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Rubha Mòr is a remote peninsula in west
Scotland Scotland is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It contains nearly one-third of the United Kingdom's land area, consisting of the northern part of the island of Great Britain and more than 790 adjac ...
, in the western region of
Ross and Cromarty Ross and Cromarty (), is an area in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland. In modern usage, it is a registration county and a Lieutenancy areas of Scotland, lieutenancy area. Between 1889 and 1975 it was a Shires of Scotland, county. Historical ...
. The peninsula stretches from Greenstone Point in the north to the villages of
Poolewe Poolewe () is a small village in Wester Ross in the North West Highlands of Scotland, about northwest of Inverness, by Loch Ewe. The River Ewe, one of the shortest in Scotland, joins the sea less than from Inverewe Garden, renowned for its sub ...
on the southern coastline and Laide on the northern coastline. The region immediately to the east of the peninsula contains Inchgarve Forest and Fionn Loch, which feeds via the Little Gruinard River into
Gruinard Bay Gruinard Bay is a large remote coastal embayment, located 12 miles north of Poolewe, in northwestern Ross and Cromarty, and is in the former parish of Lochbroom, in the west coast of Scotland. Settlements Gruinard Bay has a number of settleme ...
to the north. Further south are the forests of Letterewe overlooking
Loch Maree Loch Maree () is a loch in Wester Ross in the Northwest Highlands of Scotland. At long and with a maximum width of , it is the fourth-largest freshwater loch in Scotland; it is the largest north of Loch Ness. Its surface area is . Loch Maree c ...
, and northeast of Fionn Loch are the forests of Fisherfield and Strathnasheallag overlooking Loch na Sealga. The area has some walking routes, but there are few paths and it is also boggy in places.


Settlements

The principal town in the area is Poolewe, on the southeastern flank of the peninsula. The A832 coastal road leads from Poolewe along the coast to the hamlet of
Aultbea Aultbea (Gaelic: ''An t-Allt Beithe'') is a small coastal fishing village in the North-West Highlands of Scotland. It is situated on the southeast shore of Loch Ewe, about west of Ullapool. The village has a primary school and a small post offi ...
, whence a secondary B road leads west towards Mellon Charles, a former fishing and significant crofting hamlet. The A832 continues north, crossing the peninsula, until it reaches the northern coastline at Laide, where it turns southeast along the coast of Gruinard Bay, with another B road branching northward to the villages of Mellon Udrigle and Opinan on the western shore of the bay.


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