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Gairloch is one of the principal villages on the North Coast 500 route. The parish of Gairloch extends over a much wider area, including the villages of Poolewe, Kinlochewe and Aultbea, and has a population of 950. [2] The nearest railway station is located at Achnasheen, and the nearest mainland airport is in Inverness .
Gare Loch. 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 ...
Kinlochewe ( Scottish Gaelic: Ceann Loch Iù [1] or Iùbh [2]) is a village in Wester Ross in the Northwest Highlands of Scotland. [3] It is in the parish of Gairloch, the community of Torridon and Kinlochewe and the Highland council area. It lies near the head of Loch Maree in its magnificent valley, and serves as a junction between the main ...
Gairloch Museum. Coordinates: 57.7284°N 5.6905°W. Gairloch Museum. Gairloch Museum ( Scottish Gaelic: Taigh-tasgaidh Gheàrrloch) is an independent museum in the Wester Ross region of Scotland. The museum is located in the Highland village of Gairloch, in Achtercairn. The museum moved to a new site in 2019- a former Cold War building that had ...
Gairloch Bridge is a heritage-listed road bridge over the Herbert River at Old Bruce Highway, Ingham, Shire of Hinchinbrook, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by Alfred Barton Brady and built from 1890 to 1891 by James Graham.
Fairy Lochs. / 57.6763; -5.6778. The Fairy Lochs is a recent English name for Na Lochan Sgeireach and are a small group of freshwater lochans approximately 2 mi (3.2 km) south-east of the village of Badachro, near Gairloch in Wester Ross, Scottish Highlands. The lochans have become known as the 'Fairy Lochs' due to their proximity to 'Sìthean ...
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. The B8021 and B8056 run around its northern and southern shores respectively, connecting the villages of Gairloch ...
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.