Loch Fada
Loch Fada is a lake in Highland Council, Scotland. Loch Fada is situated nearby to the peak Càrn Dearg, as well as near the archaeological site Dùn Kearstach.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include High Pasture Cave and Loch Cill Chriosd.
High Pasture Cave
Cave
Photo: Paul Rose, CC BY-SA 2.0.
High Pasture Cave is an archaeological site on the island of Skye, Scotland. Human presence is documented since the Mesolithic, and remains, including Iron Age structures, point to ritual veneration of either the landscape or deities associated with the place. High Pasture Cave is situated 2 miles north of Loch Fada.
Loch Cill Chriosd
Lake
Photo: John Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Loch Cill Chriosd is a lake, which is situated 2½ miles north of Loch Fada.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Boreraig and Kilbride.
Boreraig
Locality
Photo: Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Boreraig is a deserted township in Strath Swordale on the north shore of Loch Eishort in the parish of Strath, Isle of Skye, Scotland.
Kilbride
Hamlet
Photo: A‘ chachaileith, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kilbride (Scottish Gaelic: Cille Bhrìghde, or the Church of Saint Bride) is a small township in Strath Swordale, Isle of Skye, Scotland. The township is situated in a pocket of fertile lime-rich soil, between the Red Hills to the north and Beinn an Dubhaich and the Suidhisnis peninsula to the south. Kilbride is situated 2 miles north of Loch Fada.
Heaste
Hamlet
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Heasta, Heast, or the anglicised form Heaste, pron. /heɪst/, is a small settlement on the island of Skye, Scotland. It is located on the west coast of the island five miles south of Broadford extending down to the north shore of Loch Eiseort, facing out to the Atlantic to the south west and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. Heaste is situated 3 miles east of Loch Fada.
Loch Fada
- Type: Body of water
- Description: lake in Strath, Skye, Highland, Scotland, UK
- Category: lake
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.17914° or 57° 10′ 45″ northLongitude
-5.9683° or 5° 58′ 6″ westElevation
617 feet (188 metres)Open location code
9C9P52HJ+MMOpenStreetMap ID
way 203987834OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterWikidata ID
Q20619360
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In Other Languages
From Irish to Scottish Gaelic—“Loch Fada” goes by many names.
- Irish: “Loch Fada, Suidhisnis”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Loch Fada, Suidhisnis”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Càrn Dearg and Dùn Kearstach.
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