Gairloch

Gairloch is a straggling community along the west coast of in the , with a population of 620 in 2020. The land is hilly and farming isn't very productive, but shellfishing remains a traditional occupation.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Gairloch Museum.

Museum
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is an independent museum in the Wester Ross region of . The museum is located in the Highland village of Gairloch, in Achtercairn.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Charlestown and Lonemore.

Neighborhood
is a small hamlet, making up one of the settlements which are collectively called Gairloch, and located 2 kilometres south of the main village of Gairloch, and overlooking the harbour area, on the west of Ross-shire, and is in the council area of Highland.

Neighborhood
Photo: Roger McLachlan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a crofting village on the north shore of near the village of Gairloch, Ross-shire, and is in the council area of Highland.

Village
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is a former fishing village, in the northwest of . is situated 2½ miles southwest of Gairloch.

Gairloch

Latitude
57.728° or 57° 43′ 41″ north
Longitude
-5.6903° or 5° 41′ 25″ west
Population
610
Elevation
16 feet (5 metres)
United Nations Location Code
GB GAR
Open location code
9C9PP8H5+6V
Open­Street­Map ID
node 25299525
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2648941
Wiki­data ID
Q1442295
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Gairloch” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Gairloch”
  • Breton: “Gairloch”
  • Catalan: “Gairloch”
  • Cebuano: “Gairloch”
  • Chinese: “盖尔洛赫”
  • Chinese: “蓋爾洛赫”
  • Dutch: “Gairloch”
  • French: “Gairloch”
  • German: “Gairloch”
  • Irish: “Geárrloch”
  • Irish: “Geàrrloch”
  • Italian: “Gairloch”
  • Japanese: “ゲイロッホ”
  • Scots: “Gairloch”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Geàrrloch”
  • Spanish: “Gairloch”
  • Swedish: “Gairloch”
  • Urdu: “گیئرلوک”
  • Welsh: “Gairloch”

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