Loch Broom

Loch Broom

"For the shinty club, see Lochbroom Camanachd"

Loch Broom (Scottish Gaelic: Loch Bhraoin, "loch of rain showers") [http://www.ambaile.org.uk/en/item/item_photograph.jsp?item_id=4688 Retrieved on May 6, 2007] is a sea loch located in Ross and Cromarty, Scotland. The small town of Ullapool lies on the eastern shore of the loch.Alternatively, the reference to broom is thought to be derived from the spreading yellow gorse.

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