Oldshoremore
Oldshoremore
| |
---|---|
![]() ![]() Oldshoremore Location within the Sutherland area | |
OS grid reference | NC211583 |
Civil parish |
|
Council area | |
Lieutenancy area | |
Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Postcode district | IV27 4 |
Police | Scotland |
Fire | Scottish |
Ambulance | Scottish |
Oldshoremore is a scattered crofting hamlet in the Eddrachillis parish of Sutherland, Scotland. It incorporates around twenty houses, though several of these are holiday homes.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Rocky_coastline_beyond_Oldshoremore_Beach_-_geograph.org.uk_-_443294.jpg/250px-Rocky_coastline_beyond_Oldshoremore_Beach_-_geograph.org.uk_-_443294.jpg)
Once owned by the Duke of Sutherland, Oldshoremore and the surrounding area are now part of the Sandwood Estate, a nature reserve owned by the John Muir Trust. Directly west lies Oldshoremore Bay, a sandy beach with a large headland at its northern end known as Eilean na h-Aiteig. The hamlet also contains a car park, toilet facilities, a post box, and a cemetery. A small loch known as Loch Àisir lies to the east.
The nearest good-sized town is Kinlochbervie which lies approximately one mile to the south-east. The hamlet of Oldshore Beg lies to the north-west.
Gallery[]
Cattle on the southern path to the beach
The loch
The cemetery
The 'frog rock'
View of the bay from the road
References[]
- Oldshoremore. Kinlochbervie Self Catering.
- Overview of Oldshoremore. Gazetteer for Scotland.
- Populated places in Sutherland
- Highland geography stubs