Falls of Divach

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Falls of Divach
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Falls of Divach in August
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Location Lewiston village, Scotland
Coordinates 57°18′44″N4°30′07″W / 57.31224°N 4.50198°W / 57.31224; -4.50198 Coordinates: 57°18′44″N4°30′07″W / 57.31224°N 4.50198°W / 57.31224; -4.50198
WatercourseRiver Coiltie

Falls of Divach is a waterfall of Scotland. [1] Pronounced 'Jeevach', the Divach Burn falls 100 feet to the River Coiltie, which continues its course through Lewiston village, the "Cover", then into Urquhart Bay, half way along the northern shore of Loch Ness.

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References

  1. Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 scale Explorer map series, sheets 309-470