Loch Ailort
Loch Ailort is a sea loch in Morar, Lochaber, Highland, Scotland. Loch Ailort is a shallow, V-shaped loch, with the small Ardnish Peninsula on the north side, and the large, southwest-facing Moidart Peninsula to the south.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Lochailort railway station and An Stac.
Lochailort railway station
Railway station
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Lochailort railway station is a railway station serving the village of Lochailort in the Highland Council area in Scotland. This station is on the West Highland Line, between Glenfinnan and Beasdale, 28 miles 49 chains from the former Banavie Junction. Lochailort railway station is situated 1½ miles northeast of Loch Ailort.
An Stac
Peak
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An Stac is the name of a 814 m mountain in the Northwest Highlands, Scotland, on the shore of Loch Ailort on the west coast of Lochaber. A steep-sided conical peak, the mountain is usually climbed in conjunction with its higher neighbour Rois-bheinn. An Stac is situated 1½ miles southeast of Loch Ailort.
Rois-bheinn
Peak
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Rois-bheinn is the joint highest hill in the Scottish region of Moidart, a title it shares with its neighbour Beinn Odhar Bheag, whose summit has the same elevation. Rois-bheinn is situated 2 miles south of Loch Ailort.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lochailort and Roshven.
Lochailort
Village
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Lochailort is a small settlement in Scotland that lies at the head of Loch Ailort, a sea loch, on the junction of the Road to the Isles between Fort William and Mallaig with the A861 towards Salen and Strontian. Lochailort is situated 1½ miles northeast of Loch Ailort.
Roshven
Hamlet
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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. Roshven is situated 2½ miles southwest of Loch Ailort.
Glenuig
Village
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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. Glenuig is situated 5 miles southwest of Loch Ailort.
Loch Ailort
- Type: Bay
- Description: sea loch in Highland, Scotland, UK
- Categories: inlet and body of water
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Loch Ailort” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Loch Ailort”
- Czech: “Loch Ailort”
- French: “Loch Ailort”
- German: “Loch Ailort”
- Swedish: “Loch Ailort”
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