Slioch and Loch Maree, Wester Ross
Height: 3218 feet.
Slioch is a solitary Torridonian sandstone mountain on the north side of Loch Maree about 4 miles north of Kinlochewe. Its isolated position and formidable appearance are well seen in views of the mountain across Loch Maree. Slioch's name originates from the Gaelic word "sleagh" and means "spear".
Loch Maree is a loch in Wester Ross in the Scottish Highlands. At 12 miles long and with a maximum width of 2.5 miles, it is the 4th largest freshwater loch in Scotland and the largest north of Loch Ness. It has a surface area11.0 square miles.
Loch Maree is bounded to the east by the mountain of Slioch (3218 feet high) which dominates its surroundings and to the west by the mountain of Beinn Eighe (3314 feet high) which is included within the first National Nature Reserve declared in the UK.
Loch Maree contains 5 large wooded islands and over 60 smaller ones, many of which have their own lakelets. Isle Maree has the remains of a chapel, graveyard, holy well and holy tree on it, believed to be the 8th century hermitage of Saint Máel Ruba who founded the monastery of Applecross in 672.
Loch Maree is often referred to as the most beautiful loch in the Scottish Highlands and is of international importance for its special wildlife and biodiversity. It is a designated Special Area of Conservation and Special Protected Area under the EU Habitats Directive and a wetland site designated under the Ramsar Convention.
Like Loch Ness, Loch Maree has its own monster in the form of the Muc-sheilch.
Date: 24th June 2018
Location: view from Slattadale
Slioch is a solitary Torridonian sandstone mountain on the north side of Loch Maree about 4 miles north of Kinlochewe. Its isolated position and formidable appearance are well seen in views of the mountain across Loch Maree. Slioch's name originates from the Gaelic word "sleagh" and means "spear".
Loch Maree is a loch in Wester Ross in the Scottish Highlands. At 12 miles long and with a maximum width of 2.5 miles, it is the 4th largest freshwater loch in Scotland and the largest north of Loch Ness. It has a surface area11.0 square miles.
Loch Maree is bounded to the east by the mountain of Slioch (3218 feet high) which dominates its surroundings and to the west by the mountain of Beinn Eighe (3314 feet high) which is included within the first National Nature Reserve declared in the UK.
Loch Maree contains 5 large wooded islands and over 60 smaller ones, many of which have their own lakelets. Isle Maree has the remains of a chapel, graveyard, holy well and holy tree on it, believed to be the 8th century hermitage of Saint Máel Ruba who founded the monastery of Applecross in 672.
Loch Maree is often referred to as the most beautiful loch in the Scottish Highlands and is of international importance for its special wildlife and biodiversity. It is a designated Special Area of Conservation and Special Protected Area under the EU Habitats Directive and a wetland site designated under the Ramsar Convention.
Like Loch Ness, Loch Maree has its own monster in the form of the Muc-sheilch.
Date: 24th June 2018
Location: view from Slattadale
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