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Useful Information
Lochcarron Golf Club sits in one of the most beautiful spots in the Highlands with its mountains and sea lochs, its forests and wildlife.
The village hugs the loch side with fine views accross to the hills at Attadale and Stromeferry.
There is a variety of accommodation; three hotels in the vicinity, numerous bed-and-breakfast houses and ample self catering. There are shops to cater for most of your needs, from groceries to locally produced craft goods and souveniers.
There are plenty of outdoor activities available with hill loch, river or sea fishing, golf, bike hire and watersports. It is an ideal area for off-road walking with a wide range of routes varying in difficulty.
The village began to develop into its present form in 1800 - as an ill-fated imitation of the Government-sposored fishing villages such as Ullapool - but it was another twenty years before a track suitable for carts connected Lochcarron with the East coast. Until then the only choice was between mountain paths and the sea. It was not until 1960 that a motor road was built round the loch for travellers South. Before this crossings had to be made via the ferry at Strome. Strome had been important for other reasons: originally for about forty years, it was the railway connection with vessels travelling to the Hebrides. It was also where some 400 years ago, the MacDonalds of Glen Garry sought to control shipping entering and leaving Loch Carron, until the MacKenzies gained the upper hand; the ruins of their castle can be seen at North Strome - as can the mountains of Skye.
To the North lies the village of Kishorn that faces the Applecross hills. While due west lies the very popular destination of the Isle of Skye.
To the South lies the village of Plockton: for seal spotting, pubs, seascapes and boats; Kyle of Lochalsh for glass-bottomed boat trips and a sports centre and swimming pool and situated just accross the loch from the golf course - Attadale house and gardens.
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