Loch Fleet
Loch Fleet is a sea loch on the east coast of Scotland, located between Golspie and Dornoch. It forms the estuary of the River Fleet, a small spate river that rises in the hills east of Lairg.Photo: paul c, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Skelbo Castle and Coul Links.
Skelbo Castle
Castle
Photo: Wojsyl, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Skelbo Castle is a ruined 14th century keep, located near Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland. The remaining wall is best preserved at the northern side of the castle.
Coul Links
Grassland
Coul Links is an area of sand dunes in Sutherland, on the east coast of Scotland. It is located between Golspie and Dornoch, lying just to the north of the small village of Embo. Coul Links is situated 2 miles southeast of Loch Fleet.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Badninish and Embo.
Badninish
Hamlet
Badninish is a small crofting hamlet in Dornoch, Sutherland, Highland, Scotland. Badninish is situated 2½ miles southwest of Loch Fleet.
Embo
Village
Photo: Bob Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Embo is a village in the Highland Council Area in Scotland and the former postal county of Sutherland, about two miles north-northeast of Dornoch. Embo is situated 3 miles southeast of Loch Fleet.
Golspie
Village
Photo: Piotr Grzegorz, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Golspie is a village and parish in Sutherland, Highland, Scotland, which lies on the North Sea coast in the shadow of Ben Bhraggie. It has a population of around 1,350. Golspie is situated 3½ miles northeast of Loch Fleet.
Loch Fleet
- Type: Body of water
- Description: river estuary and wetland in Highland, Scotland, UK
- Categories: estuary and wetland
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.94164° or 57° 56′ 30″ northLongitude
-4.0446° or 4° 2′ 41″ westOpen location code
9C9QWXR4+M5OpenStreetMap ID
way 49953586OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterGeoNames ID
2649319Wikidata ID
Q3356609
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Swedish—“Loch Fleet” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Loch Fleet”
- Cebuano: “Loch Fleet”
- French: “Loch Fleet”
- Irish: “Loch Fleóid”
- Irish: “Loch Fleòid”
- Japanese: “フリート湖”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Loch Fleet”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Loch Fleet”
- Norwegian: “Loch Fleet”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Loch Fleòid”
- Spanish: “Loch Fleet”
- Swedish: “Loch Fleet”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Loch Fleet National Nature Reserve and Creag Bheag.
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