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.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Gairlochy Lighthouse and Mucomir power station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kilmonivaig and Bunarkaig.
Kilmonivaig
Hamlet
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″ north
Longitude
-4.99597° or 4° 59′ 46″ west
Population
100
Elevation
105 feet (32 metres)
Open location code
9C8QW273+6J
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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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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