Loch Alsh

Loch Alsh is a sea inlet between the isle of Skye in the and the of . The name is also used to describe the surrounding country and the feudal holdings around the loch.
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  • Type: Bay
  • Description: sea inlet in Scotland
  • Also known as: “Loch Al” and “ロッホ・アルシュ”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Kylerhea Minor Light and Colonel Murchison’s Monument.

Lighthouse
Photo: Bob Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a lighthouse, which is situated 2½ miles southwest of Loch Alsh.

Monument
Photo: Richard Dorrell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is situated 2 miles northwest of Loch Alsh.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Balmacara and Avernish.

Village
Photo: John Ferguson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a scattered village on the north shore… is situated 1½ miles north of Loch Alsh.

Hamlet
Photo: Lisa Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small rural hamlet located in the of , specifically in Ross-shire. is situated 2 miles east of Loch Alsh.

Village
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village, lying half a mile from the… is situated 2 miles northeast of Loch Alsh.

Loch Alsh

Latitude
57.26818° or 57° 16′ 5″ north
Longitude
-5.63238° or 5° 37′ 57″ west
Open location code
9C9P7999+72
Geo­Names ID
2657429
Wiki­data ID
Q2238795
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In Other Languages

From Breton to Swedish—“Loch Alsh” goes by many names.
  • Breton: “Loch Alsh”
  • Catalan: “Loch Alsh”
  • Cebuano: “Loch Alsh”
  • Dutch: “Loch Alsh”
  • French: “Loch Alsh”
  • Hausa: “Loch Alsh”
  • Hebrew: “לוך אלש”
  • Irish: “Loch Aillse”
  • Japanese: “ロック・アルシュ”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Loch Alsh”
  • Swedish: “Loch Alsh”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Reraig and Kirkton.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Ard Hill and Rudha na Caillich.

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Worth a closer look: Edinburgh and Glasgow.

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