Everything about Lochinver totally explained
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.
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