Kinlochbervie

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Kinlochbervie
Scottish Gaelic Ceann Loch Biorbhaidh
Coordinates 58 ° 28 ′  N , 5 ° 3 ′  W Coordinates: 58 ° 28 ′  N , 5 ° 3 ′  W
Kinlochbervie (Scotland)
Kinlochbervie
Kinlochbervie
administration
Post town LAIRG
ZIP code section IV27
prefix 01971
Part of the country Scotland
Council area Highland
British Parliament Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
Scottish Parliament Caithness, Sutherland and Ross

Kinlochbervie ( Scottish Gaelic Ceann Loch Biorbhaidh ) is a fishing port with around 500 inhabitants in the far northwest of the Highlands in the extremely sparsely populated Scottish county of Sutherland . The main economic factor is fishing. The fish auction hall at the port serves not only the local fishermen as a transshipment point for the fish that are landed . Kinlochbervie therefore has comparatively good road connections for transporting the fish in refrigerated trucks, which are otherwise often only single-lane in the area.

The second economic mainstay is tourism . There are numerous bed and breakfasts and holiday homes in the area.

To the north is the beach at Sandwood Bay . It is a seven-kilometer walk from a well-developed car park. Sandwood Bay is one of the largest sandy beaches in Sutherland . The freshwater lake Loch Sandwood is only separated from the beach by a narrow strip of dunes. The area around Sandwood Bay is owned by the John Muir Foundation and on this basis forms a nature reserve . Cape Wrath lies between Sandwood Bay and Durness . Since Cape Wrath lies within a military test area, hikes there should be coordinated with people who are familiar with the area. However, the beaches of Oldshoremore and Polin are quicker to get to.

  • Kinlochbervie

  • Fish auction in Kinlochbervie

  • Sandwood Bay

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