Meeting of Three Waters

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The Meeting of Three Waters is a distinct junction of three rivers in Glen Coe. The rivers join each other with almost right angles between each other due to the geology and faultines that the rivers follow.

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It is situated between the mouth of Coire Gabhail and the cottage of Allt-na-ruigh in Glen Coe, where the (rivers) Allt Coire Gabhail and Allt Doire-bheith join the River Coe. (It is clearly marked on official UK Ordnance Survey (OS) maps at grid reference NN17404 56361 and other maps using this official base data [1] .)

The position has been recorded by Ordnance Survey as far back as the 1800s, as shown in the 1870 Survey on the National Library of Scotland's map collection [2] .

Confusion with waterfall upstream

While the Meeting of Three Waters is clearly marked on OS maps (as noted above), the name is now commonly - but wrongly - attributed to the obvious waterfall of the Allt Lairig Eilde next to the A82 road through the glen. This fall is actually Glencoe Waterfall [3] . This confusion and error is widespread and is now repeated across a large volume of online sources. Examples (NB. of incorrect, common usage). [4] [5]

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References

  1. "The Lost Valley, Glen Coe Walk - walk route map". Walking Britain. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  2. "National Library Of Scotland - Maps". National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
  3. Stott, Louis (1987). The waterfalls of Scotland: worth gaun a mile to see. Aberdeen: Aberdeen University Press. ISBN   0-08-032424-X.
  4. "Taking the plunge and art on show: The week in pictures in Scotland — February 17, 2024".
  5. "The Meeting of Three Waters". Atlas Obscura. Retrieved 30 May 2024.

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