Loch Snizort | |
Location: | Isle of Skye, Hebrides, Scotland |
Coords: | 57.5667°N -34°W |
Type: | Sea Loch |
Inflow: | River Snizort |
Outflow: | The Lower Minch |
Pushpin Map: | Scotland Isle of Skye |
Width: | 8miles |
Islands: | Ascrib Islands |
Cities: | Bernisdale |
Reference: | Book: Groome, Francis H . Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland: A Survey of Scottish Topography . 6 . 1885 . Thomas C. Jack, Grange Publishing Works. 8 October 2010. |
Loch Snizort (gd|Loch Snìosort) is a sea loch in the northwest of the Isle of Skye between the Waternish and Trotternish peninsulas. It is fed by the River Snizort, originating in the hills east of Bracadale.[1] The mouth of Loch Snizort gives access to the lower Minch and contains the Ascrib Islands.
Sea fishing in Loch Snizort yields mackerel, pollock, and ling.[2]