# Loch Ailort

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{{Short description|Sea loch in the Highlands of Scotland}}
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{{Infobox body of water
 | name = Loch Ailort
 | image = Loch Ailort and Ardnish.jpg
 | caption = Loch Ailort overlooking Ardnish peninsula.
 | alt  = A lake surrounded by trees and hills
 | location = [Lochailort](/source/Lochailort), [Lochaber](/source/Lochaber), [Highland](/source/Highland_(council_area))
 | coords = {{coord|56|51|36|N|5|42|40|W|region:GB_type:waterbody|display=inline,title}}
 | type =  
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 | inflow = [River Ailort](/source/River_Ailort)
 | catchment = 
 | basin_countries = Scotland
 | length = {{convert|8.1|km|abbr=on}}
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 | area = {{convert|26.7|km2|abbr=on}}
 | depth = {{convert|87.27|ft|abbr=on}} 
 | max-depth = {{convert|141|ft|abbr=on}}
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'''Loch Ailort''' ({{IPAc-en|l|ɒ|x|_|ˈ|aɪ|l|ər|t}} {{respell|lokh|_|EYE|lərt}}; [Scottish Gaelic](/source/Scottish_Gaelic): '''Loch Ailleart''') is a sea  [loch](/source/loch) in [Morar](/source/Morar), [Lochaber](/source/Lochaber), [Highland](/source/Highland_(council_area)), [Scotland](/source/Scotland). Loch Ailort is a shallow, V-shaped loch, with the small [Ardnish Peninsula](/source/Ardnish_Peninsula) on the north side, and the large, southwest-facing [Moidart Peninsula](/source/Moidart) to the south.<ref name=Gazetteer>[http://www.scottish-places.info/features/featurefirst4171.html] Ailort, Loch</ref> Loch Ailort is bounded in the northeast by the settlement of the same name, [Lochailort](/source/Lochailort) and in the west, opening out into the [Sound of Arisaig](/source/Sound_of_Arisaig). To the north of the loch lies [Loch nan Uamh](/source/Loch_nan_Uamh).

==Geography==
The northern coastline is overlooked by the hill Cruach an Aonaich, that is situated at the centre of the V shape of the loch, and the ridge of An t Aonach which follows the coastline northeast to the edge of the loch, where the ridge flattens out to sea level. The southern coastline is dominated by the fine, cone-shaped former volcano of [An Stac](/source/An_Stac), which is a [Corbett](/source/Hill_lists_in_the_British_Isles) and overlooks Lochailort to the north. Further behind An Stac to south, and overlooking the great expanse of the sea loch, is the west-facing ridge that is made up of the Sgurr na Ba Glaise in the east followed by [Rois-bheinn](/source/Rois-bheinn) and Cruach Doir'an Raoigh, which are also, all Corbetts.

==Islands==
Loch Ailort has a number of islands. At the entrance to the loch is two islands.  Eilean nan Gobhar, or Eilean na Gour at the south of the loch mouth,  and the other is Eilean á Chaolis. Eilean nan Gobhar, is famous for two [vitrified fort](/source/vitrified_fort)s.<ref name="Royal Commission on Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland">[http://canmore.rcahms.gov.uk/en/site/22509/details/eilean+nan+gobhar+sound+of+arisaig/] Eilean Nan Gobhar</ref> Further to the west lies the island of Eilean Buidhe, which lies at the centre of the channel and marks the point the sea loch turns northeast, for the upswing of the V shape.  Further northeast, and visible from the village of [Lochailort](/source/Lochailort) is the small mid channel island grouping of Eilean Dubh.

==Settlements==
Loch Ailort is remote and its coastline is only sparsely populated. At the head of the loch lies the hamlet of [Lochailort](/source/Lochailort). To the north, the Ardnish peninsula is mostly empty, apart from the occasional farmhouse or hunting lodge. The southern coastline contains [Alisary](/source/Alisary) in the east and [Roshven](/source/Roshven) in the west. Further west, lying outside the mouth of the sea loch, lies the hamlet of [Glenuig](/source/Glenuig)<ref>[Ordnance Survey](/source/Ordnance_Survey) (2011) [http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/oswebsite/getamap/ "Get-a-map"].  Retrieved 30 October 2011.</ref>

==References==
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Category:Lochs of Highland (council area)
Category:Sea lochs of Scotland

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