilmonivaig
Hamlet
Photo: Dave Fergusson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kilmonivaig is a small village, situated close to the southeast end of Loch Lochy in Spean Bridge, Inverness-shire, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. Fort William lies approximately 15 miles southwest of Kilmonivaig.
Bunarkaig
Hamlet
Bunarkaig is a village on the north west shore of Loch Lochy in Lochaber, Inverness-shire, Highland and is in the Scottish council area of the Highlands. Bunarkaig is situated 2½ miles north of Gairlochy.
Gairlochy
- Type: Hamlet with 100 residents
- Description: human settlement in Highland, Scotland, UK
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.91311° or 56° 54′ 47″ northLongitude
-4.99597° or 4° 59′ 46″ westPopulation
100Elevation
105 feet (32 metres)Open location code
9C8QW273+6JOpenStreetMap ID
node 298290551OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
2648939Wikidata ID
Q5517340
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Scottish Gaelic—“Gairlochy” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Gairlochy”
- Dutch: “Gairlochy”
- German: “Gairlochy”
- Irish: “Geárr Lóchaidh”
- Irish: “Geàrr-Lòchaidh”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Geàrr Lòchaidh”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Geàrr-Lòchaidh”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Gairlochy Bottom Lock and Gairlochy Top Lock.
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