Loch Hope
Loch Hope is a freshwater loch two and a half square miles in area in the Durness parish of Sutherland, close to the sea at Loch Eriboll. It is to be seen beside the A838 main road. The settlements of Hope, Lochside, and Muiseal stands beside the loch.
The Loch is a large tourist destination for the area around it.[1]
The loch is fed by the Strathmore river, which brings water from Loch Staonsaid inland. A sea of tributaries and temporary brooks and streams bring in the water from the hugely mountainous area and the entire river disperses very quickly. Many other tributaries flow directly into the very long loch some of which split up further.[1]
The river flowing out of Loch Hope is the River Hope, which is just a mile and a quarter long, reaching the sea in Loch Eriboll.
Close by the loch, Ben Hope rises, to 3041 feet above sea level. This is a mountainous area, and many mountains bring water into the loch.
Tourism
On top of there being plans for the abandoned lodge in Hope to be restored into a shooting lodge, there is already a lot of toursim in the area.
Location
- Location map: 58°27’6"N, 4°38’15"W
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