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Sparsely populated area of Sutherland on the west coast of Scotland
Assynt (Scottish Gaelic: Asainn [ˈas̪ɪɲ] or Asainte [ˈas̪ɪɲtʲə]) is a sparsely populated area in the south-west of Sutherland, lying north of Ullapool
Assynt
Highland Scottish clan
clan. Assynt Castle, also known as Eilean Assynt, four miles north-west of Inchnadamph on the mainland, was built on an island on Loch Assynt but little
Clan_MacLeod_of_Lewis
Mountain in Scotland
Ben More Assynt (Scottish Gaelic: Beinn Mhòr Asainn ) is a mountain in Assynt in the far northwest of Scotland, 30 kilometres (19 miles) north-northeast
Ben_More_Assynt
Scottish loch
lochan (small loch) in Assynt, Scotland, roughly 2km southwest of Unapool. The lochan sits on the northeast slopes of Assynt's iconic Quinag, resting
Loch_Airigh_na_Beinne,_Assynt
Loch in Scotland
shaped, shallow loch, located about three miles north of Lochinver in the Assynt district of Sutherland, Highland, Scotland. It is one of five lochs in Scotland
Loch_Cròcach,_Lochinver
Tower keep in Scotland
in Loch Assynt, Sutherland, Scotland, UK. The structure dates from about 1490 and is associated with the then landowners, the Macleods of Assynt. The castle
Ardvreck_Castle
Lake in Sutherland, Scotland
Loch Assynt (Scottish Gaelic: Loch Asainn or Loch Asainte ) is a freshwater loch in Sutherland, Scotland, 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) north-east of Lochinver
Loch_Assynt
Village in Scotland
Loch Inver, on the coast in the Assynt district of Sutherland, Highland, Scotland. A few miles north-east is Loch Assynt which is the source of the River
Lochinver
Former Scottish castle
Assynt Castle was a castle, located on Eilean Assynt located in Loch Assynt, Highland in Scotland. The Murray of Culbin family held lands in Assynt in
Assynt_Castle
Mountain in Highland, Scotland
wilderness landscape of moorland, bogs and lochans of the region known as Assynt. Suilven forms a steep-sided ridge some two kilometres (1+1⁄4 mi) in length
Suilven
Large area of northern Wester Ross in the Northwest Highlands of Scotland
Inverpolly is the name given to a large area of northern Wester Ross in the Northwest Highlands of Scotland, north of Ullapool. The area contains several
Inverpolly
Human settlement in Scotland
hamlet in Assynt, Sutherland, Scotland. The name is an anglicisation of the Gaelic name Innis nan Damh meaning "meadow of the stags". Assynt is a remote
Inchnadamph
Freshwater loch
Loch Assynt and 3 miles northeast of Lochinver within the Assynt area of Sutherland, Scotland. The loch is located in an area known as the Assynt-Coigach
Loch_Beannach,_Assynt
Settlement in Assynt, Highland, Scotland
or An Clais Mòr, meaning "the large furrow") is a scattered township in Assynt, in Sutherland, in the Highland council area of Scotland. It is situated
Clashmore,_Assynt
Sutherlands estates factors stood for election, along with James Gordon; the Assynt sub-factor. The estate anticipated defeat in the election having lost control
1890 Sutherland County Council election
1890_Sutherland_County_Council_election
Freshwater loch
southeast of Lochinver in the Assynt district of Sutherland in Scotland. The loch is located in an area known as the Assynt-Coigach National Scenic Area
Fionn_Loch_(Suilven)
Human settlement in Scotland
qualities of Coigach, along with neighbouring Assynt, have led to the area being designated as the Assynt-Coigach National Scenic Area, one of 40 such
Coigach
Human settlement in Scotland
at that time. Fishery Statistics Ritchie, B. (1996) Making More of Assynt. Assynt Mountain Rescue "Good Beach Guide". Marine Conservation Society. Retrieved
Achmelvich
Freshwater loch in Sutherland, Scotland
Meadow". Loch Poll has a large stock of fresh trout, and is fished by the Assynt Crofters' Trust. midasiak (2019-11-07). "The Gaelic origins of place names
Loch_Poll
Freshwater loch
northwestern end of Loch Assynt in Assynt, Sutherland, Scotland. The loch is located in an area along with neighbouring Coigach, as the Assynt-Coigach National
Loch_Leitir_Easaidh
Historic county in Scotland
1633, covering the earldom of Sutherland and the neighbouring provinces of Assynt to the west and Strathnaver to the north. Shires gradually eclipsed the
Sutherland
Loch in Scotland
