Lochinver

Lochinver
Village
Lochinver is located in Sutherland
Lochinver
Lochinver
Location within the Sutherland area
Population651 (2011)[1]
Council area
Lieutenancy area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townLairg
Postcode districtIV27
Dialling code01571
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
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58°08′45″N 5°16′46″W / 58.14590073°N 5.27956005°W / 58.14590073; -5.27956005

Lochinver (Loch an Inbhir in Gaelic) is a village at the head of the sea loch Loch Inver, on the coast in the Assynt district of Sutherland, Highland, Scotland.[2] A few miles north-east 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, popular with anglers. Lochinver is dominated by the "sugar loaf" shape of Caisteal Liath, the summit peak of nearby Suilven.

  1. ^ "POPULATION CHANGE IN CAITHNESS AND SUTHERLAND 2001 TO 2011". Highland Council. 11 February 2014. Archived from the original on 13 January 2017. Retrieved 11 February 2011.
  2. ^ Gittings, Bruce; Munro, David. "Lochinver". The Gazetteer for Scotland. School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh and The Royal Scottish Geographical Society. Retrieved 7 June 2019.