Lochinver

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proper noun

A village at the head of Loch Inver (a short sea loch) in western Sutherland, Highland council area, Scotland; also at the mouth of the River Inver (OS grid ref NC0922).

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proper noun
  1. A village at the head of Loch Inver (a short sea loch) in western Sutherland, Highland council area, Scotland; also at the mouth of the River Inver (OS grid ref NC0922).

    The side road to Baddidarach, on the other side of Lochinver, gives a striking view of the whitewashed village by the shore, a ridge rising behind it and, looming over everything, the sugar-loaf peak of Suilven in the heart of the deer forest beyond.

    1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 261, about Lochinver

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Lochinver. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lochinver

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