Toscaig (
) is a small, remote village, at the southern end of the
Applecross peninsula
Applecross ( , 'The Sanctuary', historically anglicized as 'Combrich') is a peninsula in Wester Ross, in the Scottish Highlands. It is bounded by Loch Kishorn to the south, Loch Torridon to the north, and Glen Shieldaig to the east. On its wes ...
, in
Wester Ross
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in the
Highlands
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of
Scotland
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. Toscaig is in the
Highland
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council area, and lies at the head of the south facing sea loch,
Loch Toscaig, which in turn links with the
Inner Sound.
The village of
Applecross
Applecross ( , 'The Sanctuary', historically anglicized as 'Combrich') is a peninsula in Wester Ross, in the Scottish Highlands. It is bounded by Loch Kishorn to the south, Loch Torridon to the north, and Glen Shieldaig to the east. On its wes ...
lies 5 miles to the north of Toscaig, along the coastal road via the hamlets of
Camusterrach and
Camusteel.
Toscaig once had a ferry service, linking to
Kyle of Lochalsh
Kyle of Lochalsh ( , "strait of the foaming loch") is a village in the historic county of Ross & Cromarty on the northwest coast of Scotland, located around west-southwest of Inverness. It is located on the Lochalsh peninsula, at the entranc ...
. This service operated between 1955 and 1978, and was the only route into Applecross when the road over the
Bealach na Bà was closed.
References
Populated places in Ross and Cromarty
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