Loch Lonachan
Loch Lonachan is a lake in Highland Council, Scotland. Loch Lonachan is situated nearby to the peak Beinn Shuardail, as well as near Beinn nan Carn.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cill Chriosd and Loch Cill Chriosd.
Cill Chriosd
Cemetery
Photo: Mike Peel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cill Chriosd or Kilchrist is a ruined former parish church of Strath, on the Isle of Skye, Scotland. It was constructed around the 16th century, replacing an earlier medieval church on the same location, and was used until 1840 when the parish church was relocated to Broadford. Cill Chriosd is situated 1¼ miles northwest of Loch Lonachan.
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 west of Loch Lonachan.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Heaste and Boreraig.
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 1½ miles southeast of Loch Lonachan.
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. Boreraig is situated 2 miles south of Loch Lonachan.
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 2½ miles west of Loch Lonachan.
Loch Lonachan
- Type: Body of water
- Description: lake in Highland, United Kingdom
- Category: lake
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.20269° or 57° 12′ 10″ northLongitude
-5.92732° or 5° 55′ 38″ westElevation
482 feet (147 metres)Open location code
9C9P633F+33OpenStreetMap ID
way 34002464OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterWikidata ID
Q20620520
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In Other Languages
From Irish to Scottish Gaelic—“Loch Lonachan” goes by many names.
- Irish: “Loch Lonachan”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Loch Lonachan”
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Highlights include Bealach Loch Lonachan and Loch Buidhe.
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