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Loch Alsh (from the Scottish Gaelic ''Loch Aillse'', "foaming lake"〔("Placename Gazetter" ) Ainmean-Àite na h-Alba. Retrieved 24 August 2010〕) is a sea inlet between the isle of Skye in the Inner Hebrides and the Northwest Highlands of Scotland. The name is also used to described the surrounding country and the feudal holdings around the loch. The area is rich in history, and is increasingly popular with tourists. The hilly country around Loch Alsh has a temperate, well-watered climate. There is some pasture and woodland, but much of the area is moorland. The rocks are ancient Precambrian Gneiss, some of the oldest in the world, much eroded. ==Location== The loch runs inland about from Kyle of Lochalsh to Ardelve. From there Loch Duich continues southeast another 10 km to Shiel Bridge while Loch Long runs deeper into the mountains to the northeast. A narrow strait from the south of Loch Alsh leads to the Sound of Sleat that separates the Isle of Skye from the mainland. The loch is overlooked by Sgurr na Coinnich, which rises to on Skye. The mainland hills to the north reach at the summit of Auchtertyre Hill and on Sgurr Mor but are generally lower and slope gradually down to the west. The ancient stronghold of Inverness is to the east as a crow flies over the Northwest Highlands. The climate is temperate. Annual rainfall is around 2.3 metres per year and temperatures range from 0–7 °C in January to 10–18 °C in July and August. On any given day of the year rain is more likely than not.〔("Kinlochewe 1971–2000 averages" ) Met Office. Retrieved 23 November 2008〕 Much of the countryside is moorland or pasture but there are lowland areas of deciduous forest with native birchwoods and oakwoods and some conifer plantations.〔("Balmacara" ) Forestry Commission. Retrieved 23 November 2008.〕 At one time the forest would have been more extensive, but the early inhabitants converted parts of it to crofts (small farms) and when the Highland Clearances destroyed the crofts the land was kept as pasture.〔("Lochalsh & The Isle of Skye Tourist Guide" ) www.lochalsh.co.uk Retrieved 23 November 2008〕 The loch witnessed the last invasion on the UK by Spanish forces in 1719.〔()〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Loch Alsh」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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