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]