Oldshoremore
| Oldshoremore Gaelic: Àisir Mòr | |
| Sutherland | |
|---|---|
 Oldshoremore from the slopes of Eilean na h-Aiteig | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | NC211583 |
| Location: | 58°28’34"N, 5°4’8"W |
| Data | |
| Postcode: | IV27 4 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Highland |
Oldshoremore is a scattered crofting hamlet in the Eddrachillis parish of Sutherland. It has around twenty houses, though several of these are holiday homes.
The name of the place is the Gaelic Àisir Mòr, meaning 'large passage'.
Once owned by the Duke of Sutherland, Oldshoremore and the surrounding area are now part of the Sandwood Estate, a nature reserve owned by the John Muir Trust. Directly west lies Oldshoremore Bay, a sandy beach with a large headland at its northern end known as Eilean na h-Aiteig (meaning either 'isle of the shy girl', 'juniper isle', or 'haddock isle'). The hamlet also contains a car park, toilet facilities, a post box, and a cemetery. A small loch known as Loch Àisir lies to the east.
The nearest good-sized town is Kinlochbervie which stands approximately one mile to the south-east. The hamlet of Oldshore Beg is directly to the north.
See also
Pictures
Cattle on the southern path to the beach
The loch
The cemetery
The 'frog rock'
View of the bay from the road
References
- Oldshoremore: Kinlochbervie Self Catering
- Oldshoremore: Gazetteer for Scotland
