Torridon
Sign in to saveTorridon () is a small village in the Northwest Highlands of Scotland. The name is also applied to the area surrounding the village, particularly the Torridon Hills, mountains to the north of Glen Torridon. The village lies on the shore of Loch Torridon.
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Place details
- Locality
- Fasag
- Region
- Alba / Scotland
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 0
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Key facts
- UK place.country
- Scotland
- UK place.official_name
- Torridon
- UK place.gaelic_name
- Toirbheartan
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- NG8956
- UK place.map_type
- Scotland
- 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
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- village
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Time zone
- UTC±00:00
- Location
- Applecross peninsula
- Image
- Scotland Torridon village.jpg
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- Ross-shire
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Article
7 sectionsContents
- Location
- Mountains
- Triathlon
- Gallery
- See also
- References
- External links
Torridon () is a small village in the Northwest Highlands of Scotland. The name is also applied to the area surrounding the village, particularly the Torridon Hills, mountains to the north of Glen Torridon. The village lies on the shore of Loch Torridon.
== Location == thumb|center|800px|Torridon panoramic view (June 2024) Torridon is on the west coast of Scotland, north of Fort William and west of Inverness. Situated in an area well known to climbers, photographers, wildlife enthusiasts, hikers, and visitors from around the world, the surrounding mountains rise steeply to from the deep sea lochs. There is a hotel, The Torridon, and a youth hostel.