Loch Snizort () is a sea
loch
''Loch'' ( ) is a word meaning "lake" or "inlet, sea inlet" in Scottish Gaelic, Scottish and Irish Gaelic, subsequently borrowed into English. In Irish contexts, it often appears in the anglicized form "lough". A small loch is sometimes calle ...
in the northwest of the
Isle of Skye
The Isle of Skye, or simply Skye, is the largest and northernmost of the major islands in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. The island's peninsulas radiate from a mountainous hub dominated by the Cuillin, the rocky slopes of which provide some of ...
between the
Waternish and
Trotternish peninsulas. It is fed by the River Snizort, originating in the hills east of
Bracadale. The mouth of Loch Snizort gives access to
the lower Minch and contains the
Ascrib Islands.
Sea fishing in Loch Snizort yields
mackerel
Mackerel is a common name applied to a number of different species of pelagic fish, mostly from the family Scombridae. They are found in both temperate and tropical seas, mostly living along the coast or offshore in the oceanic environment.
...
,
pollock
Pollock or pollack (pronounced ) is the common name used for either of the two species of North Atlantic ocean, marine fish in the genus ''Pollachius''. ''Pollachius pollachius'' is referred to as "pollock" in North America, Ireland and the Unit ...
, and
ling.
See also
*
List of lochs of Scotland
Footnotes
External links
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Sea lochs of Scotland
Lochs of the Isle of Skye
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