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Village in Scotland
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Lochinver is a small fishing village in Sutherland in the Scottish Highlands, with a population of 651 in 2011. It's about 30 miles north of Ullapool. Lochinver starkly illustrates the plight of Scotland's fishing industry: many foreign trawlers land their catch here, but hardly any Scottish boats still operate. The Scots had looked to Brexit to improve their situation, but it didn't.
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A ruined castle from about 1490 on a small peninsula on Loch Assynt, just a scenic stump. It's best known as the place where the Marquess of Montrose was handed over to his enemies in 1650. He was an outstanding military leader for King Charles I during the Civil Wars, so the Covenanters delighted in chopping him into bits, which then had separate adventures. In 1661 the restored Charles II had the bits reunited and reinterred with honour, glossing the way his own weaselling had caused Montrose's doom. The castle was abandoned in 1726 and its stone was re-used to build Calda House.
Cafe serving nice pies and seafood. Order from the truck and eat in the beer garden, the restaurant is closed for rebuilding.
It just looks like a fast-food shack from the outside, but it's a slick restaurant with a good menu selection. Dog-friendly.
Good seafood restaurant.
Fine views, but the building is ugly outside and dowdy within. Good food and service but way overpriced.
Great welcome and comfort at this small B&B, just 3 rooms, open May-Sep. Its name (pronounced Tie-na-She) means "House of Peace": no children or pets accepted.
Self-catering accommodation in a comfortable 2-bedroom bungalow two miles southwest of the main village.
Rave reviews for facilities and views at this beach site open April-Oct.
This is the main village store. It contains a Post Office and they also run the filling station opposite.
This is a small convenience store among the self-catering cottages along Baddidaroch Rd north side of the bay.
From the south, travel via Ullapool along A837, which is a good highway ending at Lochinver. It's also possible to wind through the side lanes from Achiltibuie.
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