Moidart ( ; ) is part of the remote and isolated area of
Scotland
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, west of
Fort William, known as the
Rough Bounds. Moidart itself is almost surrounded by bodies of water.
Loch Shiel cuts off the eastern boundary of the district (along a south-south-west to north-north-east line) and continues along part of the southern edge. The remainder of the southern edge is cut off by
Loch Moidart. The north is cut off by
Loch Morar and
Loch Ailort.
Moidart is currently part of the district of
Lochaber
Lochaber ( ; gd, Loch Abar) is a name applied to a part of the Scottish Highlands. Historically, it was a provincial lordship consisting of the parishes of Kilmallie and Kilmonivaig, as they were before being reduced in extent by the creati ...
, in the
Highland
Highlands or uplands are areas of high elevation such as a mountainous region, elevated mountainous plateau or high hills. Generally speaking, upland (or uplands) refers to ranges of hills, typically from up to while highland (or highlands) is ...
council area. It includes the townships of
Dorlin,
Kinlochmoidart and
Glenuig. At Dorlin is
Castle Tioram
Castle Tioram () ( gd, Caisteal Tioram, meaning "dry castle") is a ruined castle that sits on the tidal island Eilean Tioram in Loch Moidart, Lochaber, Highland, Scotland. It is located west of Acharacle, approximately from Fort William ...
, a former fortress of
Clann Ruaidhrí and the
Clanranald branch of
Clan Donald
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.
Moidart forms part of the
Morar, Moidart and Ardnamurchan National Scenic Area, one of 40 such areas in Scotlan