Loch Ewe (Scottish Gaelic: Loch Iùbh) is a sea loch in the region of Wester Ross in the Northwest Highlands of Scotland. The shores are inhabited by a traditionally Gàidhlig -speaking people [1] living in or sustained by crofting villages, [2] the most notable of which, situated on the north-eastern shore, is the Aultbea settlement.

Incident on Loch Ewe 25th February 1944 An American flag liberty ship “SS William H. Welch” went aground in Black Bay during the night of 25th February, near the entrance of Loch Ewe, in gale force winds, heavy snow and conditions of poor visibility.

Explore some of Loch Ewe’s most important wartime sites by journeying along our the ‘Blazing a Wartime Trail Around Loch Ewe’ outdoor trail. Specially commissioned silhouette artworks, mosaics and interpretation bring to life the area’s remarkable wartime story.

Throughout the Arctic Convoy campaign, Loch Ewe was a hive of activity. 3000 personnel were stationed here, and from the defensive anti-submarine nets and magnetic loop across the mouth of the loch to the command bunker in Poolewe, nowhere was unaffected, which must have come as quite a shock to the local crofting and fishing communities.

With a capacity of only 120 litres each, its uniquely small stills can produce up to 600 litres of new make spirit per year, most of which is bottled after just six weeks maturation in five-litre casks as ‘Spirit of Loch Ewe’.

Loch Ewe, the only north-facing Loch in Scotland, is situated in Wester Ross not far from Gairloch. Loch Ewe has an interesting history; during WW2 Loch Ewe was a convoy collecting point for the Arctic convoys to Russia.

Loch Ewe is located in the north west Highlands of Scotland about 80 miles west of Inverness. It was of great strategic importance in World War II partly because it is north-facing (and therefore protected from the prevailing westerly winds), plus being less exposed to air attack than the existing base at Scapa Flow.

Loch Ewe is a sea loch in Wester Ross, Highlands, approximately 10 miles (16 km) long. The River Ewe drains into the loch from Loch Maree, some three miles (5 km) southeast.

Loch Ewe is a large, impressive sea loch. The loch holds big numbers of divers, auks and grebes in the winter and spring and in good conditions it is easy to record well over a hundred Great Northern Divers in a day.

Loch Ewe is a sea loch on the west coast of Scotland. The loch has a narrow entrance and is sheltered from the worst of Atlantic storms by the Hebrides Island chain. The coastline outside of Loch Ewe is exposed in a northward direction to the North Atlantic.