Gair Loch

The Gair Loch is a sea loch on the North West coast of Highland, . In Scottish Gaelic it is an Geàrr Loch meaning 'the short loch'. Around 6 miles long by 1.5 miles wide, it leads west to the Little Minch.
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  • Bay
  • …is also known as “Loch Gairloch”
  • Description: sea loch in Highland, Scotland, UK

Places of Interest

Highlights include Gairloch Museum and Eilean Horrisdale.
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is an independent museum in the Wester Ross region of . is situated 1½ miles east of Gair Loch.
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is an uninhabited island in Loch Gairloch in Wester Ross, Scotland. is situated 2 miles south of Gair Loch.
is an inhabited island in Loch Gairloch… is situated 2½ miles south of Gair Loch.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lonemore and Gairloch.
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is a crofting village on the north shore…
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is a straggling community along the west…
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is a former fishing village, in the northwest of . is situated 2½ miles south of Gair Loch.

Gair Loch

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Latitude
57.73333° or 57° 44′ north
Longitude
-5.73333° or 5° 44′ west
Open location code
9C9PP7M8+8M
Geo­Names ID
2648940
Wiki­data ID
Q2832225

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In Other Languages

From Breton to Welsh—“Gair Loch” goes by many names.
  • Breton: “Loch Gairloch”
  • Catalan: “Gair Loch”
  • Cebuano: “Loch Gairloch”
  • Dutch: “Loch Gairloch”
  • French: “Gair Loch”
  • German: “Loch Gairloch”
  • Hausa: “Gair Loch”
  • Irish: “An Geàrr Loch”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Gair Loch”
  • Swedish: “Loch Gairloch”
  • Welsh: “Loch Gairloch”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Strath Bay and Meall na Dubh Chlaise.

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