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Human settlement in Scotland
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Torridon (Gaelic Toirbheartan) is an area on the west coast of Ross and Cromarty in the Scottish Highlands. The settlement straggles along the shores of Loch Torridon and takes in Torridon village (also known as Fasaig), Inveralligin and Diabaig to the north of the loch, Annat to the south-east, Shieldaig to the west, and Kinlochewe to the east. It's backed to the north by steep mountains, including several Munros, and the main reason to visit is for hill-walking and climbing. This page also includes the Applecross peninsula further south. In 2011 the entire area had a combined population of 410.
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The red deer changed the face of Highland Scotland. Cervus elaphus scoticus is slightly smaller than the European red deer and with a lighter coat. It's a native species that breeds prolifically and noisily, with a rutting season in October, so although from time to time it's eliminated from intensive farmland, it soon returns from its upland redoubts. In the 19th century Scottish crofters were evicted by their landlords to make way for sheep on the lower ground, and deer and grouse to shoot on the upper ground. It's now a balancing act to keep deer populations at an optimum level: those here are at low density, four per sq km, and often hard to spot against the brown heath. There's usually a herd in the enclosure by the visitor centre, which is closed in 2024.
Small local history museum.
Good pub grub at this Scottish inn. They have rooms, but it's the food that earns the reviews.
Basic camp site open all year with toilet and showers, can get boggy. No booking, the Leisure Centre is the contact point.
Clean well-run hostel open March to October, dog-friendly.
Open Feb-Dec, the main hotel is an upmarket affair with 18 bedrooms in a 19th century Baronial cod-castle. Some guests were disappointed poor soundproofing. They also have 12 rooms in the adjacent stables block, and there's a self-catering cottage.
Bunkhouse run by National Trust for Scotland, sleeps 10 in two 4-bedded and one 2-bedded rooms. Within a converted farm steading at the head of Loch Torridon. Showers, kitchen laundry, oil-fired c/h. Bookings run M-F and F-M.
Self-catering cottage run by National Trust for Scotland, sleeps 4 in one double and two singles. In summer it's let Saturday-Saturday, shorter lets available out of season.
Friendly site open Apr-Oct, toilets are a bit basic. They also accept caravans and motorhomes.
Brilliant little hostel open Mar-Dec, with private rooms, but there are no shared dorms.
By car, follow A835 north-west from Inverness towards Ullapool. Turn onto A832 after Garve, then onto A896 at Kinlochewe. The road from Kinlochewe down Glen Torridon is scenic, but narrow with passing places.
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