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Poolewe
Sign in to savePoolewe ( ; ) is a small village in Wester Ross in the North West Highlands of Scotland, about northwest of Inverness, by Loch Ewe. The River Ewe, one of the shortest in Scotland, joins the sea less than from Inverewe Garden, renowned for its subtropical plants. The village is surrounded by mountains and the sea.
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Place details
- Locality
- Poolewe
- Region
- Alba / Scotland
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 0
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Key facts
- UK place.country
- Scotland
- UK place.official_name
- Poolewe
- UK place.gaelic_name
- Poll Iù
- UK place.static_image_name
- Poolewe view.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- View over Poolewe from Cliff Hill
- UK place.map_type
- Ross and Cromarty
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- NG8580
- UK place.population
- 230
- UK place.civil_parish
- Gairloch
- UK place.unitary_scotland
- Highland
- UK place.lieutenancy_scotland
- Ross and Cromarty
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire
- UK place.constituency_scottish_parliament
- Caithness, Sutherland and Ross
- UK place.post_town
- ACHNASHEEN
- UK place.postcode_district
- IV22
- UK place.postcode_area
- IV
- UK place.dial_code
- 01445
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 230
- Time zone
- UTC±00:00
- Image
- Poolewe view.jpg
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- Commons category
- Poolewe
- historic county
- Ross-shire
- OS grid reference
- NG858807
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Encyclopedic overview
6 sectionsContents
- Origin of the name
- Climate
- Notable residents
- Gallery
- References
- External links
Poolewe ( ; ) is a small village in Wester Ross in the North West Highlands of Scotland, about northwest of Inverness, by Loch Ewe. The River Ewe, one of the shortest in Scotland, joins the sea less than from Inverewe Garden, renowned for its subtropical plants. The village is surrounded by mountains and the sea.
The village has an indoor heated swimming pool, a coffee shop, a hotel and a shop. Most of the arts events in the area take place in the village hall, as do the village markets.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Poolewe” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
Gallery (4)
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2 mapped locations
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