Loch Bad an Sgalaig

Loch Bad an Sgalaig is a small, irregular shaped, freshwater loch and reservoir lying 5 mi south of the village of Gairloch, in Wester Ross, Scotland. The north west end of the loch, where it outflows to the Eas na Laimh stream, was dammed in 1949 to power the Kerry Falls hydroelectric power station.

Photo: Chris Wimbush, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Charlestown and Gairloch.

Charlestown

Neighborhood

Charlestown is a small hamlet, making up one of the settlements which are collectively called Gairloch, and located 2 kilometres south of the main village of Gairloch, and overlooking the harbour area, on the west of Ross-shire, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland.

Gairloch

Photo: Dmacle2179, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Gairloch is a straggling community along the west coast of Ross and Cromarty in the Scottish Highlands, with a population of 620 in 2020. The land is hilly and farming isn't very productive, but shellfishing remains a traditional occupation.

Badachro

Village

Photo: Sarah Charlesworth, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Badachro is a former fishing village, in the northwest Highlands of Scotland.

Loch Bad an Sgalaig

Type: Lake
Description: lake in Highland, Scotland, UK
Category: body of water
Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

57.68003° or 57° 40′ 48″ north

Longitude

-5.60566° or 5° 36′ 20″ west

Elevation

33 feet (10 metres)

Open location code

9C9PM9JV+2P

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

OpenStreetMap feature

water=lake

GeoNames ID

Wikidata ID

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Satellite Map

Discover Loch Bad an Sgalaig from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Loch Bad an Sgalaig” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Loch Bad an Sgalaig”
Hausa: “Loch Bad an Sgalaig”
Swedish: “Loch Bad an Sgalaig”

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