Onich Explained

Country:Scotland
Official Name:Onich
Static Image Name:Clach-a-Charra - Onich - geograph.org.uk - 10167.jpg
Static Image Caption:Clach-a-Charra standing stone, Onich
Gaelic Name:Omhanaich
Os Grid Reference:NN0215561760
Map Type:Lochaber
Coordinates:56.703°N -5.225°W
Unitary Scotland:Highland
Post Town:Fort William
Postcode District:PH33
Postcode Area:PH
Dial Code:01855 821

Onich (; Gaelic: Omhanaich, 'abounding in froth, frothy place'), also spelled Ounich, is a village in the historic county of Inverness-shire on the east shore of Loch Linnhe, Scotland and, together with North Ballachulish at the entrance to Loch Leven, forms Nether Lochaber.

Area

St Bride’s Church was built in 1874 by the Edinburgh architect John Garden Brown.[1] [2] Onich to North Ballachulish Woods forms a Special Area of Conservation because of its old sessile oak woods with Ilex and Blechnum.[3]

Climate

As with much of the British Isles, Onich experiences a maritime climate with cool summers and mild winters. Rainfall is high, approaching an annual average of . Onich holds the record for highest temperature reported, 32.1C,[4] for this part of Scotland (also the furthest north such a high value has been recorded in the British Isles). It also holds the highest Scottish minimum temperature for July at 20.0.C set in July 1948.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: History. Diocese of Argyll and The Isles. 14 December 2014.
  2. Web site: Dictionary of Scottish Architects - DSA Building/Design Report (August 28, 2019, 4:06 pm). www.scottisharchitects.org.uk. 2019-08-28.
  3. Web site: Onich to North Ballachulish Woods - Special Area of Conservation - SAC - Habitats Directive . jncc.defra.gov.uk . 24 July 2018 . en.
  4. Web site: . 1995 Temperature . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110813193523/http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/uk/ns/ . 2011-08-13 .