北西ハイランドの湖・トップ20

素晴らしい

Lochan a Ghurrabainは、製粉所の動力源として建設された人工湖ですが、現在はバードウォッチャー、ハイカー、漁師にとって美しい場所となっています。Tobermory Angling Clubが管理するこの湖には、ニジマスが放流されています。 湖にはスイレンが咲き、鳥の生息数も豊富です。サギ、マガモ、カワアイサ、ホオジロガモが湖でよく見られます。クロアジサシ、キクイタダキ、コゲラは湖周辺の木々で見られます。 この湖の周りを一周することができます。

As you get close to Suilven you wonder how yuo are going to get up there - but there is a steep path that takes you to the lowest point in the ridge.

Kinloch Hourn is the end of the road, beyond here to the west beckon the wilds of Knoydart. You'll find a car park and B&B accommodation here. The undulating path along the southern shore of Loch Hourn leads to one of Scotland's greatest Munros: Ladhar Bheinn. This path also features on the Cape Wrath Trail.

Loch Allt an Daraich is a small mountain loch at an altitude of approximately 518 meters in the Beinn Eighe National Nature Reserve. It lies along the descent of the Beinn Eighe Mountain Trail and provides a visual respite after reaching the summit. The loch has an irregular shoreline of approximately 550 meters and is relatively shallow. Its location in an open quartzite plateau offers a serene atmosphere and a chance to cool off on hot days. The loch marks the start of the final section of the trail.

A 19th century shooting lodge and boathouse on the Corrimony estate. When it was built, the level of the loch was higher, at least up to the level of the ground floor, which was the boathouse section. The two upper floors were the accommodation. There is possibly another boathouse ruin where the original shore of the loch was, plus the remains of a causeway for access to what was an island. The level of the loch was lowered when the Glenmoriston hydro scheme was built in the 1950s.

Lochan a Ghurrabain is known as the water lilies loch. It's an artificial loch, created to provide a steady stream of water to power the local mills. The water power is no longer needed, so it's a haven for wildlife with a pretty and fairly easy walk around it. Look out for Heron, Mallard, Goosander and Goldeneye on the loch and other birds in the surrounding woodland.

Worth it for the excellent views