Loch a' Chairn Mòr explained

Loch a' Chairn Mòr
Basin Countries:Scotland, United Kingdom
Coordinates:57.8272°N -5.1211°W
Elevation:343m (1,125feet)
Length:553m (1,814feet)
Location:Scottish Highlands
Outflow:Loch a' Chairn Beag
Width:360m (1,180feet)
Pushpin Map:Scotland Ross and Cromarty
Islands:1

Loch a' Chairn Mòr is a remote mountain loch in Wester Ross, Scotland, roughly 2km west of its main outflow, Loch Broom.

Its name translates from Scottish Gaelic to "Loch of the Big Cairn".[1]

Loch a' Chairn Mòr sits in a bed of psammite, surrounded by till.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: midasiak . 2019-11-07 . The Gaelic origins of place names in Britain . 2024-06-17 . OS GetOutside . en-US.
  2. Web site: Digimap . 2024-06-17 . digimap.edina.ac.uk.