Gairloch is a coastal parish, which lies in Highland Council Area, some 7 miles (11 km) east of Gairloch and 19 miles (30 km) southwest of Ullapool in Highland and includes 4 small offshore islands.
It is located in the old county of Ross and Cromarty, which disappeared following the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1974.
The parish has an area of 874.2 sq. km (337.5 sq. miles). Gairloch has 4 neighbouring parishes; namely Applecross, Contin, Lochbroom and Lochcarron.