Kinlochewe

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FieldValue
countryScotland
official_nameKinlochewe
gaelic_nameCeann Loch Iù
population60
os_grid_referenceNH027619
map_typeRoss and Cromarty
coordinates
civil_parishGairloch
unitary_scotlandHighland
lieutenancy_scotlandRoss and Cromarty
constituency_westminsterInverness, Skye and West Ross-shire
constituency_scottish_parliamentRoss, Skye and Inverness West
post_townACHNASHEEN
postcode_districtIV22
postcode_areaIV
dial_code01445
static_image_nameA corner of Loch Clair - geograph.org.uk - 312260.jpg
static_image_captionA corner of Loch Clair, south of Kinlochewe. View across Loch Clair towards the huge bulk of Liathach.
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| country = Scotland | official_name = Kinlochewe | scots_name = | gaelic_name = Ceann Loch Iù | population = 60 | os_grid_reference = NH027619 | map_type = Ross and Cromarty | coordinates = | civil_parish = Gairloch | unitary_scotland = Highland | lieutenancy_scotland = Ross and Cromarty | constituency_westminster = Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire | constituency_scottish_parliament = Ross, Skye and Inverness West | post_town = ACHNASHEEN | postcode_district = IV22 | postcode_area = IV | dial_code = 01445 | static_image_name = A corner of Loch Clair - geograph.org.uk - 312260.jpg | static_image_caption = A corner of Loch Clair, south of Kinlochewe. View across Loch Clair towards the huge bulk of Liathach.

Kinlochewe ( or Iùbh) is a village in Wester Ross in the Northwest Highlands of Scotland. It is in the parish of Gairloch, the community of Torridon and Kinlochewe and the Highland council area. It lies near the head of Loch Maree in its magnificent valley, and serves as a junction between the main Ullapool road north, and that which heads west to the coast at Loch Torridon. Loch Maree was at one time also known as Loch Ewe, hence the village's apparently confused name.

Community

Kinlochewe has a couple of shops, a hotel and bunkhouse, mountain chalets, several bed and breakfasts, a post office (with internet café), and one of very few petrol filling stations for many miles in any direction.

Buses connect the village with Gairloch, the railhead at Achnasheen, Dingwall and Inverness.

The village contains two churches, Kinlochewe Free Church, built in 1873, and the Church of Scotland.

To the north of the village, by the car park, is a First World War (1914–18) memorial. Two sergeants from the Seaforth Highlanders are remembered. Both were awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal, and both later died of their wounds. Others from Canada and New Zealand are also remembered.

Mountains

The village is at the south-east corner of the Beinn Eighe national nature reserve, centred on the mountain of that name, which includes some surviving areas of natural forest, the majority of which was cut down from the 16th century onwards for iron smelting which was the major industry in the area. A short but steep woodland trail runs through pine forest on the lower slopes of the reserve, giving fine views over Loch Maree and the mountain of Slioch on the other side of the loch. A longer, rougher mountain trail climbs further up the slopes of Beinn Eighe. ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/08/Liathach_from_Beinn_Eighe.jpg" caption="Liathach seen from Beinn Eighe. With the Munro “Top“ of Stuc a' Choire Dhuibh Bhig (915 metres) in the foreground and the two Munro summits in the background."] ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f1/Slioch_from_Loch_Maree.jpg" caption="Slioch seen from the shores of Loch Maree"] ::

The area is well known for its spectacular mountain scenery, especially the Torridon Hills which includes such peaks as Beinn Eighe and Liathach. Although many peaks in the North-west highlands exhibit Torridon geology, the Torridon hills are generally considered only to be those in the Torridon Forest to the north of Glen Torridon. Specifically, these are:

The Torridon Hills exhibit some of the most dramatic mountain scenery in the British Isles, surpassed in grandeur probably only by the Cuillins of Skye. The landscape around the village is dominated by the Torridonian sandstone, a Precambrian and very old rock formation. Each of the Torridon Hills sits very much apart from each other, and they are often likened to castles. They have steep terraced sides, and broken summit crests, riven into many pinnacles. There are many steep gullies running down the terraced sides. The summit ridges provide excellent scrambling, and are popular with hill walkers and mountaineers. However, like many ridge routes, there are few escape points, so once committed, the scrambler or hillwalker must complete the entire ridge before descent.

Roads

In 2005 and 2006, the narrow, winding A832 road that snakes into the valley and the village from Glen Docherty in the south-east, was widened and improved for easier access.

Climate

Along with most of the British Isles and Scotland, Kinlochewe experiences a maritime climate (Köppen Cfb).

