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Draft:Loch na Beinne Mòire

Coordinates: 57°17′49″N 4°46′58″W / 57.29694°N 4.78278°W / 57.29694; -4.78278
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Loch na Beinne Mòire
Ruined boathouse on Loch na Beinne Mòire's south shore
Loch na Beinne Mòire is located in Inverness area
Loch na Beinne Mòire
Loch na Beinne Mòire
LocationScottish Highlands
Coordinates57°17′49″N 4°46′58″W / 57.29694°N 4.78278°W / 57.29694; -4.78278
Basin countriesScotland, United Kingdom
Max. length614 m (2,014 ft)
Max. width331.9 m (1,089 ft)
Surface elevation320 m (1,050 ft)

Loch na Beinne Mòire is a mountain lochan (small loch) in Inverness-shire, Scotland, roughly 1.75km southeast of the village of Tomich.

The lochan is named after the hill above its south shore, Beinn Mhòr, which translates from Scottish Gaelic as "Big Mountain" i.e. "Loch of the Big Mountain".[1]

Until recently, a ruined boathouse sat on the loch's south shore. However, the Guisachan Estate has since been replaced it with a "bothy-style" holiday cottage.[2]

The loch sits between a peatbog on its north and eastern shores, and a bed of Devensian drift on its south and west. It is a source of the River Glass.[3]

References

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  1. ^ midasiak (2019-11-07). "The Gaelic origins of place names in Britain". OS GetOutside. Retrieved 2024-05-24.
  2. ^ "The Boathouse · Tomich Holidays". Retrieved 2024-05-24.
  3. ^ "Digimap Discovery Service". digimap.edina.ac.uk. Retrieved 2024-05-24.