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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 .
It lies on the north shore of Loch Hourn, around 10 miles (16 kilometres) down a single-track road from Glenelg. It has a permanent population of around 30 and several holiday cottages. At the end of the community is a large white-painted hunting lodge called Arnisdale House, built by architects Robert John Macbeth & Alexander Ross in 1898–1916.
The Sportscotland National Centre Glenmore Lodge is situated about 1.5 km east of Loch Morlich, and is surrounded by the park. [10] During the Second World War the area was a training base for Norwegian resistance fighters, who are commemorated by a memorial located near to the visitor centre. [11]
Milton Kutsher insisted on building a golf course on the property instead of being part of a group planning on building a course in Loch Sheldrake together. He persevered and the “resort’s 6,843-yard greens became one of the top courses on the East Coast and a major draw for the hotel.” [ 15 ]
A deal in which the owner of the Tamarack Lodge in the Catskills would purchase Brown's Hotel fell through. [14] On May 30, 1997 [18] at the age of 93, Lillian Brown died [3] in Miami Beach, Florida. The memorial service was held in Monticello, New York, 14 miles south of the old Brown's Hotel property. By this time, fewer than ten of the 926 ...
MOD Noise Range - This range is operated on behalf of the MOD by QinetiQ, and includes a floating lab located in the middle of the loch, between The Lodge and Drimsynie Hotel. Until recently the lab was only occupied during trials, but as of late 2015 substantial new equipment was installed and the lab is now permanently occupied and frequently ...
Inverailort House is a mansion, south of Lochailort, at the head of Loch Ailort. History. Having been a shooting lodge for MacDonald of Clanranald, Inverailort House ...
Lough Erne (Loch Éirne) appears to be named after an ancient population group called the Érainn, or after a goddess from which the Érainn took their name. [5] Since tribes were often named after a divine ancestor, T. F. O'Rahilly suggested that the Érainn took their name from a goddess named Érann and that Loch Éirne probably means "lake of (the goddess) Érann". [5]