Charlestown
Charlestown 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, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland.- Type: Neighborhood
- Description: hamlet in Highland, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Charlestown, Wester Ross”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Gairloch Museum and Eilean Horrisdale.
Gairloch Museum
Museum
Photo: Macfack, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gairloch Museum is an independent museum in the Wester Ross region of Scotland. The museum is located in the Highland village of Gairloch, in Achtercairn.
Eilean Horrisdale
Island
Photo: Chris Eilbeck, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Eilean Horrisdale is an uninhabited island in Loch Gairloch in Wester Ross, Scotland.
Dry Island
Islet
Dry Island is an inhabited island in Loch Gairloch in Wester Ross, Scotland, and part of the Inner Hebrides. Dry Island is translated from the Gaelic name for the Island "Eilean Tioram". Dry Island is situated 2 miles west of Charlestown.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gairloch and Badachro.
Gairloch
Photo: Dmacle2179, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gairloch is a straggling community along the west coast of Ross and Cromarty in the Scottish Highlands, with a population of 620 in 2020. The land is hilly and farming isn't very productive, but shellfishing remains a traditional occupation.
Badachro
Village
Photo: Sarah Charlesworth, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Badachro is a former fishing village, in the northwest Highlands of Scotland. Badachro is situated 2 miles southwest of Charlestown.
Lonemore
Neighborhood
Photo: Roger McLachlan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lonemore is a crofting village on the north shore of Gair Loch near the village of Gairloch, Ross-shire, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. Lonemore is situated 2½ miles northwest of Charlestown.
Charlestown
- Categories: hamlet and locality
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
57.70979° or 57° 42′ 35″ northLongitude
-5.67696° or 5° 40′ 37″ westOpen location code
9C9PP85F+W6OpenStreetMap ID
node 13594082985OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhoodWikidata ID
Q5084214
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Urdu—“Charlestown” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Charlestown (Wester Ross)”
- Basque: “Charlestown”
- Italian: “Charlestown”
- Japanese: “チャールズタウン”
- Urdu: “چارلس ٹاؤن، ویسٹر راس”
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