Loch Tollaidh
Loch Tollaidh is a freshwater loch in Wester Ross, Scotland, roughly 2.3km southwest of the village of Poolewe. It sits beside the A832 road in a large expanse of moorland.
The loch's name derives from the Scottish Gaelic toll, meaning "hole" or "hollow" i.e. "Loch of the Hollow".
Loch Tollaidh sits on a bedrock of Lewisian gneiss, and has several excellent bouldering crags on its southern shore.
Several small islands sit within the loch, the largest of which is believed to have been a crannog. Several texts from the early 20th century describe a later stone "castle" occupying the site, in the hands of Clans MacBeth and then MacLeod before its abandonment in 1480. Underwater remains show evidence of stone causeways.
A small commercial Atlantic salmon farm operated on the loch from the late 1980s until it's removal in the late 2010s.
References
- ^ midasiak (2019-11-07). "The Gaelic origins of place names in Britain". OS GetOutside. Retrieved 2024-05-22.
- ^ "Loch Tollaidh Crags". www.ukclimbing.com. Retrieved 2024-05-22.
- ^ gofurther. "Loch Tollaidh Crags | Go Further Scotland". Retrieved 2024-05-22.
- ^ "MHG7729 - Crannog, Loch Tollaidh - Highland Historic Environment Record". her.highland.gov.uk. Retrieved 2024-05-22.
- ^ "Scottish Aquaculture fishfarm list". Retrieved 2024-08-15.
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