Editing Lochcarron (section)

==Locality==
The name Lochcarron is also applied to the collection of small settlements strung out along [[Loch Carron]], a [[sea loch]] on the west coast of [[Ross and Cromarty]].  The village stretches for almost {{convert|2|mi|km|abbr=off|spell=on|0}}, meandering along the shore of the loch. It means "Loch of rough water". In the 19th Century the village was named Janetown, then Jeantown.<ref>{{cite book|title=The Gazetteer of Scotland|publisher=Heritage Books|isbn=9781888265071|pages=247|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wGZQFIhkWWYC&q=janetown+jeantown+lochcarron&pg=PA247|author=John E Wilson|year=1996}}</ref>   The local newspaper, ''An Carrannach'', is published on a monthly basis.

Lochcarron is a central location for hillwalking and touring the West Coast Highlands, including the [[Torridon]], [[Plockton]] and [[Skye]] regions. Close to the village lies the [[Bealach na Bà]] road (Gaelic: ''Pass of the cattle''), which links [[Applecross]] to the rest of the mainland. It is a road popular with tourists, drivers, and motorcyclists alike for its scenery and hairpin bends.{{Citation needed|date=July 2019}}