Loch Assynt
Loch Assynt is a freshwater loch in Sutherland, Scotland, 8 kilometres north-east of Lochinver. Situated in a spectacular setting between the heights of Canisp, Quinag and Beinn Uidhe, it receives the outflow from Loch Awe, Loch Maol a' Choire, and Loch Leitir Easaidh.Photo: Imac.vincent, Public domain.
- Type: Lake
- Description: lake in Highland, Scotland, UK, outflows to the River Inver and Loch na Garbh Uidhe
- Also known as: “Loch Asainn” and “Loch Asainte”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Ardvreck Castle and Calda House.
Ardvreck Castle
Castle
Photo: StaraBlazkova, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ardvreck Castle is a castle, now ruinous, standing on a rocky promontory in Loch Assynt, Sutherland, Scotland, UK. The structure dates from about 1490 and is associated with the then landowners, the Macleods of Assynt. Ardvreck Castle is situated 1½ miles east of Loch Assynt.
Calda House
Historic building
Photo: david glass, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Calda House is a historic building, which is situated 2 miles east of Loch Assynt.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Inchnadamph and North West Highlands Geopark.
Inchnadamph
Hamlet
Photo: Tagooty, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Inchnadamph is a hamlet in Assynt, Sutherland, Scotland. The name is an anglicisation of the Gaelic name Innis nan Damh meaning "meadow of the stags". Assynt is a remote area with a low population density. Inchnadamph is situated 3 miles southeast of Loch Assynt.
North West Highlands Geopark
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
North West Highlands Geopark is a UNESCO Geopark in Caithness and Sutherland in the north-west Scottish Highlands. The 2,000 km2 Geopark has coastal cliffs, beaches, mountains caves and waterfalls and a variety of unique geological features.
Kylesku
Hamlet
Photo: Reboelje, Public domain.
Kylesku is a fishing hamlet in Sutherland in the Scottish Highlands. Until 1984, it was the site of a free ferry. It takes its name from Caolas Cumhann, Gaelic for "narrow strait", which is the channel just to the west of the village that connects Loch Glencoul and Loch Glendubh to Loch a' Chàirn Bhàin. Kylesku is situated 6 miles north of Loch Assynt.
Loch Assynt
- Category: body of water
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Breton to Welsh—“Loch Assynt” goes by many names.
- Breton: “Loch Asainn”
- Breton: “Loch Asainte”
- Cebuano: “Loch Assynt”
- Cornish: “Loch Asainn”
- Cornish: “Loch Asainte”
- Dutch: “Loch Assynt”
- Egyptian Arabic: “بحيره لوتش اسينت”
- French: “Loch Assynt”
- German: “Loch Assynt”
- Irish: “Loch Asainn”
- Irish: “Loch Asaint”
- Irish: “Loch Asainte”
- Italian: “Loch Assynt”
- Manx: “Loch Asainn”
- Manx: “Loch Asainte”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Loch Assynt”
- Scots: “Loch Assynt”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Loch Asainn”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Loch Asainte”
- Swedish: “Loch Assynt”
- Welsh: “Loch Asainn”
- Welsh: “Loch Asainte”
- “Loch Asainn”
- “Loch Asainte”
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