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Redpoint, Highland
Redpoint () is a small settlement in the north west of Highland (council area), Highland, Scotland. It takes its name from Red Point, a low promontory to the south, which marks a turn in the coastline from facing west to south east as it becomes Loch Torridon. Redpoint lies about south west of Gairloch, at the end of the B roads in Zone 8 of the Great Britain numbering scheme#Zone 8 (4 digits), B8056 road. A path leading from the road leads to a viewpoint from which it is possible (on a clear day) to see the Isle of Skye's Trotternish Ridge and also the Harris, Outer Hebrides, Isle of Harris and Isle of Lewis. The villages of South Erradale, Opinan, Gairloch, Opinan and Port Henderson are north along the B8056 coast road. Scottish electronic music band Boards of Canada released the album ''Geogaddi'' in 2002 that contains the track "The Beach at Redpoint".{{Cite web , last=Hopwood , first=Christian , date=2002 , title=Boards of Canada: Geogaddi Review , url=https://www.bbc.c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gairloch
Gairloch ( ; , 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 golf course, a museum, several hotels, a variety of shops, takeaway restaurants, a community centre, a leisure centre with sports facilities, a local newspaperGairloch and District Times, radio station ( Radio Wester Ross), beaches and nearby mountains. Gairloch is one of the principal villages on the North Coast 500 route. The parish of Gairloch extends over a much wider area, including the villages of Poolewe, Kinlochewe and Aultbea, and has a population of 950. The nearest railway station is located at Achnasheen, and the nearest mainland airport is in Inverness. Geography Gairloch is a loosely defined area of settlement along the shores of Loch Gairloch but primarily comprises three main clusters of shops, houses and amenities: the Harbour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
