Loch Kishorn

Kishorn is a collective name used to refer to a group of populated settlements located next to the sea loch Loch Kishorn in the north-west Highlands of Scotland.TopographyLoch Kishorn is a northern branch of Loch Carron about wide and 2.5mi long, and with a maximum recorded depth of about. It is fed by the River Kishorn which flows from the north and enters through an estuary about long and almost 0.6mi wide. To the north and west of the loch is the Applecross peninsula; to the east is a headland that separates it from upper Loch Carron. The mouth of the loch is marked by the Garra Islands, the largest of which is Kishorn Island.There are several small settlements located in the vicinity of the loch: Sanachan, Tornapress, Courthill, Achintraid, Ardarroch and Rhunasoul. It is common to refer to these populated settlements collectively as Kishorn.Sanachan is a little inland at the head of the loch. It contains a small gift shop, "Patterns of Light", the award winning "Kishorn Seafood Bar" and the "Kishorn Selfie Box", a new lease of life for the red telephone box. A Scottish Episcopal chapel is located at Courthill between Sanachan and Tornapress. The A896 road passes through Sanachan, and a minor road leads off to the other settlements. Ardarroch is on the lochside, next to small shingly beach. The next settlement, Achintraid, is further down the loch. It consists of a line of whitewashed cottages, originally built to house crofters evicted in the Highland Clearances. Rhunasoul is the final populated settlement at the end of the minor road. Achintraid and Rhunasoul are noted for spectacular views of the Applecross peninsula, with the Corbetts of Sgurr a' Chaorachain and Beinn Bhàn and the pass of the Bealach na Ba being particularly prominent.

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