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Loch a' Chairn Mòr

Coordinates: 57°49′38″N 5°07′16″W / 57.82722°N 5.12111°W / 57.82722; -5.12111
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Loch a' Chairn Mòr
Loch a' Chairn Mòr, from its south shore
Loch a' Chairn Mòr is located in Ross and Cromarty
Loch a' Chairn Mòr
Loch a' Chairn Mòr
LocationScottish Highlands
Coordinates57°49′38″N 5°07′16″W / 57.82722°N 5.12111°W / 57.82722; -5.12111
Primary outflowsLoch a' Chairn Beag
Basin countriesScotland, United Kingdom
Max. length553 m (1,814 ft)
Max. width360 m (1,180 ft)
Surface elevation343 m (1,125 ft)
Islands1

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]

References

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  1. ^ midasiak (2019-11-07). "The Gaelic origins of place names in Britain". OS GetOutside. Retrieved 2024-06-17.
  2. ^ "Digimap". digimap.edina.ac.uk. Retrieved 2024-06-17.