Clashmore
Clashmore is a scattered township in Assynt, in Sutherland, in the Highland council area of Scotland. It is situated on the Rubha Stoer, 10 km north west of Lochinver, overlooking Loch na Claise.Photo: Mick Garratt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: settlement in Assynt, Highland, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Clashmore, Assynt”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Stoer Head Lighthouse and Clachtoll Broch.
Stoer Head Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Stoer Head Lighthouse was built on Stoer Head by brothers David and Thomas Stevenson in 1870 after being identified as one of forty-five sites in Scotland where a lighthouse was necessary to protect shipping. Stoer Head Lighthouse is situated 2 miles northwest of Clashmore.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Balchladich and Achnacarnin.
Balchladich
Hamlet
Photo: Mick Garratt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Balchladich is a remote township in the Assynt district of Sutherland, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland.
Achnacarnin
Hamlet
Achnacarnin is a village on the headland of Point of Stoer in Lairg, Sutherland, within the Scottish local authority area of the Highland Council.
Culkein
Village
Photo: M Campbell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Culkein Stoer is a remote former fishing village, centred on the Bay of Culkein, in Assynt in Sutherland, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland.
Clashmore
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.22622° or 58° 13′ 34″ northLongitude
-5.35033° or 5° 21′ 1″ westElevation
161 feet (49 metres)Open location code
9CCP6JGX+FVOpenStreetMap ID
node 1246662866OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Welsh—“Clashmore” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Clashmore (Assynt)”
- Basque: “Clashmore”
- Breton: “A‘ Chlais Mhòr”
- Cornish: “A‘ Chlais Mhòr”
- Dutch: “Clashmore”
- Irish: “A‘ Chlais Mhòr”
- Irish: “A’ Chlais Mhòr”
- Irish: “An Clais Mòr”
- Manx: “A‘ Chlais Mhòr”
- Scottish Gaelic: “A‘ Chlais Mhòr”
- Scottish Gaelic: “A’ Chlais Mhòr”
- Scottish Gaelic: “An Clais Mór”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Clashmore”
- Welsh: “A‘ Chlais Mhòr”
- “Clashmore - A‘ Chlais Mhòr”
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Localities in the Area
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