Poolewe Water Works

Poolewe Water Works is a waterworks in Highland Council, Scotland. Poolewe Water Works is situated nearby to Bac Dubh, as well as near Lochan Feoir.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Inverewe Garden.

Inverewe Garden

Garden

Photo: Alexandre Dulaunoy, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Inverewe Garden is a botanical garden in Wester Ross in the Scottish Highlands. It is located just to the north of Poolewe in Wester Ross, and is noted for the breadth of its collection. Inverewe Garden is situated 1½ miles north of Poolewe Water Works.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Poolewe and Gairloch.

Poolewe

Village

Photo: Roger McLachlan, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Poolewe is a small village in Wester Ross in the North West Highlands of Scotland, about 75 miles northwest of Inverness, by Loch Ewe. The River Ewe, one of the shortest in Scotland, joins the sea less than one mile from Inverewe Garden, renowned for its subtropical plants.

Gairloch

Photo: Dmacle2179, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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.

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. Charlestown is situated 4 miles southwest of Poolewe Water Works.

Poolewe Water Works

Type: Waterworks
Category: industry
Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

57.7519° or 57° 45′ 7″ north

Longitude

-5.60786° or 5° 36′ 28″ west

Open location code

9C9PQ92R+QV

OpenStreetMap ID

way 399256835

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=water_works

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Bac Dubh and Crannog.

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