Lochinver
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Village | |
Location within the Sutherland area | |
Population | 651 (2011)[1] |
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Lieutenancy area | |
Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Lairg |
Postcode district | IV27 |
Dialling code | 01571 |
Police | Scotland |
Fire | Scottish |
Ambulance | Scottish |
UK Parliament | |
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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.