Loch na Beinne Baine

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Loch na Beinne Baine
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Loch na Beinne Baine, from its northeast shore
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Loch na Beinne Baine
Location Scottish Highlands
Coordinates 57°13′53″N4°50′23″W / 57.23139°N 4.83972°W / 57.23139; -4.83972
Basin  countriesScotland, United Kingdom
Max. length1.42 km (0.88 mi)
Max. width591 m (1,939 ft)
Surface elevation500 m (1,600 ft)
Islands 1

Loch na Beinne Baine is a remote mountain loch on the northern lid of Glenmoriston, Scotland. It sits on the historic boundary between the parishes of Glenmoriston and Strathglass. [1]

Its name means "Loch of the White Mountain" in Scottish Gaelic. [2]

Charles Edward Stuart is recorded as having passed the loch via an "old hill track" in July 1746, during his flight from Culloden. [3]

The loch's waters flow several kilometres downhill via an unnamed burn to meet the River Glass. [4]

The loch has a large stock of brown trout. [5]

References

  1. "OS1/17/48/66 | ScotlandsPlaces". scotlandsplaces.gov.uk. Retrieved 2024-05-22.
  2. midasiak (2019-11-07). "The Gaelic origins of place names in Britain". OS GetOutside. Retrieved 2024-05-22.
  3. "Places Of Interest". www.glenmoriston.org.uk. Retrieved 2024-05-22.
  4. "Loch na Beinne Baine from The Gazetteer for Scotland". www.scottish-places.info. Retrieved 2024-05-22.
  5. "Glenmoriston Trout Fishing Scotland". www.trout-salmon-fishing.com. Retrieved 2024-05-22.