Benmore Lodge, a holiday cottage, sits on a sandy beach at the loch's northeast end.

[1] A chambered cairn, dating from the Neolithic period, lies just south of the loch, on the west bank of the River Oykel.

[2] Loch Ailsh is a Site of Special Scientific Interest and one of the Scottish Environment Protection Agency's designated protected areas, meaning any fish caught on the loch must be returned.

It is a key breeding site for the UK's population of black-throated diver.

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