The weather station has the lowest average annual level of sunshine for any low level site in the British Isles, at just over 925 hours a year. Some of this may be due to the relief of the surrounding area rather than cloud cover obscuring the sun, but nonetheless, the western highlands are typically the cloudiest part of the country, in general not receiving much more than 1100 hours a year. Rainfall, at over 2250 mm a year, is higher than in most low-level sites in the British Isles. Temperature extremes since 1960 have ranged from -14.4 C in February 1960, to 31.1 C during July 2006.{{Cite web | publisher = KNMI | url= http://eca.knmi.nl/utils/monitordetail.php?seasonid=13&year=2006&indexid=TXx&stationid=1857 | title = 2006 Maximum}} Kinlochewe also set one of the highest January temperatures recorded in the United Kingdom of 19.6 C on 28 January 2024. The lowest temperature to be recorded in recent years was -11.0 C during December 2010.{{Cite web | publisher = MetOffice | url= http://metofficenews.wordpress.com/2010/12/23/freezing-conditions-continue-2/ | title = 2010 minimum}}

|location = Kinlochewe, elevation: 25 m, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1960–present | collapsed = | metric first = y | single line = y | Jan record high C = 19.6 | Feb record high C = 17.6 | Mar record high C = 22.1 | Apr record high C = 26.4 | May record high C = 28.7 | Jun record high C = 30.3 | Jul record high C = 31.3 | Aug record high C = 30.5 | Sep record high C = 29.0 | Oct record high C = 24.4 | Nov record high C = 19.0 | Dec record high C = 16.7 | year record high C = 31.3 | Jan high C = 7.5 | Feb high C = 7.9 | Mar high C = 9.4 | Apr high C = 12.1 | May high C = 15.0 | Jun high C = 16.9 | Jul high C = 18.5 | Aug high C = 18.1 | Sep high C = 16.3 | Oct high C = 12.8 | Nov high C = 9.7 | Dec high C = 7.5 | year high C = 12.7 | Jan mean C = 4.4 | Feb mean C = 4.6 | Mar mean C = 5.9 | Apr mean C = 8.0 | May mean C = 10.5 | Jun mean C = 12.9 | Jul mean C = 14.7 | Aug mean C = 14.3 | Sep mean C = 12.5 | Oct mean C = 9.4 | Nov mean C = 6.5 | Dec mean C = 4.4 | year mean C = 9.0 | Jan low C = 1.3 | Feb low C = 1.3 | Mar low C = 2.4 | Apr low C = 3.8 | May low C = 6.0 | Jun low C = 8.9 | Jul low C = 10.8 | Aug low C = 10.6 | Sep low C = 8.7 | Oct low C = 5.9 | Nov low C = 3.2 | Dec low C = 1.3 | year low C = 5.4 | Jan record low C = -13.3 | Feb record low C = -14.4 | Mar record low C = -10.0 | Apr record low C = -6.8 | May record low C = -4.4 | Jun record low C = -1.9 | Jul record low C = 2.0 | Aug record low C = 1.3 | Sep record low C = -2.1 | Oct record low C = -5.9 | Nov record low C = -10.6 | Dec record low C = -14.0 | year record low C = -14.4 | precipitation colour = green | Jan precipitation mm = 301.8 | Feb precipitation mm = 246.9 | Mar precipitation mm = 208.8 | Apr precipitation mm = 124.7 | May precipitation mm = 117.7 | Jun precipitation mm = 104.9 | Jul precipitation mm = 104.6 | Aug precipitation mm = 140.7 | Sep precipitation mm = 176.7 | Oct precipitation mm = 235.3 | Nov precipitation mm = 240.2 | Dec precipitation mm = 276.7 | year precipitation mm = 2278.7 | unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm | Jan precipitation days = 21.5 | Feb precipitation days = 19.3 | Mar precipitation days = 19.6 | Apr precipitation days = 16.1 | May precipitation days = 15.1 | Jun precipitation days = 15.2 | Jul precipitation days = 16.4 | Aug precipitation days = 17.0 | Sep precipitation days = 17.3 | Oct precipitation days = 20.4 | Nov precipitation days = 20.7 | Dec precipitation days = 21.5 | year precipitation days = 220.1 | Jan sun = 18.5 | Feb sun = 44.7 | Mar sun = 73.9 | Apr sun = 117.2 | May sun = 158.2 | Jun sun = 119.9 | Jul sun = 108.6 | Aug sun = 107.3 | Sep sun = 85.9 | Oct sun = 50.9 | Nov sun = 27.3 | Dec sun = 14.1 | year sun = 926.4 | source 1 = Met Office |source 2 = Starlings Roost Weather |date=December 2025}}

Education

It is in the catchment area of Gairloch High School.

References

References

  1. "Kinlochewe". Scottish Government.
  2. "Ceann Loch Iùbh".
  3. "Kinlochewe". School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh and The Royal Scottish Geographical Society.
  4. "1960 Minimum". [[KNMI (institute).
  5. Duncan, Gillian. (28 January 2024). "Foehn effect gives Scottish village UK's hottest January day". [[The National (Abu Dhabi)]].
  6. "Kinlochewe 1991–2020 averages". Met Office.
  7. "Monthly Temperature Extremes".
  8. "Schools - Gairloch High School". [[The Highland Council]].

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