Eas a' Chual Aluinn explained

Eas a' Chual Aluinn
Location:Assynt, Highland, Scotland
Map:Scotland
Relief:1
Coords:58.2054°N -4.9271°W
Type:Tiered

Eas a' Chual Aluinn in the parish of Assynt, Sutherland, Highland, Scotland, is the tallest waterfall in the United Kingdom with a sheer drop of . At full flow, is nearly four times taller than Niagara Falls.

The waterfall can be reached by a 6miles walk across boggy ground from the road 30NaN0 south of Kylesku in Sutherland. In good weather, a boat-trip runs from the slipway by the Kylesku Hotel to Loch Beag, from where the waterfall is visible.

The name is a corruption of Gaelic; Scottish Gaelic: Eas a' Chùil Àlainn, ("waterfall of the beautiful tresses").

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