Loch Eilt

Loch Eilt
Location	Lochaber, Highland, Scotland
Coordinates	56°52′44″N 5°35′10″W / 56.879°N 5.586°WCoordinates: 56°52′44″N 5°35′10″W / 56.879°N 5.586°W
Primary outflows	River Ailort
Max. length	5 km
Max. width	0.5 km

Loch Eilt is a loch in Lochaber, in the West Highlands of Scotland. It is between the villages of Glenfinnan and Lochailort, 30 km west of Fort William. The A830 road runs along the north shore, while the West Highland Line railway follows the south shore.

Loch Eilt separates the traditional districts of Morar, to the north, and Moidart, to the south. The loch has a number of small islands, including Eilean Mòr, Eilean an Tighe, Eilean Gaineamhach, Eilean nan Corra-ghriodhach and Eilean na Mòine.

Loch Eilt has been used as a location in several films. These include Local Hero (1980),^[1] Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)^[2] and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 (2010).^[3] The famous island used for Harry Potter in Loch Eilt, is called Eilean na Moine. It is used as Dumbledore's grave, which was later, digitally placed on Loch Arkaig.

Eilean na Moine from the northern bank.

References

• Ordnance Survey 1:50,000 scale Landranger map
• Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 scale Explorer map

1. Hill, Doug. "The helicopter taking Mac back to Houston". Scotland the Movie Location Guide. Retrieved 8 February 2012.
2. "Harry Potter comes to the Highlands". visithighlands.com. Retrieved 8 February 2012.
3. Horne, Marc (12 December 2010). "Special effects wizards combined two Scots lochs for Harry Potter finale". Sunday Mail. Retrieved 8 February 2012.