Loch Torridon
| Loch Torridon | ||
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 Loch Torridon from the south, in the background Beinn Alligin (center) and Liathach (right) |
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| Waters | The Minch | |
| Land mass | Great Britain (island) | |
| Geographical location | 57 ° 35 ′ N , 5 ° 46 ′ W | |
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| width | approx. 2 km | |
| length | approx. 22 km | |
| Tributaries | River Torridon | |
Loch Torridon (in Gaelic Loch Thoirbheartan ) is a sea loch in the Highlands on the west coast of Scotland . It is divided into three parts by two isthmuses, in the mouth area the up to five kilometers wide Outer Loch Torridon , then Loch Shieldaig and finally inland Upper Loch Torridon . The bay flows into the inlet of The Minch , which lies between the Outer Hebrides and the Scottish mainland.
geography
To the south, Loch Torridon, which is around 22 kilometers long, is bounded by the Applecross peninsula . In the north, Upper Loch Torridon and Loch Shieldaig are dominated by the Torridon Hills , which rise to around 1000 meters, with the mountain ranges of the Beinn Alligin and the Liathach . To the west is the flatter Shieldaig Forest . At the confluence with the Minch, Loch Torridon is a good 5 kilometers wide between the headlands Rubha na Fearna in the south and Red Point in the north. About nine kilometers from the mouth, outer Loch Torridon narrows to a little over 700 meters, and then widens again to a good 2 kilometers in Loch Shieldaig. The subsequent, only about 300 meters wide Rubha na h-Airde Ghlaise strait leads into the approximately 1.5 kilometers wide Upper Loch Torridon.
Loch Torridon has several small islands, including Shieldaig Iceland on the south shore which is about since the mid- 19th century closely with Scots pines is covered (Scots Pine) and since 1970 the National Trust for Scotland belongs. The most important tributary is the River Torridon , which flows into the Upper Loch Torridon at the eastern end. More inflows are extending in a valley between beinn alligin and Liathach Abhainn Coire Mhic Nobaill, the west of the Lower Diabaig opens Craig River and the opening out between torridon and shieldaig on the south shore, from the hole Damh springing River Balgy .
At the eastern end of Loch Torridon is the village of the same name north of the River Torridon. The small settlements Inveralligin, Alligin Shuas as well as Upper and Lower Diabaig can be reached via a narrow single track road on the north bank . The A896 coming from Kinlochewe runs along the south bank via Torridon to Shieldaig . In Shieldaig, a road branches off to the Applecross peninsula, where a few farms and cottages are further along the south bank.
fishing
The fishing in Loch Torridon has a long tradition. The first company, the Torridon Fishery Company, was founded as early as 1786, but only a few ruins on the Aird Mhoir peninsula on the south bank between Torridon and Shieldaig are evidence of this. The main focus at that time was fishing for herring .
Today, Loch Torridon is home to several salmon farms . Fishing in Loch focused since the 1960s on fishing for nephrops ( scampi ), besides also are lobster , shrimp and shellfish fished. Around 20 boats are based in the coastal towns, after tourism , fishing is the most important branch of the economy. The Loch Torridon fishery was among the first to receive the Marine Stewardship Council's seal of approval for sustainable fishing. However, it was revoked again in January 2011 due to overfishing.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Shieldaig on undiscoveredscotland.co.uk
- ↑ Lower Diabaig on undiscoveredscotland.co.uk
- ↑ The Archaeological Remains of Aird Mhoir and Dubh-Aird, Loch Torridon, Ross-shire (Applecross Parish)
- ↑ Fish2fork news: Nephrops fishery becomes first to lose MSC eco-label December 30, 2010 ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
