Meeting of Three Waters explained

The Meeting of Three Waters is a distinct junction of three rivers in Glen Coe. The rivers join each other with almost right angles between each other due to the geology and faultines that the rivers follow.

It is situated between the mouth of Coire Gabhail and the cottage of Allt-na-ruigh in Glen Coe, where the (rivers) Allt Coire Gabhail and Allt Doire-bheith join the River Coe. (It is clearly marked on official UK Ordnance Survey (OS) maps at grid reference NN17404 56361 and other maps using this official base data^[1] .)

Confusion with waterfall upstream

While the Meeting of Three Waters is clearly marked on OS maps (as noted above), the name is now commonly - but wrongly - attributed to the obvious waterfall of the Allt Lairig Eilde next to the A82 road through the glen. This confusion and error is widespread and is now repeated across a large volume of online sources. Examples (NB. of incorrect, common usage).^{[2] [3]}

References

56.6632°N -4.9809°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Lost Valley, Glen Coe Walk - walk route map. Walking Britain . 30 May 2024.
2. News: Taking the plunge and art on show: The week in pictures in Scotland — February 17, 2024 .
3. Web site: The Meeting of Three Waters . Atlas Obscura . 30 May 2024.