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.

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Places of Interest

Highlights: Lochailort railway station and An Stac.

Lochailort railway station

Railway station

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Lochailort railway station is a railway station… 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… 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… 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… Lochailort is situated 1½ miles northeast of Loch Ailort.

Roshven

Hamlet

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Roshven is a township located on the eastern shoreline… Roshven is situated 2½ miles southwest of Loch Ailort.

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. 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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Latitude

56.86667° or 56° 52′ north

Longitude

-5.7° or 5° 42′ west

Open location code

9C8PV882+M2

GeoNames ID

2657628

Wikidata ID

Q6664867

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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”
Hausa: “Loch Ailort”
Swedish: “Loch Ailort”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Inverailort and Peanmeanach.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Eilean Dubh and Alisary Hill.

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