Lochinver

Lochinver

infobox UK place
country = Scotland
official_name= Lochinver
gaelic_name= Loch an Inbhir
population =
os_grid_reference=
latitude=58.15
longitude=-5.25
unitary_scotland= Highland
lieutenancy_scotland= Sutherland
constituency_westminster= Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
constituency_scottish_parliament= Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross constituency in the Highlands and Islands electoral region
post_town= LOCHINVER
postcode_district = IV27
postcode_area= IV
dial_code= 01571

Lochinver ("Loch an Inbhir" in Gaelic) is a village on the coast in the Assynt district of Sutherland, Highland, Scotland. A few miles northeast is Loch Assynt which is the source of the River Inver which flows into Loch Inver at the village. There are 200 or so lochans in the area which makes the place very popular with anglers. Lochinver is dominated by the "sugar loaf" shape of "Caisteal Liath", the summit peak of nearby Suilven.

Lochinver is the second largest fishing port in Scotland; frequented by European fishermen primarily from Spain and France. Lochinver underwent a major renewal project in the 1990s where the harbour area was rebuilt and a new and much improved loading area was created. This new development involved blasting an area of several hectares out of the surrounding rock. At present the area is mostly undeveloped, with the exception a new Sports Centre.

The back of Lochinver is a beautiful part of Assynt with local tourism and nature areas being developed in conjunction with small-scale forestry activities.

Other local villages worth mentioning include Inverkirkaig – accessed by the road leading up the River Culag – and on the coastal road north: Achmelvich, Clashmore, Stoer, Clashnessie and Drumbeg.

The Lochinver name was adopted in the 1950s by a large (35,000 acres) sheep station in New Zealand's North Island.

External links

* [http://www.lochinver.bordernet.co.uk/history/ History of Lochinver]
* [http://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/lochinver/lochinver/ Undiscovered Scotland]
* [http://www.lochinver.co.nz/ Lochinver Station NZ]


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