Loch Maree, Freshwater lake in Wester Ross, Scotland
Loch Maree extends over 20 kilometers with a width of 4 kilometers, making it the fourth largest freshwater body in Scotland at 28.6 square kilometers.
Saint Máel Ruba established a chapel on Isle Maree between 671 and 722, marking the beginning of Christian presence in this Highland region.
The waters of Loch Maree held spiritual importance as people would immerse themselves three times in the lake to cure various ailments.
The A832 road runs along Loch Maree between Kinlochewe and Gairloch, providing multiple access points and viewing locations for visitors.
Eilean Sùbhainn, the largest island within Loch Maree, contains its own lake with an island, creating a rare geographical formation in Great Britain.
Location: Highland
Elevation above the sea: 6 m
GPS coordinates: 57.68972,-5.45750
Latest update: December 1, 2025 13:04
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.
Cape Wrath Trail
107.5 km
Beinn Eighe
12.4 km
Inverewe Garden
12.9 km
Beinn Alligin
13 km
Slioch
7 km
Beinn Dearg
12 km
A' Mhaighdean
7.4 km
Baosbheinn
9.5 km
Mullach Coire Mhic Fhearchair
11.3 km
Beinn Dearg Mòr
12.2 km
Poolewe Stone
12.3 km
Beinn an Eoin
8 km
Ruadh-stac Beag
11.1 km
Sgurr Ban
11.8 km
Spidean a Choire Leith
14 km
Flowerdale And Westerdale House
13 km
Ruadh-stac Mòr
10.8 km
Spidean Coire nan Clach
12.4 km
Stuc Loch na Cabhaig
11.4 km
Sàil Mhòr
11.3 km
Stuc a'Choire Dhuibh Bhig
13.7 km
Gairloch, Free Church Of Scotland Church
14.1 km
Meall Dearg
14.2 km
Poolewe, Parish Church
12.2 km
Allt A' Pholl-choire, Clapper Bridge
10.5 km
Poolewe, Bridge
12.1 km
Bridge, Charlestown
13.3 km
Gairloch, Churchyard
14.1 kmReviews
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