Fanagmore
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Fanagmore is a hamlet in Sutherland
, Highland
, in far northwestern Scotland
. It lies on the south shore of Loch Laxford, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean
. Fanagmore consists of a few buildings, a boat launch, and a small harbor. There are tourist cruises from Fanagmore to Handa Island.
Sutherland
Sutherland is a registration county, lieutenancy area and historic administrative county of Scotland. It is now within the Highland local government area. In Gaelic the area is referred to according to its traditional areas: Dùthaich 'IcAoidh , Asainte , and Cataibh...
, Highland
Highland (council area)
Highland is a council area in the Scottish Highlands and is the largest local government area in both Scotland and the United Kingdom as a whole. It shares borders with the council areas of Moray, Aberdeenshire, Perth and Kinross, and Argyll and Bute. Their councils, and those of Angus and...
, in far northwestern Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
. It lies on the south shore of Loch Laxford, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions. With a total area of about , it covers approximately 20% of the Earth's surface and about 26% of its water surface area...
. Fanagmore consists of a few buildings, a boat launch, and a small harbor. There are tourist cruises from Fanagmore to Handa Island.