Loch Carron

Loch Carron is a sea loch on the west coast of in the , which separates the Lochalsh peninsula from the peninsula, and from the Stromeferry headland east of .
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  • Type: Bay
  • Description: sea loch in Highland, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Lochcarron”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Stromeferry railway station and Bad a’ Chreamha.

Railway station
Photo: Craig Wallace, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a station on the Kyle… is situated 1½ miles southwest of Loch Carron.

Peak
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Bad a' Chreamha is a small hill in , occupying… is situated 2 miles west of Loch Carron.

Ruins
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is a ruined castle on the shore… is situated 1½ miles west of Loch Carron.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ardnarff and Achmore.

Hamlet
Photo: Dave Fergusson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a hamlet.

Hamlet
Photo: Trevor Wright, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a hamlet located close to the south shore… is situated 2½ miles southwest of Loch Carron.

Village
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is a village, community and civil parish in the Wester Ross area of , . is situated 2½ miles north of Loch Carron.

Loch Carron

Latitude
57.36667° or 57° 22′ north
Longitude
-5.51667° or 5° 31′ west
Open location code
9C9P9F8M+M8
Geo­Names ID
2653667
Wiki­data ID
Q2682750
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Swedish—“Loch Carron” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Carron aintzira”
  • Breton: “Loch Carrann”
  • Catalan: “Loch Carron”
  • Cebuano: “Loch Carron”
  • Chinese: “卡伦湾”
  • Dutch: “Loch Carron”
  • French: “Loch Carron”
  • Hausa: “Loch Carron”
  • Irish: “Loch Carrann”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Loch Carron”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Loch Carrann”
  • Swedish: “Loch Carron”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Stromemore and Stromeferry.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Eilean an Fhraoich and Am Meallan.

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