Loch Ròg
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Loch Ròg or Loch Roag is a sea loch
on the west coast of Lewis
, Outer Hebrides
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The waters of Loch Roag are pristine and clear, and are today the source of farmed organic salmon and organic mussels. Local wildlife includes abundant seals, as well as sea eagles, herons, otters, etc.
Amongst the many islands in it are:
Loch
Loch is the Irish and Scottish Gaelic word for a lake or a sea inlet. It has been anglicised as lough, although this is pronounced the same way as loch. Some lochs could also be called a firth, fjord, estuary, strait or bay...
on the west coast of Lewis
Lewis
Lewis is the northern part of Lewis and Harris, the largest island of the Western Isles or Outer Hebrides of Scotland. The total area of Lewis is ....
, Outer Hebrides
Outer Hebrides
The Outer Hebrides also known as the Western Isles and the Long Island, is an island chain off the west coast of Scotland. The islands are geographically contiguous with Comhairle nan Eilean Siar, one of the 32 unitary council areas of Scotland...
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The waters of Loch Roag are pristine and clear, and are today the source of farmed organic salmon and organic mussels. Local wildlife includes abundant seals, as well as sea eagles, herons, otters, etc.
Amongst the many islands in it are:
- Great BerneraGreat BerneraGreat Bernera , often known just as Bernera is an island and community in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. With an area of just over , it is the thirty-fourth largest Scottish island....
- Eilean ChearstaidhEilean ChearstaidhEilean Kearstay is an uninhabited island in Loch Roag in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland.It lies south east of Great Bernera, just across the water from the headland of Callanish....
(Eilean Kerstay) - Fuaigh BeagFuaigh BeagFuaigh Beag or Vuia Beg is an island in the Outer Hebrides. It is off the west coast of Lewis near Great Bernera in Loch Roag. Its name means "little Fuaigh", and is named in contrast to Fuaigh Mòr nearby.-History:...
(Vuia Beg) - Fuaigh MòrFuaigh MòrFuaigh Mòr or Vuia Mòr is an island in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. It is off the west coast of Lewis near Great Bernera in Loch Roag. It is and at its highest point.-History:...
(Vuia Mòr) - Pabaigh MòrPabaigh MòrPabay Mòr or Pabaigh Mòr is an uninhabited island in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland.-History:The island's name comes from papey, an Old Norse name meaning "Island of the papar or culdees"...
- VacsayVacsayVacsay is one of the Outer Hebrides. It is off the west coast of Lewis in West Loch Roag. It is in size, and 34 metres at its highest point.-History:...