Loch Assynt

#3210 among destinations in the United Kingdom

Nature, Natural attraction, Lake

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Loch Assynt is a freshwater loch in Sutherland, Scotland, 8 kilometres east-north east of Lochinver. ()

Alternative names: Area: 3.09 mi²Length: 6.21 miWidth: 3281 ftMaximum depth: 282 ftElevation: 217 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 58°10'25"N, 5°2'38"W

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ScotlandUnited Kingdom

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Loch Assynt – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Ardvreck Castle, Canisp, Quinag, Suilven.

1.9 miE
Forts and castles
Ardvreck Castle, Lochinver
49 min walk • Ardvreck Castle is a ruined castle dating to about 1490 when the lands were owned by the Macleods of Assynt. It stands on a rocky promontory jutting out into Loch Assynt in Sutherland, Scotland.
3.6 miS
Mountain
Canisp, North West Highlands Geopark
93 min walk • Canisp is a mountain in the far north west of Scotland. It is situated in the parish of Assynt, in the county of Sutherland, 25 kilometres north of the town of Ullapool. Canisp reaches a height of 847 metres and qualifies as a Corbett and Marilyn hill. The mountain's name translates from the Old Norse language as “White Mountain”.
2.9 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Quinag
74 min walk • Quinag is an 808 m high mountain range in Sutherland in the Scottish Highlands, with an undulating series of peaks along its Y-shaped crest. The name Quinag is an anglicisation of the Gaelic name Cuinneag, a milk pail, reflecting its distinctive shape.
5.3 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Suilven, Lochinver
134 min walk • Suilven is a mountain in Scotland. Lying in a remote area in the west of Sutherland, it rises from a wilderness landscape of moorland, bogs, and lochans known as Inverpolly National Nature Reserve.
4.7 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Waterfall
Eas a' Chual Aluinn, North West Highlands Geopark
120 min walk • Eas a' Chual Aluinn in the parish of Assynt, Sutherland, Highland, Scotland, is the highest waterfall in the United Kingdom with a sheer drop of 200 m. When in full flow it is over three times higher than Niagara Falls.
7.2 miSE
Mountain
Breabag, Assynt
184 min walk • Breabag is a mountain in the Northwest Highlands of Scotland, in the Assynt area of Sutherland. A flat-topped summit, it is usually climbed from its western flank, where the Bone Caves of Assynt are located. The nearest settlement is Inchnadamph.
5.4 miN
Bridge
Kylesku Bridge
139 min walk • The Kylesku Bridge is a distinctively curved concrete box girder bridge in north-west Scotland that crosses the Loch a' Chàirn Bhàin in Sutherland. It is listed as category A, the highest grade.
6.2 miSE
Nature, Cave, Natural attraction
Uamh an Claonaite
158 min walk • Uamh an Claonaite is the longest cave in Scotland. It consists of a series of dry passages and a series of at least six sumps which have been dived over the years.