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Loch Resort or Loch Rèasort is a large sea loch on the west coast of the island of Lewis and Harris in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. Its north shore forms a part of Lewis and its south shore a part of Harris .
Morar, Moidart and Ardnamurchan is a national scenic area (NSA) covering the coastal scenery of three peninsulas in the western Highlands of Scotland: Ardnamurchan, Moidart and Morar. [2] It is one of 40 such areas in Scotland, which are defined so as to identify areas of exceptional scenery and to ensure its protection from inappropriate ...
The area directly north of the loch contains a large number of very small lochans grouped around the mountain Ruadh Stac Mor at 919 metres (3,015 ft). To the north-east lies Loch a' Bhraoin . The loch is drained by "Abhainn an Fhasaig", which has carved a steep, rocky gorge, through a waterfall eventually reaching Loch Maree.
Created Date: 8/30/2012 4:52:52 PM
Loch a' Bhraoin lies about 7 miles to the south of the head of Loch Broom, and is surrounded by high hills. [4] At the west end of the loch, about 2 miles from the end of the loch is the plateau of a' Chailleach that rises to 998.52metres above sea level. The loch is orientated on a northeast to southwest direction and is over 4 km in length.
The forest park, which was established in 1948, [5] covers 35.7 km 2, [6] of which 21.1 km 2 is designated as a national nature reserve (NNR). [2] Glenmore surrounds Loch Morlich , and is below the rise of the Cairngorms to the south; to the north the park extends to the summit of Meall a' Bhuachaille .
Glen Strathfarrar (Scottish Gaelic: Srath Farair) is a glen in the Highland region of Scotland, near Loch Ness.. The Glen is part of the Affric-Beauly hydro-electric power scheme, with a dam at Loch Monar and a 9 km tunnel carrying water to an underground power station at Deanie; a second dam just below Loch Beannacharan feeds a tunnel carrying water to Culligran power station (also ...
The Inversnaid Hotel is situated on the banks of Loch Lomond, next to Arklet Falls and on the West Highland Way. The hotel was built in 1790 for the Duke of Montrose as a hunting lodge. [2] The hotel offers food & drinks to hikers on the West Highland Way in a separate extension to the building. It offers chartered tours of the area.