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Loch Alsh
Loch Alsh (Scottish Gaelic: Loch Aillse, "Loch of Aillse") is a sea inlet between the isle of Skye in the Inner Hebrides and the Northwest Highlands of Scotland. The name is also used to describe the surrounding country and the feudal holdings around the loch. The area is rich in history, and is increasingly popular with tourists.
The hilly country around Loch Alsh has a temperate, well-watered climate. There is some pasture and woodland, but much of the area is moorland. The rocks are ancient PrecambrianGneiss, some of the oldest in the world, much eroded.