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Gairloch (/ ˈɡɛərlɒx / GAIR-lokh; Scottish Gaelic: Geàrrloch [ˈkʲaːrˠl̪ˠɔx], meaning "Short Loch") is a village, civil parish and community on the shores of Loch Gairloch in Wester Ross, in the North-West Highlands of Scotland. A tourist destination in the summer months, Gairloch has a golf course, a museum, several hotels, a ...
Geography. Eilean Horrisdale is the largest island in Loch Gairloch. [1] In front is the smaller, Eilean Tioram (dry island), which is connected to the mainland by a causeway. Eilean Horrisdale shelters the small harbour of Badachro. [1] In 1841, it supported a fishing community of 27 people in four houses and 31 in five houses by the end of ...
Loch Gairloch, from above Gairloch Harbour. The summits of Beinn Alligin in Torridon are in the distance. The Gair Loch is a sea loch on the North West coast of Highland, Scotland. In Scottish Gaelic it is an Geàrr Loch meaning 'the short loch'. Around 6 miles (9.7 km) long by 1.5 miles (2.4 km) wide, it leads west to the Little Minch.
Geography. Dry Island is located on the small harbour of Badachro and sheltered by Eilean Horrisdale, the largest island in Loch Gairloch. [4] It is connected to the mainland by a floating footbridge built in the 1990s. [5] Next to Dry Island is the smaller Island, Sgeir Ghlas, which can be reached by foot during low tide or by boat.
Gairloch, Queensland. / -18.6020; 146.1780. Gairloch is a rural locality in the Shire of Hinchinbrook, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census, Gairloch had a population of 31 people. [1]
The Gare Loch or Gareloch (Scottish Gaelic: An Gearr Loch) is an open sea loch in Argyll and Bute, Scotland and bears a similar name to the village of Gairloch in the north west Highlands. The loch is well used for recreational boating, water sports and fishing. Harbour and grey seals are often seen in the Gare Loch along with pods of porpoise.
Badachro sits about 3 km south of Gairloch on the shore of Gair Loch, and is a natural harbour popular with yachts. [2] Approximately 2 miles to the SE are located the Fairy Lochs, the site of a 1945 plane crash which is now a designated war grave. The crash site has been preserved as a memorial to the USAAF servicemen who lost their lives in ...
Gairloch High School (Gaelic: Àrd-Sgoil Gheàrrloch) is a six-year secondary school in Gairloch, Scotland. Being situated in a remote area of the Highlands, it serves a large catchment area, with over 70% many of the pupils relying on school transport. [2] Communities in its catchment area include Kinlochewe, Second Coast, and Shieldaig. [3]