Sound of Arisaig
The Sound of Arisaig Lochaber, Scotland, separates the Arisaig peninsula to the north from the Moidart peninsula to the south. At the eastern, landward end, the sound is divided by Ardnish into two sea lochs.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Lesbardd, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Strait
- Description: sea inlet between Arisaig and Moidart in Highland, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Arisaig”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Samalaman Island and St Agnes’s Chapel.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Glenuig and Arisaig.
Glenuig
Village
Photo: Dave Fergusson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Glenuig is a small village in Moidart, Lochaber, Highland, on the west coast of Scotland. It is around 30 miles west of Fort William and 20 miles from Ardnamurchan Point.
Arisaig
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Arisaig is a village on the coast of Lochaber in the Scottish Highlands, with a population of about 300. It stands on the "Road to the Isles", the traditional route from the south via Fort William to Mallaig and thence to Skye.
Roshven
Hamlet
Photo: Lisa Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Roshven is a township located on the eastern shoreline of Loch Ailort, in Lochaber, in the council area of Highland, Scotland. Towering above it is Rois-bheinn, the highest hill in the area.
Sound of Arisaig
- Categories: inlet and body of water
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.85598° or 56° 51′ 22″ northLongitude
-5.85231° or 5° 51′ 8″ westOpen location code
9C8PV44X+93OpenStreetMap ID
way 931485279OpenStreetMap feature
natural=straitGeoNames ID
2657082Wikidata ID
Q2750719
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Welsh—“Sound of Arisaig” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Sound of Arisaig”
- Cebuano: “Sound of Arisaig”
- Czech: “Loch Ailort”
- Dutch: “Sound of Arisaig”
- French: “Sound of Arisaig”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Sound of Arisaig”
- Russian: “Арисейг (залив)”
- Russian: “Арисейг”
- Swedish: “Sound of Arisaig”
- Welsh: “Loch nan Uamh”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Smirisary and Torr a‘ Bheithe.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include An Glas-eilean and Cnoc a‘ Phuill Bhig.
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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 “Sound of Arisaig”. Photo: Lesbardd, CC BY-SA 4.0.