shallow loch, located about two miles north-by-north-east of Lochinver in the Assynt district of Sutherland, Highland, Scotland. It is one of three lochs in
Loch_an_Tuirc
Freshwater loch
qualities of Coigach, along with neighbouring Assynt, have led to the area being designated as the Assynt-Coigach National Scenic Area, one of 40 such
Loch_Lurgainn
Scottish clan
Gaelic as Sìol Tormoid ("seed of Tormod") and the Clan MacLeod of Lewis Assynt and Raasay, known in Gaelic as Sìol Torcaill ("seed of Torcall"). Both branches
Clan_MacLeod
Human settlement in Scotland
Stoer (Scottish Gaelic: An Stòr) is a crofting township in the parish of Assynt, Sutherland, in the Highlands of Scotland and in the council area of Highland
Stoer
Mountain in Assynt, Scotland
Conival (Scottish Gaelic: Conmheall ) is a Scottish mountain situated in Assynt in the Sutherland area of the Highland Council Area, thirty kilometres (twenty
Conival
This is a list of listed buildings in the parish of Assynt in the Highland council area of Scotland. Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap Download coordinates
List of listed buildings in Assynt
List_of_listed_buildings_in_Assynt
Waterfall in Highland, Scotland
Eas a' Chual Aluinn (grid reference NC281278) in the parish of Assynt, Sutherland, Highland, Scotland, is the tallest waterfall in the United Kingdom with
Eas_a'_Chual_Aluinn
Mountain in Scotland
m) is a mountain in the Northwest Highlands of Scotland. It lies in the Assynt area of Sutherland, in the far north of the country. A steep and rugged
Glas_Bheinn_(Assynt)
19th-century Scottish businessman (1838–1926)
geographer, Pullar's name attaches to an impressive bathymetric chart of Loch Assynt dated 1885, and he appears to have been a competent surveyor and draughtsman
Laurence_Pullar
Human settlement in Scotland
fjell, "cliff" or "rock", and fionn, "bright") is a crofting township in Assynt, in the Sutherland area of Highland in Scotland. It lies about 15 miles
Elphin,_Highland
House in Highland, Scotland
tracks, a hydroelectric scheme and the first wind farm in the Highlands. Assynt House is a Georgian country house, built as a dower house for Novar House
Novar_House
Mountain in the Northwest Highlands of Scotland
Scotland, in the Assynt area of Sutherland. A flat-topped summit, it is usually climbed from its western flank, where the Bone Caves of Assynt are located
Breabag
Human settlement in Scotland
crofting village situated on the Bay of Clachtoll, in the ancient parish of Assynt, Sutherland county, in the Highland Council area on the north western edge
Clachtoll
Small tidal sea loch in Scotland
Kirkaig is a small tidal sea loch, located in the region and parish of Assynt in south-west of Sutherland, in the west coast of Scotland and in the Scottish
Loch_Kirkaig
Mountain in Scotland
mountain in the far north west of Scotland. It is situated in the parish of Assynt, in the county of Sutherland, 25 kilometres (16 mi) north of the town of
Canisp
English poet, author and activist
coastal wooded croft in Assynt, in the northwest Highlands of Scotland. She is married to Bill Ritchie, who was secretary of the Assynt Crofters during their
Mandy_Haggith
Lighthouse in Sutherland, Scotland
Stòr Stoer Head Lighthouse 2016 Location Stoer Head, Lochinver, Highland, Assynt, United Kingdom OS grid NC0037032967 Coordinates 58°14′24″N 5°24′09″W /
Stoer_Head_Lighthouse
Sutherland District Council election
Assynt Party Candidate Votes % Independent I. M. MacAuley Unopposed Registered electors 686 Independent gain from Independent
1984 Sutherland District Council election
1984_Sutherland_District_Council_election
Scottish clan battle that took place in 1586, in the Scottish Highlands
Gunn against the Clan Sutherland, Mackays of Aberach and the MacLeods of Assynt. The Battle of Leckmelm was fought shortly after the Battle of Allt Camhna
Battle_of_Leckmelm
River in Scotland
northern Scotland that is famous for its salmon fishing. It rises on Ben More Assynt, a few miles from Ullapool on the west coast of Scotland, and drains into
River_Oykel
Freshwater loch
Suilven (Sùlabheinn) and Cùl Mòr. The loch is located in an area known as the Assynt-Coigach National Scenic Area, one of 40 such areas in Scotland. The boundary
Loch_Veyatie
Located in the northern third of Scotland
