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TITLE
Loch Duich and the peaks of Kintail
EXTERNAL ID
QZP40_CARD_0763
PLACENAME
Letterfearn
DISTRICT
South West Ross
OLD COUNTY/PARISH
ROSS: Lochalsh
PERIOD
1940s
SOURCE
Highland Libraries
ASSET ID
32682
KEYWORDS
postcards
lochs
Loch Alsh
Eilean Donan Castle
Five Sisters
Five Sisters of Kintail
mountains
Loch Duich and the peaks of Kintail

This postcard shows a view of Loch Duich and the peaks of Kintail, from Letterfearn in West Ross. The walkers could well have been staying at the nearby Ratagan Youth Hostel.

Loch Duich is a sea loch that travels south east from the village of Dornie and leads into the Kyle of Loch Alsh, before flowing into the open sea. The loch is most famous for having Eilean Donan Castle situated at its mouth and the mountain peaks known as 'The Five Sisters of Kintail' also encompass its shoreline

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Loch Duich and the peaks of Kintail

ROSS: Lochalsh

1940s

postcards; lochs; Loch Alsh; Eilean Donan Castle; Five Sisters; Five Sisters of Kintail; mountains

Highland Libraries

Highland Libraries' Postcard Collection

This postcard shows a view of Loch Duich and the peaks of Kintail, from Letterfearn in West Ross. The walkers could well have been staying at the nearby Ratagan Youth Hostel.<br /> <br /> Loch Duich is a sea loch that travels south east from the village of Dornie and leads into the Kyle of Loch Alsh, before flowing into the open sea. The loch is most famous for having Eilean Donan Castle situated at its mouth and the mountain peaks known as 'The Five Sisters of Kintail' also encompass its shoreline