Loch Alsh
Loch Alsh is a sea inlet between the isle of Skye in the Inner Hebrides and the Northwest Highlands of Scotland. The name is also used to describe the surrounding country and the feudal holdings around the loch.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Bay
- Description: sea inlet in Scotland
- Also known as: “Loch Al”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kylerhea Minor Light and Colonel Murchison’s Monument.
Kylerhea Minor Light
Lighthouse
Photo: Bob Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kylerhea Minor Light is a lighthouse, which is situated 2½ miles southwest of Loch Alsh.
Colonel Murchison’s Monument
Monument
Photo: Richard Dorrell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Colonel Murchison’s Monument is situated 2 miles northwest of Loch Alsh.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Balmacara and Avernish.
Balmacara
Village
Photo: John Ferguson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Balmacara is a scattered village on the north shore of Loch Alsh near Kyle of Lochalsh, Ross-shire, Highland and is in the Scottish council area of the Highland, Scotland. Balmacara is situated 1½ miles north of Loch Alsh.
Avernish
Hamlet
Photo: Lisa Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Avernish is a small rural hamlet located in the Highlands of Scotland, specifically in Ross-shire. Nearby attractions include The Eilean Donan Castle and The Isle of Skye. Avernish is situated 2 miles east of Loch Alsh.
Auchtertyre
Village
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Auchtertyre is a village, lying half a mile from the north shore of Loch Alsh near Kyle of Lochalsh, in the Highlands and in the Scottish council area of the Highland Council. Auchtertyre is situated 2 miles northeast of Loch Alsh.
Loch Alsh
- Categories: inlet and body of water
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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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”
- Hebrew: “לוך אלש”
- Irish: “Loch Aillse”
- Japanese: “ロック・アルシュ”
- Japanese: “ロッホ・アルシュ”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Loch Alsh”
- Swedish: “Loch Alsh”
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