Loch Maree

Loch Maree

ID: QZP40_CARD_0914 DESCRIPTION: Loch Maree in Wester Ross.The fresh water loch is twelve miles long and extends from Kinlochewe to near Poolewe. Most of the loch is only about half a mile wide. It broadens into about a mile in places and has several small islands. Loch Maree is thought to have taken its name from the Irish saint Maelrubha who founded a monastery at nearby Applecross. St Maelrhuba later made his home on one of Loch Maree's islands, Isle Maree PLACENAME: Loch Maree OLD COUNTY/PARISH: ROSS CREATOR (AV): J Valentine & Co. SOURCE: Highland Libraries COLLECTION: Highland Libraries' Postcard Collection Asset ID: 32836 KEYWORDS: