East Loch Tarbert ( gd, Loch an Tairbeairt) is a sea loch that lies to the east of

Harris Harris may refer to: Places Canada * Harris, Ontario * Northland Pyrite Mine (also known as Harris Mine) * Harris, Saskatchewan * Rural Municipality of Harris No. 316, Saskatchewan Scotland * Harris, Outer Hebrides (sometimes called the Isle of ...

in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. The loch contains several small islands including

Sgeotasaigh Scotasay ( gd, Sgeotasaigh) is small island in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. It lies off the east coast of Harris and gives some shelter to the ferry A ferry is a ship, watercraft or amphibious vehicle used to carry passengers, and som ...

, Stiughiag, Stiughiag na Leum and Rosaigh and the larger bridged island of Scalpay. The

Caledonian MacBrayne Caledonian MacBrayne ( gd, Caledonian Mac a' Bhriuthainn), usually shortened to CalMac, is the major operator of passenger and vehicle ferries, and ferry services, between the mainland of Scotland and 22 of the major islands on Scotland's west ...

ferry from the Isle of Skye to Harris reaches Tarbert via this loch. The village of

Tarbert Tarbert ( gd, An Tairbeart) is a place name in Scotland and Ireland. Places named Tarbert are characterised by a narrow strip of land, or isthmus. This can be where two lochs nearly meet, or a causeway out to an island. Etymology All placenames ...

lies on the small

isthmus An isthmus (; ; ) is a narrow piece of land connecting two larger areas across an expanse of water by which they are otherwise separated. A tombolo is an isthmus that consists of a spit or bar, and a strait is the sea counterpart of an isthmus ...

which separates East Loch Tarbert from

West Loch Tarbert West Loch Tarbert ( gd, Loch A Siar) is a sea loch that separates the northern and southern parts of Harris in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. A small isthmus joins these two areas, on which is to be found the village of Tarbert. The loch contai ...

and joins North and South Harris.

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Sea lochs of Scotland Lochs of the Outer Hebrides Harris, Outer Hebrides {{WesternIsles-geo-stub