Loch Coulin

Loch Coulin
River Coulin entering Loch Coulin with the mountain massif and Sgurr Dubh in the foreground
Loch Coulin Location in Wester Ross
Location	NH01405535
Coordinates	57°32′38″N5°19′09″W / 57.543941°N 5.319084°W / 57.543941; -5.319084
Type	freshwater loch
Primary inflows	River Coulin
Basin  countries	Scotland
Max. length	0.55 km (0.34 mi) [1]
Max. width	0.9 km (0.56 mi) [1]
Surface area	36 ha (89 acres) [2]
Average depth	18.3 ft (5.6 m) [1]
Max. depth	48.8 ft (14.9 m) [1]
Water volume	70,361,436.38 cu ft (1,992,414.000 m3) [1]
Shore length1	4 km (2.5 mi) [2]
Surface elevation	96 m (315 ft) [2]
Max. temperature	57 °F (14 °C)
Min. temperature	53 °F (12 °C) at 40 feet [1]
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Loch Coulin is a small remote shallow low-altitude freshwater lochan, located within the Coulin Forest, some four miles to the south-west of Kinlochewe in Wester Ross. ^{[1] [2]} It is fed by the river Coulin from the south and its outflow is into Loch Clair in the north-west. Loch Coulin is within Beinn Eighe National Nature Reserve. ^{[3] [4]}

Geography

Loch Coulin is in small irregular shaped loch that opens to north-east facing channel that is some 200 metres wide, that progressively reduces in width, before finally becoming a small river before it meets Loch Clair. The River Coulin is the primary inflow to the loch at the south-east end of the loch along with Allt na Fèithe Buildhe. To the north-east is bounded to the north by a mountain massif in the Torridon area that contains the highest peak of Beinn Eighe, that is within Beinn Eighe National Nature Reserve. ^{[5] [6]} To the west of the loch is Sugrr Dubh at 782 metres. To the south is a continuation of the mountainous Coulin Forest, with Meall an Leathaid Mhòir at an altitude of 512 metres. To the south is a continuation of the mountainous Coulin Forest, with Meall an Leathaid Mhòir at altitude 512 metres and a series of small hills forming a ridge in a east to west direction. To the east is a boggy flat plain.

Walking

Loch Coulin is the location of an almost level hiking route that follows the north coast of the Loch Clair, before making a circular walk around Loch Coulin and is about 9.64 km long. ^[7]

Gallery

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  A highland pony in front of Loch Coulin
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  Loch Coulin in winter
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  Loch Coulin with the Torridon mountains behind it
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  Coulin Lodge from Loch Coulin
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  Loch Coulin and Beinn Eighe

References

1. John, Murray; Lawrence, Pullar. Bathymetrical Survey of the Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland, 1897–1909 Lochs of the Ewe Basin Volume II – Loch Coulin. p. 222. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
2. "Loch Coulin". Centre for Ecology and Hydrology. Scotland and Northern Ireland Forum for Environmental Research (SNIFFER). Retrieved 28 April 2024.
3. Murphy, Alan (22 March 2013). Northwest Highlands of Scotland Footprint Focus Guide: Includes Inverness, Fort William, Glen Coe & Ullapool. Bath: Footprint Travel Guides. p. 103. ISBN   978-1-909268-24-1.
4. "The Story of Beinn Eighe National Nature Reserve" (PDF). The Story of Beinn Eighe National Nature Reserve. Kinlochewe: Scottish Natural Heritage (Now NatureScot). Retrieved 28 April 2024.
5. Murphy, Alan (22 March 2013). Northwest Highlands of Scotland Footprint Focus Guide: Includes Inverness, Fort William, Glen Coe & Ullapool. Bath: Footprint Travel Guides. p. 103. ISBN   978-1-909268-24-1.
6. "The Story of Beinn Eighe National Nature Reserve" (PDF). The Story of Beinn Eighe National Nature Reserve. Kinlochewe: Scottish Natural Heritage (Now NatureScot). Retrieved 28 April 2024.
7. "Hiking: Loch Clair and Loch Coulin". Open Street Maps Routes. OS Maps. Retrieved 28 April 2024.