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Lochinver
Village (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Lochinver
Classification Village (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 100554
Site Number NC02SE 24
NGR NC 0940 2250
NGR Description Centred NC 0940 2250
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/100554
- Council Highland
- Parish Assynt
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Sutherland
- Former County Sutherland
NC02SE 24 centred 0940 2250
BIBLIOGRAPHIC REFERENCE: NMRS LIBRARY
Scotland's Magazine, May 1962, pp.18-20
Field Visit (30 November 2009)
A generally thriving settlement situated along both shores of the loch. Many modern houses are present and some older buildings appear to have survived and been renovated and re-used. The settlement has two churches, a bank and some thriving shops.
(HLP_no 58)
Assynt's Hidden Lives Project 2009
