Loch Baile Mhic Chailein

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Loch Baile Mhic Chailein
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Loch Baile Mhic Chailein from its east shore, with Fasnaloich House, centre
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Loch Baile Mhic Chailein
Location Scottish Highlands
Coordinates 56°34′41″N5°13′16″W / 56.57806°N 5.22111°W / 56.57806; -5.22111
Primary inflows River Creran
Primary outflows River Creran
Basin  countriesScotland, United Kingdom
Max. length576 m (1,890 ft)
Max. width329 m (1,079 ft)
Surface elevation10 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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References

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