Tarbet, Loch Nevis Explained

Official Name:Tarbet
Country:Scotland
Map Type:Lochaber
Population:6
Edinburgh Distance: (road) from Morar
London Distance: (road) from Morar
Coordinates:56.97°N -5.636°W
Post Town:Mallaig
Postcode Area:PH41
Dial Code:01687
Constituency Westminster:Ross, Skye and Lochaber
Civil Parish:Ardgour
Unitary Scotland:Highland
Lieutenancy Scotland:Inverness
Constituency Scottish Parliament:Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber

Tarbet (gd|An Tairbeart or Gaelic; Scottish Gaelic: Tairbeart Loch Nibheis) is a place on the south shore of Loch Nevis in Scotland, about 60NaN0 east of Mallaig. The name 'tarbet' (or 'tarbert') refers to a portage or isthmus, in this case it is between Loch Nevis and Loch Morar.[1] [2] Tarbet has a permanent population of 6. Tarbet is not connected to any roads, and access is by a path from Bracorina, to the east of Morar. There is also an on-demand passenger ferry service to Mallaig and Inverie, in Knoydart.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Fisher, Stuart . Lochs of Scotland: The comprehensive guide to Scotland's most fabulous inland and sea lochs . 2022-10-13 . Bloomsbury Publishing . 978-1-4729-8291-9 . en.
  2. Mill . Hugh Robert . 1934 . Flashlights on Geography — Featuring Scotland: An Address Delivered to the Spring Conference of the Association at Glasgow, April 14, 1934 . Geography . 19 . 3 . 171–186 . 0016-7487.