Gairloch is a village, civil parish and also area on the shores of Loch Gairloch in Wester Ross, in the North-West Highlands of Scotland. A preferred tourist location in the summertime, Gairloch has a golf course, a gallery, a number of hotels, a selection of shops, Chinese and also fish and chip takeaways, a neighborhood centre, a leisure centre with sporting activities centers, a regional radio station, coastlines and also neighboring mountains. Gairloch is just one of the major villages on the North Coastline 500 course. The church of Gairloch extends over a much wider location, including the towns of Poolewe and also Kinlochewe, and also has a population of 950. The nearest railway station is located at Achnasheen, and also the local mainland airport is in Inverness.