Strathan

Strathan is a remote scattered coastal village, located in Bàgh an t-strathain Bay, which lies on the south shore of the sea loch, Loch Inver, in the Assynt district of the west coast of , and is in the council area of Highland.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Village
  • Description: hamlet in Assynt, Sutherland, Highland, Scotland
  • Also known as: “An Srathan”, “Srathan”, and “Strathan, Sutherland”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Falls of Kirkaig.

Waterfall
Photo: Dorcas Sinclair, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The are a waterfall in the Northwest Highlands of , in , within the council area. The falls are located on the River Kirkaig, south by southeast of the village of , on the main approach footpath to mountain. is situated 2½ miles southeast of Strathan.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Inverkirkaig and Lochinver.

Hamlet
Photo: Russel Wills, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is extremely remote scattered crofting township, situated on the north eastern bay, of the sea loch , in the Assynt district of , and is in the council area of Highland.

Photo: Phillip Capper, CC BY 2.0.
is a small fishing village in in the , with a population of 651 in 2011. It's about 30 miles north of Ullapool. starkly illustrates the plight of Scotland's fishing industry: many foreign trawlers land their catch here, but hardly any Scottish boats still operate.

Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a settlement situated in the region of . The name comes from the Gaelic "Achadh" - a plain or meadow and "mealbhaich" - sandy dunes. is situated 3 miles northwest of Strathan.

Strathan

Latitude
58.13677° or 58° 8′ 12″ north
Longitude
-5.249° or 5° 14′ 56″ west
Open location code
9CCP4QP2+PC
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5570874319
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Wiki­data ID
Q7622024
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In Other Languages

From Breton to Welsh—“Strathan” goes by many names.
  • Breton: “An Srathan”
  • Cornish: “An Srathan”
  • Dutch: “Strathan, Sutherland”
  • Irish: “An Srathan”
  • Irish: “Srathan”
  • Manx: “An Srathan”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Strathan”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “An Srathan”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Srathan”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Strathan”
  • Welsh: “An Srathan”
  • “An Srathan”
  • “Strathan”
  • “Strathan - An Srathan”

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