Ullapool
Sign in to saveUllapool (; ) is a village and port located in the civil parish of Lochbroom in the county of Ross and Cromarty, Scottish Highlands. It is located around northwest of Inverness. According to the Scottish Government in 2016, the village had a population of 1,520 people, making it the largest settlement in Wester Ross.
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Place details
- Locality
- Ullapool
- Region
- Alba / Scotland
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 1,500
- Timezone
- Europe/London
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Key facts
- UK place.country
- Scotland
- UK place.official_name
- Ullapool
- UK place.gaelic_name
- Ulapul
- UK place.edinburgh_distance_mi
- 153
- UK place.london_distance_mi
- 485
- UK place.population_ref
- ()
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- NH125945
- UK place.static_image_name
- Ullapool sun.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Ullapool
- UK place.map_type
- Ross and Cromarty
- UK place.civil_parish
- Lochbroom
- UK place.unitary_scotland
- Highland
- UK place.lieutenancy_scotland
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- village
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- +1520
- Time zone
- UTC±00:00
- Body of water
- Loch Broom
- Image
- Ullapool-2003.jpg
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- P7959
- Cromartyshire
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Ullapool (; ) is a village and port located in the civil parish of Lochbroom in the county of Ross and Cromarty, Scottish Highlands. It is located around northwest of Inverness. According to the Scottish Government in 2016, the village had a population of 1,520 people, making it the largest settlement in Wester Ross.
Ullapool sits on a deep sea loch, Loch Broom, a significant natural harbour. As a result, Ullapool's port is regionally significant with ferries operated by Caledonian MacBrayne running from Ullapool to Stornoway on the Isle of Lewis. It also serves leisure craft, commercial fishing vessels and cruise ships.
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1788 establishments in ScotlandFishing communities in ScotlandPopulated coastal places in ScotlandPopulated places established in 1788Populated places in Ross and CromartyPort cities and towns in ScotlandPorts and harbours of ScotlandUnclassified articles missing image alternative textVillages in Highland (council area)