Loch Baile Mhic Chailein Explained

Loch Baile Mhic Chailein
Basin Countries:Scotland, United Kingdom
Coordinates:56.5781°N -5.2211°W
Elevation:10m (30feet)
Length:576m (1,890feet)
Location:Scottish Highlands
Outflow:River Creran
Width:329m (1,079feet)
Pushpin Map:Scotland Argyll and Bute
Inflow:River Creran

Loch Baile Mhic Chailein is a loch in Argyll, Scotland, situated on the River Creran roughly 5.5km upstream of Loch Creran.

Its name translates from Scottish Gaelic to "Loch of MacColin's Farm".[1]

Loch Baile Mhic Chailein sits in a bed of pelite and quartzite, with alluvium surrounding it.[2] A crannog appears on OS maps of the loch's west shore.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: midasiak . 2019-11-07 . The Gaelic origins of place names in Britain . 2024-06-12 . OS GetOutside . en-US.
  2. Web site: Digimap Discovery Service . 2024-06-12 . digimap.edina.ac.uk.
  3. Web site: Digimap Discovery Service . 2024-06-12 . digimap.edina.ac.uk.