Loch Hourn

Loch Hourn is a bay in Highland Council, Scotland.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sgùrr nan Eugallt and Druim Fada.

Sgùrr nan Eugallt

Peak

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Sgùrr nan Eugallt is the highest of a well defined group of mountains that lie south of Loch Hourn, stretching from Barrisdale to Loch Quoich. Although its summit is lower than many nearby neighbours, it is cut off from all its higher neighbours by a ring of deep glens.

Druim Fada

Peak

Photo: Keith Cunneen, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Druim Fada is a mountain in the Northwest Highlands of Scotland. Located on the northern shore of Loch Hourn in Ross and Cromarty. A long, craggy ridge, it runs for several kilometres on the northern side of the loch.

Sgùrr na Sgine

Peak

Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Sgùrr na Sgine is a mountain in the Northwest Highlands of Scotland. Its height is 946 metres, making it a Munro. It lies eight kilometres south of Shiel Bridge in the Glenshiel Forest, between Glen Shiel and Loch Hourn.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kinloch Hourn and Arnisdale.

Kinloch Hourn

Hamlet

Photo: Bob Tinley, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Kinloch Hourn is a small settlement at the end of Loch Hourn, in the West Highlands of Scotland. The name comes from the Gaelic, Ceann Loch Shubhairne, for "the head of Loch Hourn".

Arnisdale

Hamlet

Photo: Peter Amsden, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Arnisdale is a hamlet in the historic county of Inverness-shire in the local authority area of Highlands of Scotland. It lies on the north shore of Loch Hourn, around 10 miles down a single-track road from Glenelg.