Port of Ullapool

PortsLast updated: 31 August 2026

Ullapool is an open-roadstead anchorage in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, registered under the UN/LOCODE code GBULL.

This is a directory stub generated from the UN/LOCODE registry; a fuller write-up has not yet been added.

Port characteristics

Size / type
Very small, Open roadstead
Shelter
Poor
Entrance restrictions
Affected by tide, other factors
Charted depths
  • Channel6.4–7.6 m (21–25 ft)
  • Anchorage23.2+ m (76+ ft)
  • Cargo pier4.9–6.1 m (16–20 ft)
Terminal infrastructure
  • Cargo handlingCargo pier charted (4.9–6.1 m (16–20 ft))

Container-terminal handling is not classified by the WPI dataset, so this entry does not infer it.

Mean tidal range
4 m
Max. vessel size
Up to 152 m (500 ft) length
Also noted
good holding ground

Facilities and services

Pilotage is available. Communications include radio and rail. Cargo can be worked at wharves.

The port offers garbage disposal and dirty ballast reception. Available services include longshore labor and electrical repair. Supplies on offer include water and diesel oil.

Repair capability is rated limited.

Notes and references

  1. NGA Pub. 150, World Port Index, 27th ed. (2019), index no. 32820, Pub. 141, chart 35078. Port characteristics are historical reference data; verify current depths, restrictions, facilities, and services with official notices.
  2. NGA World Port Index database (WPI.mdb), 2019. Facilities and services data.
  3. Record status: WPI-classified port.