Falls of Kirkaig

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The Falls of Kirkaig are a waterfall in the Northwest Highlands of Scotland in the county of Sutherland. [1] [2] The fall is located on the River Kirkaig, south by southeast of the village of Lochinver, on the main approach footpath to Suilven mountain. About four miles across the hills to the west is Fionn Loch. [3]

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References

  1. Gittings, Bruce; Munro, David. "Fionn Loch, Falls of Kirkaig". The Gazetteer for Scotland. School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh and The Royal Scottish Geographical Society. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  2. Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 scale Explorer map series, sheets 309-470
  3. Stoddart, Thomas Tod (1853). The Angler's Companion to the Rivers and Lochs of Scotland. W. Blackwood. p. 336.

Coordinates: 58°06′33″N5°12′22″W / 58.109167°N 5.206111°W / 58.109167; -5.206111