Loch Cùl Fraoich
Loch Cùl Fraoich is a lake in Highland Council, Scotland. Loch Cùl Fraoich is situated nearby to the hamlet Raffin, as well as near the village Culkein.Places of Interest
Highlights include Stoer Head Lighthouse and Old Man of Stoer.
Stoer Head Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Stoer Head Lighthouse was built on Stoer Head by brothers David and Thomas Stevenson in 1870 after being identified as one of forty-five sites in Scotland where a lighthouse was necessary to protect shipping.
Old Man of Stoer
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Old Man of Stoer is a 60-metre-high sea stack of Torridonian sandstone in Sutherland, Scotland, close to the villages of Culkein and Stoer and the nearby Stoer Head Lighthouse. It is a popular climbing route. Old Man of Stoer is situated 1½ miles northwest of Loch Cùl Fraoich.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Culkein and Clashmore.
Culkein
Village
Photo: M Campbell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Culkein Stoer is a remote former fishing village, centred on the Bay of Culkein, in Assynt in Sutherland, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland.
Clashmore
Hamlet
Photo: Mick Garratt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Clashmore is a scattered township in Assynt, in Sutherland, in the Highland council area of Scotland. It is situated on the Rubha Stoer, 10 km north west of Lochinver, overlooking Loch na Claise.
Achnacarnin
Hamlet
Achnacarnin is a village on the headland of Point of Stoer in Lairg, Sutherland, within the Scottish local authority area of the Highland Council.
Loch Cùl Fraoich
- Type: Lake
- Also known as: “Loch Cul Fraoich” and “Loch Culfruichie”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
58.23994° or 58° 14′ 24″ northLongitude
-5.36592° or 5° 21′ 57″ westElevation
177 feet (54 metres)Open location code
9CCP6JQM+XJGeoNames ID
2651760
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Raffin and Balchladich.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cnoc Riabhach and Point of Stoer.
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