Loch Ailort

Loch Ailort
Loch Ailort
	Loch Ailort overlooking Ardnish peninsula.
	Loch Ailort
Location	Lochailort, Lochaber, Highland
Coordinates	56°51′36″N 5°42′40″W / 56.86000°N 5.71111°W
Primary inflows	River Ailort
Basin countries	Scotland
Max. length	8.1 km (5.0 mi)
Surface area	26.7 km2 (10.3 sq mi)
Average depth	87.27 ft (26.60 m)
Max. depth	141 ft (43 m)

Loch Ailort (/lɒx ˈaɪlərt/ lokh EYE-lərt; Scottish Gaelic: Loch Ailleart) is a sea loch in Morar, Lochaber, Highland, Scotland. Loch Ailort is a shallow, V-shaped loch, with the small Ardnish Peninsula on the north side, and the large, southwest-facing Moidart Peninsula to the south.^[1] Loch Ailort is bounded in the northeast by the settlement of the same name, Lochailort and in the west, opening out into the Sound of Arisaig. To the north of the loch lies Loch nan Uamh.