Mountains by the Great Glen (Glen More). The region comprises Wester Ross, Assynt, Sutherland and part of Caithness. The Caledonian Canal, which extends from
Northwest_Highlands
Human settlement in Scotland
Cùl-cinn) is a remote former fishing village, centred on the Bay of Culkein, in Assynt in Sutherland, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of
Culkein
Sutherland District Council election
Assynt and Stoer Party Candidate Votes % Independent D. M. McBain 324 58.1 Independent D. MacDonald 234 41.9 Majority 90 16.2 Turnout 558 88.2 Registered
1974 Sutherland District Council election
1974_Sutherland_District_Council_election
Human settlement in Scotland
of Scotland. It is located 0.93 miles (1.50 km) north west of Drumbeg in Assynt, Sutherland, in the Highland council area. It is a crofting and fishing
Culkein_Drumbeg
19th-century geological controversy
northward through Kyle of Lochalsh, Ullapool and Assynt to Cape Wrath and Loch Eriboll. For the geologist Assynt provides some of the best formations of rock
Highlands controversy of Northwest Scotland
Highlands_controversy_of_Northwest_Scotland
Valley in northern Scotland
Dumfries and Galloway East Stewartry Coast Fleet Valley Nith Estuary Highland Assynt-Coigach Ben Nevis and Glen Coe (part) Cairngorms (part) Cuillin Hills Dornoch
Glen_Affric
Fault in Highland, Scotland, UK
the geology of the previous terrane. However, small windows, such as the Assynt window and the Glen Achall imbricated thrust system, allow geologists to
Moine_Thrust_Belt
Sutherland District Council election
Assynt and Stoer Party Candidate Votes % Independent F. H. W. Matheson Unopposed Registered electors 661 Independent gain from Independent
1977 Sutherland District Council election
1977_Sutherland_District_Council_election
Bay on the coast of Sutherland, Scotland
a bay on the north-west coast of Sutherland, Scotland. It lies north of Assynt, and is at the mouth of the Loch a' Chàirn Bhàin, also known as the Loch
Eddrachillis_Bay
Cultural and historical region of Scotland
Kilmartin Glen Liathach Lecht Ski Centre Loch Alsh Loch Ard Loch Awe Loch Assynt Loch Earn Loch Etive Loch Fyne Loch Goil Loch Katrine Loch Leven Loch Linnhe
Scottish_Highlands
Freshwater loch, reservoir in North West Scottish Highlands
the loch there are mountain ranges; the 3,273-foot (998-metre) Ben More Assynt in the west and Ben Klibreck (3,154 ft or 961 m) to the east. The loch drains
Loch_Shin
Mountain range in the eastern Highlands of Scotland
Dumfries and Galloway East Stewartry Coast Fleet Valley Nith Estuary Highland Assynt-Coigach Ben Nevis and Glen Coe (part) Cairngorms (part) Cuillin Hills Dornoch
Cairngorms
Monster Loch a'Mhuillidh Beithir Loch Arkaig Archie Water or lake horse Loch Assynt Monster Loch Awe Beathach mór serpent with a horse-like head and twelve
List of Scottish loch-monsters
List_of_Scottish_loch-monsters
Glen in the Highlands of Scotland
Dumfries and Galloway East Stewartry Coast Fleet Valley Nith Estuary Highland Assynt-Coigach Ben Nevis and Glen Coe (part) Cairngorms (part) Cuillin Hills Dornoch
Glen_Coe
Human settlement in Scotland
salmon fishing on the River Naver. The whole of the north-western highlands (Assynt to Cape Wrath, Loch Shin to Strath Halladale and Reay) was known as "Mackay
Bettyhill
Human settlement in Scotland
Bay, which lies on the south shore of the sea loch, Loch Inver, in the Assynt district of the west coast of Sutherland, Scottish Highlands and is in the
Strathan,_Sutherland
Mountain in the United Kingdom
3 March 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2014. "Place Names". Place Names of Assynt. North West Highlands Geopark. Retrieved 29 December 2023. Dempster (1997)
Stac_Pollaidh
Scottish clan
derive from a single manuscript created by William MacQueen, Parson of Assynt in 1576, now lost. Alexander Mackenzie followed the Fitzgerald theory for
Clan_Mackenzie
Many of the peaks within this region are isolated, particularly within Assynt and Sutherland, and, although sometimes smaller, possess a great grandeur
Mountains and hills of Scotland
Mountains_and_hills_of_Scotland
Loch na h-Airde Bige (near Poolewe, Wester Ross) Loch Airigh na Beinne, Assynt (southwest of Unapool, Sutherland) Loch Airigh na Beinne, Cape Wrath (west
List_of_lochs_of_Scotland
Freshwater loch
qualities of Coigach, along with neighbouring Assynt, have led to the area being designated as the Assynt-Coigach National Scenic Area, one of 40 such
