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Loch Broom

Loch Broom is a sea loch located in northwestern , in the former parish of Lochbroom, on the west coast of . The small town of lies on the eastern shore of the loch.
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Photo: Paul Hermans, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Photo: Richard Harvey, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ullapool Museum and Lochbroom Free Church.

Museum
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Church
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The is a place of worship of the Free Church of Scotland in , in the council area of . The church was built in 1909.

Hostel
Photo: Victuallers, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ullapool and Morefield.

Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village on the shores of Loch Broom in in the . With a population of 1500 in 2020, it's a ferry port and most visitors are just passing through on the way to and from Stornoway on Lewis.

Suburb
Photo: Mick Garratt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small hamlet, lying on the northern shore of Loch Broom, 2 miles to the north of and south of Rhue in , and is in the council area of Highland . In some early documents it is written as Morchyle.

Village
Photo: Chris Eilbeck, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village in , , on the south side of Little Loch Broom and at the foot of , right at the north of the area commonly known as the "Great Wilderness".

Loch Broom

Latitude
57.88896° or 57° 53′ 20″ north
Longitude
-5.16339° or 5° 9′ 48″ west
Elevation
417 feet (127 metres)
Open location code
9C9PVRQP+HJ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2247304029
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­bay
Geo­Names ID
2654555
Wiki­data ID
Q2162579
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Venetian—“Loch Broom” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Broom aintzira”
  • Breton: “Loch Bhraoin”
  • Catalan: “Loch Broom”
  • Cebuano: “Loch Broom (luuk)”
  • Cebuano: “Loch Broom”
  • Chinese: “布魯姆湖”
  • Chinese: “布鲁姆湖”
  • Dutch: “Loch Broom”
  • German: “Loch Broom”
  • Irish: “Loch Bhraoin”
  • Japanese: “ブルーム湾”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Loch Broom”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Loch Bhraoin”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Loch Broom”
  • Swedish: “Loch Broom”
  • Venetian: “Loch Broom”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Ullapool Sea Front and UHI West Highland - Ullapool.

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