Lochan Sgeireach
Lochan Sgeireach is a lake in Highland Council, Scotland. Lochan Sgeireach is situated nearby to the hamlet Feadan, as well as near the village Achmelvich.Places of Interest
Highlights include Soyea Island and Clachtoll Broch.
Soyea Island
Island
Photo: Andy Waddington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Soyea Island or Soyea is an uninhabited rocky island at the mouth of Loch Inver, in Assynt, Sutherland, in the council area of Highland, Scotland. It is three nautical miles west of Lochinver and two nautical miles south-southwest of Achmelvich.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lochinver and Achmelvich.
Lochinver
Photo: Phillip Capper, CC BY 2.0.
Lochinver is a small fishing village in Sutherland in the Scottish Highlands, with a population of 651 in 2011. It's about 30 miles north of Ullapool. Lochinver starkly illustrates the plight of Scotland's fishing industry: many foreign trawlers land their catch here, but hardly any Scottish boats still operate.
Achmelvich
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Achmelvich is a settlement situated in the Highland region of Scotland. The name comes from the Gaelic "Achadh" - a plain or meadow and "mealbhaich" - sandy dunes.
Clachtoll
Village
Photo: Mick Garratt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Clachtoll is a coastal fishing and crofting village situated on the Bay of Clachtoll, in the ancient parish of Assynt, Sutherland county, in the Highland Council area on the north western edge of Scotland.
Lochan Sgeireach
- Type: Lake
- Category: body of water
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.176° or 58° 10′ 34″ northLongitude
-5.2812° or 5° 16′ 52″ westOpen location code
9CCP5PG9+CGOpenStreetMap ID
way 360050627OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=lake
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