Loch_Bad_a'_Ghaill
events in a dream. During the spring of 1830, Grant visited the village of Assynt in the Scottish Highlands of Sutherlandshire to attend a wedding on March
Murdoch_Grant
Subspecies of mustelid
ISBN 978-0-85790-545-1. Landscape, Coigach & Assynt Living (3 December 2013). "on the trail of the polecat". Coigach & Assynt Living Landscape. Retrieved 20 December
Scottish_polecat
Islamist militant organization in Northwest Africa and the Sahel
statements from members. According to London-based risk analysis firm Stirling Assynt, AQIM issued a call for vengeance against Beijing for mistreatment of its
Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb
Al-Qaeda_in_the_Islamic_Maghreb
Human settlement in Scotland
Balchladich (Scottish Gaelic: Baile a' Chladaich) is a remote township in the Assynt district of Sutherland, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council
Balchladich
Impact remnant in Scotland
name comes from a small promontory to the west of the village of Stoer, in Assynt, Sutherland (at 58°12′04″N 5°20′56″W / 58.201°N 5.349°W / 58.201; -5
Stac_Fada_Member
Stack in Highland, Scotland
quest to find one". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 December 2013. "Assynt Events 2011" (PDF). Assynt Leisure Centre. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 December
Old_Man_of_Stoer
Type of reverse fault that has a dip of 45 degrees or less
The Glencoul Thrust at Aird da Loch, Assynt in Scotland. The irregular grey mass of rock is formed of Archaean or Paleoproterozoic Lewisian gneisses thrust
Thrust_fault
Location in northwest Scotland
from Lairg on Scotland's northeast coast, joins the A894 coming from Loch Assynt, which is to the south. The A838 then crosses the river at the bridge and
Laxford
Cliff in the North West Highlands Geopark, Scotland
of the small hill") lies within the North West Highlands Geopark in the Assynt region of Scotland 21 kilometres (13 mi) north of Ullapool. During the nineteenth
Knockan_Crag
Mountain in the United Kingdom
Gharbh and Sàil Ghorm dominating the skyline. It provides a backdrop to Loch Assynt, and seen from the road coming from the village of Lochinver, Quinag stretches
Quinag
Dumfries and Galloway East Stewartry Coast Fleet Valley Nith Estuary Highland Assynt-Coigach Ben Nevis and Glen Coe (part) Cairngorms (part) Cuillin Hills Dornoch
Scarba, Lunga and the Garvellachs National Scenic Area
Scarba,_Lunga_and_the_Garvellachs_National_Scenic_Area
Scottish painter and etcher (1865–1945)
of the RE Works in the National Galleries of Scotland Tate: The Wilds of Assynt Tate: Sir David Cameron Collection of images Culloden Moor Archived 13 October
David_Young_Cameron
1600. In August 1602, Sutherland, Huistean Du Mackay, Donald Macleod of Assynt and Ardvreck, and his brother Sir Robert Gordon visited Patrick Stewart
John Gordon, 13th Earl of Sutherland
John_Gordon,_13th_Earl_of_Sutherland
Ward management area of the Highland Council
Tweeddale Minor districts Applecross Appin Ardgour Ardmeanach Ardnamurchan Assynt Avondale Balquhidder Benderloch The Black Isle Braemar Coigach Cromar Cromdale
Lochaber
Historic administrative and geographical division of Scotland
Inverness. The new county comprised the Earldom of Sutherland along with Assynt and the baronies between Ross and Caithness. Dornoch was appointed the head
Counties_of_Scotland
Protected area in Scottish Borders, Scotland
Dumfries and Galloway East Stewartry Coast Fleet Valley Nith Estuary Highland Assynt-Coigach Ben Nevis and Glen Coe (part) Cairngorms (part) Cuillin Hills Dornoch
Upper Tweeddale National Scenic Area
Upper_Tweeddale_National_Scenic_Area
Scottish minister
Church of Scotland in 1939. In 1920 he became minister of the Free Church in Assynt. Soon after he was translated to Stoer. In 1939 he succeeded Rev John MacKay
Farquhar_Matheson
Mountain in Scotland
to the Summer Isles and north over Coigach to the distinctive peaks of Assynt, as well as more distant views to Skye and the Outer Hebrides, conditions
Ben_Mor_Coigach
Innermost of the Summer Isles in Scotland
Retrieved 26 October 2025. Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 15 Loch Assynt (Lochinver & Kylesku) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2012. ISBN 9780319231265.
