The graceful Kylesku Bridge crosses the loch.

across the graceful Kylesku Bridge, a prestressed Bagh an Duine, between Rubh’ an Fhir Léith and concrete box structure with a 129m main span carried Rubha Ghallascaig, faces out to Eilean a’ Ghamhna, on V shaped piers, curving onto Garbh Eilean, from notably green with its covering of grass and bushes. where it is carried north by a conspicuous causeway. The loch was used during the Second World War to Beyond Uamh Ruaidhridh is Camas na Cusgaig, develop X-Craft. These were mini submarines with the the fishery jetty. The former jetty on the south side primary and successful objective of placing explosives leads up to the Kylesku Hotel, which specializes in on the hull of the Tirpitz, Germany’s largest ever local seafood, and to public toilets. Wagtails hop about battleship, moored in a heavily defended Norwegian between the lobster pots. The road serving Eilean na fjord. Rainich in North Ferry Bay is now These days jellyfish are found below the surface private. of the loch. Blackbacked and herring gulls and FACT FILE Caolas Cumhann, under the bridge, cormorants wait on the rocks and deer may be seen has flows out from 3 hrs 40 mins among the heather. Distance before Dover high water and in from By Kerracher Bay are Kerracher Gardens, only From Loch Beag to Eilean Rairidh is 14km. 2 hrs 20 mins after Dover high water accessible by boat. Transport at up to 5km/h. The water boils and At its mouth the loch is turned west into swirls and there can be dangerous Eddrachillis Bay by Duartmore Point, almost an There is no public transport. eddies at the sides. There are limpets island sheltering Loch Shark below the conifers of Campsite and barnacles on the rocks, possibly Duartmore Forest, and by the islands of Calba Mór and There is a campsite 10km away at Scourie. urchins, and kelp can be seen through Calba Beag. On the south side of the entrance Eilean the clear water. Rairidh, studded with deer tracks, extends the shore of Youth Hostel Loch a’ Chàirn Bhàin curves away Loch na Mola. There is a youth hostel 15km away at from with a cairn and a Further off are Oldany Island to the west and a Achmelvich Beach. dun near the water. spattering of islands towards Handa Island in the north. OS 1:50,000 Sheet 15 Loch Admiralty Charts 1785 North Minch - Northern Part (1:100,000) 1794 North Minch - Southern Part (1:100,000) 2502 Edrachillis Bay (1:25,000) Tidal Constants Badcall Bay: Dover - 0400 Sea Area Sàil Gharbh and Sàil Gorm, peaks of . Hebrides Submarine Area Stoer Lifeboat All weather lifeboat: Lochinver Connection Northeast Minch - See Coastal p145 Calbha Beag and Calbha Mòr at the mouth of Loch a’ Chàirn Bhàin.

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