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Local Hero

Loch Tarff

Fort Augustus · United Kingdom  ·  Waking to a misty loch

Local Hero filmed at Loch Tarff, Fort Augustus. The pair wake to misty views over this small lake in the Highlands.

Where to go

57.143801, -4.651089
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Probable Named in published production coverage; the coordinate is the place itself, checked against a gazetteer. This is a street or a long feature — the coordinate is a representative point on it, not a single spot.

Good to know

Title
Local Hero (1983)
On screen
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In real life
Loch Tarff, Fort Augustus
Can you visit?
Open to the public, free
Time to allow
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Confidence
Probable

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Questions

Where exactly did Local Hero film at Loch Tarff?
At 57.143801, -4.651089 in Fort Augustus. Named in published production coverage; the coordinate is the place itself, checked against a gazetteer. This is a street or a long feature — the coordinate is a representative point on it, not a single spot.
Can you visit Loch Tarff?
Open to the public, free.
What else was filmed near Loch Tarff?
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