Ullapool, Port village in Highland, Scotland
The harbor of Ullapool extends into Loch Broom, where fishing vessels and ferries operate alongside recreational boats throughout the year.
Thomas Telford designed this planned settlement in 1788 for the British Fisheries Society as a base for the herring industry in the region.
The Macphail Centre serves as the central venue for music performances, theater productions, and traditional Scottish dance gatherings throughout the calendar year.
Daily ferry services connect Ullapool to Stornoway on the Isle of Lewis, with multiple sailings scheduled from the terminal at Shore Street.
The village grid pattern remains unchanged since the 18th century, with whitewashed buildings arranged in straight lines along the waterfront.
Location: Highland
Location: Lochbroom
GPS coordinates: 57.89729,-5.16139
Latest update: May 28, 2025 18:27
The Scottish Highlands span thousands of square miles in northern Scotland, offering striking landscapes of mountains, jagged coastlines, and remote lakes. This region retains villages that only recently gained road access, such as Rhenigidale on Harris Island, connected to the rest of the island in 1989. The Knoydart Peninsula remains accessible only by boat or on foot and has about a hundred residents. Notable sites include the Torridon hills, formed of red sandstone and rising roughly 1,000 meters (3,280 feet), the Bealach na Bà road which climbs to 626 meters (2,054 feet) with slopes up to 20 percent, and Sandwood Bay, a sandy beach reachable after several miles of walking. The Speyside Way stretches 85 miles (137 km) along the River Spey, passing through forests and moorlands near whisky distilleries. On the Isle of Skye, the Storr features needle-shaped rock formations, while Coire Lagan forms a glacial cirque carved into the rock. These sites highlight the region’s geological history and the ways of life that have persisted despite isolation.
An Teallach
11.4 km
Polphail
225.8 km
Ben Mor Coigach
10.6 km
Sgurr an Fhidhleir
11.8 km
Cùl Beag
14.7 km
Lochbroom Free Church
305 m
Beinn an Eoin
12.5 km
Beinn Eilideach
4.5 km
Eas Fionn
14.9 km
Dun Lagaidh
3.2 km
Eas a' Chraosain
7.2 km
Ullapool Museum
178 m
Eididh nan Clach Geala
16.2 km
Sgùrr Fiòna
12.2 km
Auchindrean Bridge
15.2 km
Rubha Cadail Lighthouse
4.8 km
Inverlael Old Bridge
10.2 km
Burial-ground of Ullapool old parish church
128 m
Inverbroom, former Lochbroom Parish Church
10.6 km
2 Custom House Street, Ullapool
207 m
Ullapool, Argyle Street, Sir John Fowler Memorial Clock
139 m
Tilted Sphere
16.4 km
Ornsay House, 4 West Shore Street, Ullapool
233 m
5 Custom House Street, Ullapool
253 m
Caledonian Macbrayne And Tourist Offices, 2 West Shore Street, Ullapool
230 m
4 Custom House Street, Ullapool
241 m
Ullapool, 9 Argyle Street, Old Bank House
191 m
Ullapool old parish church
149 mReviews
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