Cove, Ross-shire

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Cove
Ross-shire
Cove - geograph.org.uk - 93060.jpg
The natural harbour by Cove
Location
Grid reference: NG805903
Location: 57°50’56"N, 5°42’1"W
Data
Post town: Poolewe
Postcode: IV22
Local Government
Council: Highland

Cove is a remote hamlet in Ross-shire, standing on the north-western shore of Loch Ewe, a sea loch opening into the Minch, eight miles northwest of Poolewe, on the wild west coast of Wester Ross.

The hamlet overlooks the Isle of Ewe which lies within Loch Ewe, to the south-west of Cove. The nearest major town is the ferry-port town of Ullapool in Cromartyshire.

References

  • Cove: The Gazetteer for Scotland