Kyle of Lochalsh
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Location within the Ross and Cromarty area | |
Population | 590 (2022)[1] |
Language | English Scottish Gaelic |
OS grid reference | NG765275 |
• Edinburgh | 133 mi (214 km) |
• London | 458 mi (737 km) |
Council area | |
Lieutenancy area | |
Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Kyle |
Postcode district | IV40 |
Dialling code | 01599 |
Police | Scotland |
Fire | Scottish |
Ambulance | Scottish |
UK Parliament | |
Scottish Parliament | |
Website | http://www.lochalsh.com |
Kyle of Lochalsh (Scottish Gaelic: Caol Loch Aillse [kɯːl̪ˠ l̪ˠɔx ˈaiʎʃə], "strait of the foaming loch") is a village in the historic county of Ross & Cromarty on the northwest coast of Scotland, located around 55 miles (90 km) west-southwest of Inverness. It is located on the Lochalsh peninsula, at the entrance to Loch Alsh, opposite the village of Kyleakin on the Isle of Skye. A ferry used to connect the two villages until it was replaced by the Skye Bridge, about a mile (2 km) to the west, in 1995.