Loch Baile Mhic Chailein | |
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Location | Scottish Highlands |
Coordinates | 56°34′41″N5°13′16″W / 56.57806°N 5.22111°W |
Primary inflows | River Creran |
Primary outflows | River Creran |
Basin countries | Scotland, United Kingdom |
Max. length | 576 m (1,890 ft) |
Max. width | 329 m (1,079 ft) |
Surface elevation | 10 m (33 ft) |
Loch Baile Mhic Chailein is a loch in Argyll, Scotland, situated on the River Creran roughly 5.5km upstream of Loch Creran.
Its name translates from Scottish Gaelic to "Loch of MacColin's Farm". [1]
Loch Baile Mhic Chailein sits in a bed of pelite and quartzite, with alluvium surrounding it. [2] A crannog appears on OS maps of the loch's west shore. [3]
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