Loch Fleet National Nature Reserve
Loch Fleet National Nature Reserve is a nature reserve in Highland Council, Scotland. Loch Fleet National Nature Reserve is situated nearby to the hamlet Skelbo, as well as near Littleferry.Places of Interest
Highlights include Skelbo Castle and Coul Links.
Skelbo Castle
Castle
Photo: Wojsyl, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Skelbo Castle is a ruined 14th century keep, located near Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland. The remaining wall is best preserved at the northern side of the castle.
Coul Links
Grassland
Coul Links is an area of sand dunes in Sutherland, on the east coast of Scotland. It is located between Golspie and Dornoch, lying just to the north of the small village of Embo.
Loch Fleet
Photo: paul c, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Loch Fleet is a sea loch on the east coast of Scotland, located between Golspie and Dornoch. It forms the estuary of the River Fleet, a small spate river that rises in the hills east of Lairg.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Embo and Golspie.
Embo
Village
Photo: Bob Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Embo is a village in the Highland Council Area in Scotland and the former postal county of Sutherland, about two miles north-northeast of Dornoch.
Golspie
Village
Photo: Piotr Grzegorz, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Golspie is a village and parish in Sutherland, Highland, Scotland, which lies on the North Sea coast in the shadow of Ben Bhraggie. It has a population of around 1,350.
Dornoch
Town
Dornoch is a town, seaside resort, parish and former royal burgh in the county of Sutherland in the Highlands of Scotland. It lies on the north shore of the Dornoch Firth, near to where it opens into the Moray Firth to the east.
Loch Fleet National Nature Reserve
- Type: Nature reserve
- Also known as: “Loch Fleet NNR” and “Tèarmann Nàdair Nàiseanta Loch Fleòid”
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
57.9349° or 57° 56′ 6″ northLongitude
-4.0357° or 4° 2′ 8″ westOperator
NatureScotOpen location code
9C9QWXM7+WPOpenStreetMap ID
way 894332389OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserve
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Satellite Map
Discover Loch Fleet National Nature Reserve from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Skelbo and Littleferry.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Skelbo Wood Long Cairn and Skelbo Wood, broch 300m SW of Glen Cottage.
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