UHI North, West and Hebrides - Gairloch Centre

UHI North, West and Hebrides - Gairloch Centre is a college in Highland Council, Scotland which is located on Achtercairn. UHI North, West and Hebrides - Gairloch Centre is situated nearby to Gairloch Museum, as well as near Gairloch Outdoor Museum.

Places of Interest Nearby

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 southwest of UHI North, West and Hebrides - Gairloch Centre.

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 southwest of UHI North, West and Hebrides - Gairloch Centre.

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.

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.

UHI North, West and Hebrides - Gairloch Centre

Type: College
Address: Achtercairn, Gairloch, IV21 2BH
Category: education
Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

57.72569° or 57° 43′ 33″ north

Longitude

-5.6889° or 5° 41′ 20″ west

Operator

University of the Highlands and Islands

Open location code

9C9PP8G6+7C

OpenStreetMap ID

node 4020802630

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=college

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