Loch Bad a’ Ghaill

Loch Bad a' Ghaill is a small remote and deep freshwater loch that is located 10 miles north of and immediately north west of Loch Lurgainn. It is located in the peninsula in Lochbroom, Wester Ross.
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  • Type: Lake
  • Description: lake in Highland, Scotland, UK, outflows west to Abhainn Osgaig
  • Also known as: Loch Bad a‘ Ghaill” and “Loch Baddagyle

Places of Interest

Highlights include Stac Pollaidh and Loch Osgaig.

Peak
is a mountain in the of . The peak displays a rocky crest of Torridonian sandstone, with many pinnacles and steep gullies.

Lake
is a small remote and deep freshwater loch, orientated on north-west to south-east axis, that is located 1 miles south of and 2 mile northeast of and immediately north west of Loch Bad a' Ghaill.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Polglass and Achiltibuie.

Village
is a long crofting township, lying on the north shore of the sea loch, in Ross-shire, and is in the council area of Highland.

is a community straggling along the west coast of , north of Ullapool in the . As well as the village, the name applies to all the coast between Achduart and Reiff, taking in the hamlets of Polglass, Polbain and Altandhu.

Locality
is a peninsula north of , in Wester Ross in the of . The area consists of a traditional crofting and fishing community of a couple of hundred houses located between mountain and shore on a peninsula looking over the and the sea.

Loch Bad a’ Ghaill

Latitude
58.03885° or 58° 2′ 20″ north
Longitude
-5.25945° or 5° 15′ 34″ west
Elevation
190 feet (58 metres)
Open location code
9CCP2PQR+G6
Open­Street­Map ID
way 227571928
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­lake
Geo­Names ID
2656665
Wiki­data ID
Q24656336
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Swedish—“Loch Bad a’ Ghaill” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: بحيرة باد أغايل
  • Cebuano: Loch Bad a‘ Ghaill
  • Cebuano: Loch Bad a’ Ghaill
  • Chinese: 巴德蓋爾湖
  • Swedish: Loch Bad a‘ Ghaill

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Badnagyle and Badenscallie.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Loch na h-Achlaise and Lochan Ballach.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Loch Bad a’ Ghaill”. Photo: Massimo Telò, CC BY-SA 4.0.