Lochan nam Peathraichean
Lochan nam Peathraichean is a lake in Highland Council, Scotland. Lochan nam Peathraichean is situated nearby to the locality Ruigh na Cùp, as well as near the hamlet Torroble.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Lairg railway station and Falls of Shin.
Lairg railway station
Railway station
Photo: Peter Moore, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lairg railway station is a railway station just south of the village of Lairg in the Highland council area of Scotland. The station is on the Far North Line, 66 miles 78 chains from Inverness, between Invershin and Rogart.
Falls of Shin
Waterfall
Photo: Paul Hermans, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Falls of Shin is a waterfall on the River Shin, in northern Scotland, near the villages of Bonar Bridge and Lairg. Falls of Shin had a popular visitor centre, managed as part of Balnagown Estates, a company owned by former Harrods boss Mohamed Al-Fayed.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lairg and Gruids.
Lairg
Village
Photo: Dorcas Sinclair, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lairg is a village and parish in Sutherland, Scotland. It has a population of 891 and is at the south-eastern end of Loch Shin. Lairg is unusual in the northern Highlands in being a large settlement that is not on the coast.
Inveran
Hamlet
Inveran is a small village in the Parish of Creich located in the Sutherland region of the Highland Council area of Scotland. It is situated on the A837 at the head of the Dornoch Firth and the site of the Shin Hydro-electric Power Station.
Lochan nam Peathraichean
- Type: Lake
- Category: body of water
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.9879° or 57° 59′ 16″ northLongitude
-4.3808° or 4° 22′ 51″ westOpen location code
9C9QXJQ9+5MOpenStreetMap ID
way 916839259OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=lake
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Ruigh na Cùp and Torroble.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Gruids Mill and Cnoc Torr an Leamhain.
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