Lochan Dubh nan Cailleach

Lochan Dubh nan Cailleach is a lake in Highland Council, Scotland. Lochan Dubh nan Cailleach is situated nearby to the hamlet Kerrysdale, as well as near the neighborhood Charlestown.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Eilean Horrisdale and Gairloch Museum.

Eilean Horrisdale

Island

Photo: Chris Eilbeck, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Eilean Horrisdale is an uninhabited island in Loch Gairloch in Wester Ross, Scotland.

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.

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".

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gairloch and Badachro.

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.

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.

Lochan Dubh nan Cailleach

Type: Lake
Category: body of water
Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

57.6969° or 57° 41′ 49″ north

Longitude

-5.669° or 5° 40′ 9″ west

Open location code

9C9PM8WJ+Q9

OpenStreetMap ID

way 210191011

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

OpenStreetMap feature

water=lake

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Satellite Map

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Creagan Fhamhair, Fort and Eilean Shieldaig.

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