Country: | Scotland |
Official Name: | Lonemore |
Gaelic Name: | An Lòn Mòr |
Static Image: | Lonemore.jpg |
Static Image Caption: | Lonemore in early 2008 with Loch Gairloch beyond |
Os Grid Reference: | NG787772 |
Map Type: | Ross and Cromarty |
Coordinates: | 57.7305°N -5.7182°W |
Unitary Scotland: | Highland |
Postcode District: | IV21 2 |
Postcode Area: | IV |
Lonemore (Gaelic; Scottish Gaelic: An Lòn Mòr) is a crofting village on the north shore of Gair Loch near the village of Gairloch,[1] Ross-shire, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. Founded by Sir Francis Alexander Mackenzie, 5th Baronet (1798 - 1843) after his succession to the family title in 1826, by 1856 the village was a model of its kind in contrast to the devastation of the Clearances elsewhere.