The Coigach Hills and the winding road to Ullapool from Lochinver

The Coigach Hills and the winding road to Ullapool from Lochinver

ID: QZP40_CARD_0570 DESCRIPTION: The Coigach Hills and the winding road to Ullapool from Lochinver. Ahead is Ben Mor Coigach, the big mountain of Coigach, which is 2437 feet (743 metres) high. The Coigach Peninsula lies north of Loch Broom and is now largely part of the Scottish Wildlife Trust's largest nature reserve. Coigach, from the Gaelic "coigeach", means place of the fifths and refers to an ancient common practise of dividing land in to five parts. PLACENAME: Coigach Hills OLD COUNTY/PARISH: ROSS: Lochbroom PERIOD: 1950s SOURCE: Highland Libraries COLLECTION: Highland Libraries' Postcard Collection Asset ID: 32492 KEYWORDS: