Lonemore

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.

Photo: Roger McLachlan, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Type: Neighborhood
Description: settlement in Wester Ross, Highland, Scotland, UK
Also known as: “Lonemore, 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. Eilean Horrisdale is situated 2 miles south of Lonemore.

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 2½ miles south of Lonemore.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gairloch and Charlestown.

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.

Charlestown

Neighborhood

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. Charlestown is situated 2½ miles southeast of Lonemore.