북서부 고원‬에서 가장 멋진 ‪20‬개의 호수

Lochan a Ghurrabain은 제분소의 에너지원으로 건설된 인공 호수이지만, 현재는 조류 관찰자, 하이커, 낚시꾼들에게 아름다운 장소입니다. Tobermory Angling Club이 이 호수를 임대하며, 무지개 송어가 서식하고 있습니다. 호수에는 수련이 가득하며 풍부한 조류 개체수를 자랑합니다. 왜가리, 청둥오리, 쇠오리, 흰뺨검둥오리가 호수에서 자주 목격됩니다. 검은머리물새, 금눈쇠, 나무타기새는 호수 주변의 나무에서 발견됩니다. 이 호수 주위를 완전히 한 바퀴 돌 수 있습니다.

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

This highlight should be named Loch Allt an Daraich NOT Loch Maree. The latter can be seen from here but is the much larger loch lower down.