Laide ( gd, An Leathad) is a small village in the northwest of the Highlands of

Scotland Scotland (, ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a border with England to the southeast and is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the ...

. It is situated on the southern shore of

Gruinard Bay Gruinard Bay is a large remote coastal embayment, located 12 miles north of Poolewe, in northwestern Ross and Cromarty, and is in the former parish of Lochbroom, in the west coast of Scotland. Settlements Gruinard Bay has a number of settlement ...

, about 30 km west of Ullapool. Laide Free Presbyterian Church of Scotland - geograph

Laide Wood

Situated just outside Laide on the A832 heading West is 'Laide Community Wood'. Owned and managed by a charity called ''Laide Wood'' for the benefit the local community, Laide wood is recreational facility open all year round.

Geography

The village offers views of

Gruinard Island Gruinard Island ( ; gd, Eilean Ghruinneard) is a small, oval-shaped Scottish island approximately long by wide, located in Gruinard Bay, about halfway between Gairloch and Ullapool. At its closest point to the mainland, it is about offshore ...

and the

Summer Isles The Summer Isles ( gd, Na h-Eileanan Samhraidh, ) are an archipelago lying in the mouth of Loch Broom, in the Highland region of Scotland. Geography Tanera Mòr is the largest island and was the last one to remain inhabited.Kane, Jenny (20 Nov ...

. The area has many beaches such as at

Mellon Udrigle Mellon Udrigle ( gd, Meallan Ùdraigil or Na Meall) is a small remote coastal tourist, fishing and crofting hamlet on the north west coast of Ross-shire, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. The village of Opinan i ...

and Gruinard which are within 5 minutes' driving distance of the village.

Gairloch Gairloch ( ; gd, Geàrrloch , meaning "Short Loch") is a village, civil parish and community on the shores of Loch Gairloch in Wester Ross, in the North-West Highlands of Scotland. A tourist destination in the summer months, Gairloch has a go ...

, with its many facilities is within 20 minutes driving distance. The A832 road runs through Laide.

References

Populated places in Ross and Cromarty {{Highland-geo-stub