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A second Z-berth is located in the middle of Loch Ewe itself, marked by a buoy but not appearing on any Ordnance Survey maps. [14] The naval boom defence depot at Mellon Charles marks the start of the original protective netting which guarded the entrance to the loch. Part of the base is designated a petroleum, oil and lubricants (POL) depot.
Map of the Isle of Ewe. The Isle of Ewe is located in Loch Ewe, west of Aultbea in the Ross and Cromarty district of the Highland Region.The island is made up of two principal types of sandstone (Torridonian with acidic soil in the north, Permian or Triassic with more fertile soil in the south) and the shore line varies from flat pebble beaches to cliffs.
Gruinard Bay is formed from the boundary of Loch Broom to the northeast, encompasses the opening of Little Loch Broom to the east with Static Point further south, and on the west side by the Rubha Mòr peninsula, and Loch Ewe on the southwestern boundary. The bay measures 5.5 miles along its western shore, and 4.5 miles on its eastern shore ...
Mellon Charles (Scottish Gaelic: Meallan Theàrlaich, 'Charles’s Little Hill') is a remote crofting village on the north east shore of Loch Ewe near Gairloch in Wester Ross, in the Highland council area of Scotland. [1] The village of Ormiscaig is located less than one mile along the coast road. Mellon Charles
It is situated on the southeast shore of Loch Ewe, about 30 kilometres (19 mi) west of Ullapool. The village has a primary school and a small post office. Aultbea has two churches, a shop, a masonic lodge and a craft shop. As of 2021, a third small church was under construction. Aultbea has a NATO refuelling base which serves large ships.
Hunnewell Lake Conservation Area: This is a lake, cropland, forest and old fields area. Facilities/features: fishing boats at no cost, fishing dock, primitive camping, fish hatchery, picnic areas, fishing jetty and Hunnewell Lake (228 acres). Due to the threat of zebra mussels invading ha : 1,875 acres 759 ha: Shelby
Cove is a remote hamlet located on the northwestern shore of the sea loch Loch Ewe, and 8 mi (13 km) northwest of Poolewe in Ross-shire, Scottish Highlands [1] and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. [2]
A panoramic view of Loch Ewe looking North with the villages of Aultbea, Ormiscaig and Mellon Charles visible along the Western shore, the Isle of Ewe is a little further out. Convoy PQ 11 assembled at Loch Ewe in Scotland and sailed on 6 February 1942 for Kirkwall in the Orkneys , where storms prevented the convoy from sailing until 14 ...