Isle_Ristol
of Strathnaver d. 1572 Married first Helen, daughter of Hugh Macleod of Assynt and second Christian, daughter of John Sinclair of Dun, from whom the chiefly
Chiefs_of_Clan_Mackay
Freshwater loch
a small loch, located 4 miles south of Loch Assynt and next to the village of Ledmore, within the Assynt area of Sutherland, Scotland. The loch is located
Loch_Awe,_Inchnadamph
Highland Scottish clan
escaped to Ardvreck Castle, but there they were betrayed by MacLeod of Assynt and were executed. Sir William Sinclair of Rosslyn was killed at the Battle
Clan_Sinclair
Scottish nobleman and Highland clan chief
remorseless campaign to wrest Assynt from the Macleods, laying siege to the castle of Donald Ban Mor Macleod on the Isle of Assynt in May 1646. His men were
George Mackenzie, 2nd Earl of Seaforth
George_Mackenzie,_2nd_Earl_of_Seaforth
Scottish charity
Sandwood Bay in Sutherland, Blà Bheinn and Druim Hain on Skye and Suilven in Assynt. In a number of locations it works to protect and restore ancient woodland
John_Muir_Trust
Hamlet in Scotland
Ardvar is a small settlement in Assynt district of Sutherland located within the Highland council area of Scotland. It is located on the banks of Loch
Ardvar
Mountain in Perth and Kinross, Scotland
the east via a gully above Lochan nan Cat. There is another An Stùc in Assynt, standing at 364 m (1,194 ft) about 26 kilometres (16 mi) northeast of Ullapool
An_Stùc
WWII-era Royal Navy warship
were built as frigates, entering service from 1944. Another two – Loch Assynt and Loch Torridon – were converted while building and completed as Coastal
Loch-class_frigate
Scottish trade unionist and co-operative official. Born in Buickloch in the Assynt area of the Scottish Highlands, Beaton moved to Edinburgh when he was eighteen
Neil_Beaton
Human settlement in Scotland
village, which lies on the south shore of the sea loch, Loch Inver, in the Assynt district of the west coast of Sutherland, Scottish Highlands. and is in
Badnaban
Human settlement in Scotland
situated on the north eastern bay, of the sea loch Loch Kirkaig, in the Assynt district of Sutherland, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council
Inverkirkaig
Mountains and hills with prominence no less than 150 m
451 3,278 1,480 14B 20 NH158711 Ma,M,Sim 115 26 Scotland 111 21 Ben More Assynt 998 835 3,274 2,740 16E 15 NC318201 Ma,M,Sim,CoH 116 962 Scotland 112 621
List of Marilyns in the British Isles
List_of_Marilyns_in_the_British_Isles
British duchess (1765–1839)
first clearances under the factorship of Young and Sellar were conducted in Assynt in 1812, under the direction of Sellar, establishing large sheep farms and
Elizabeth Leveson-Gower, Duchess of Sutherland
Elizabeth_Leveson-Gower,_Duchess_of_Sutherland
Annual fell race in the Scottish Highlands
2003 – Spittal of Glenshee 2004 – Glen Carron 2005 – Isle of Mull 2006 – Assynt 2007 – Glen Lochay 2008 – Glenfinnan 2009 – Kintail 2010 – Glen Fyne 2011
Lowe_Alpine_Mountain_Marathon
Archipelago in the Highland region of Scotland
Sgeirean Glasa Stac Mhic Aonghais Tanera Beag The islands are part of the Assynt-Coigach National Scenic Area, one of 40 in Scotland. Frank Fraser Darling
Summer_Isles
15th-century Scottish clan battle
Keiths had the victory, by means chiefly of John Mor MacIan-Riabhaich (an Assynt man), who was very famous in these countries for his manhood shown at this
Battle_of_Tannach
Lake in Lochaber, Scotland
been seen in the Highland lochs, and of the existence of which in Loch Assynt the late Lord Ellesmere wrote an interesting article, but hitherto the story
Loch_Arkaig
Human settlement in Scotland
Drombaig ) is a remote crofting village on the north west coast of Scotland in Assynt, Sutherland, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland
Drumbeg,_Sutherland
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