Redpoint () is a small settlement in the north west of

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. It takes its name from Red Point, a low

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to the south, which marks a turn in the coastline from facing west to south east as it becomes

Loch Torridon Loch Torridon () is a sea loch on the west coast of Scotland in the Northwest Highlands. The loch was created by glacial processes and is in total around 15 miles (25 km) long. It has two sections: Upper Loch Torridon to landward, east of Ru ...

. Redpoint lies about south west of

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 ...

, at the end of the B8056 road. A path leading from the road leads to a viewpoint from which it is possible (on a clear day) to see the

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's Trotternish Ridge and also the

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and

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. The villages of South Erradale, Opinan and

Port Henderson Port Henderson () is a fishing village on the south west shore of the Gair Loch near the village of Gairloch, Ross-shire, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland Highlands or uplands are areas of high elevation su ...

are north along the B8056 coast road. Scottish electronic music band

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released the album ''

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'' 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.co.uk/music/reviews/jjbd/ , access-date=22 June 2025 , website=

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References

Populated places in Ross and Cromarty Headlands of Scotland Torridon Landforms of Highland (council area)