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Loch Baile Mhic Chailein

Coordinates: 56°34′41″N 5°13′16″W / 56.57806°N 5.22111°W / 56.57806; -5.22111
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Loch Baile Mhic Chailein
Loch Baile Mhic Chailein from its east shore, with Fasnaloich House, centre
Loch Baile Mhic Chailein is located in Argyll and Bute
Loch Baile Mhic Chailein
Loch Baile Mhic Chailein
LocationScottish Highlands
Coordinates56°34′41″N 5°13′16″W / 56.57806°N 5.22111°W / 56.57806; -5.22111
Primary inflowsRiver Creran
Primary outflowsRiver 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]

References

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  1. ^ midasiak (2019-11-07). "The Gaelic origins of place names in Britain". OS GetOutside. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
  2. ^ "Digimap Discovery Service". digimap.edina.ac.uk. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
  3. ^ "Digimap Discovery Service". digimap.edina.ac.uk. Retrieved 2024-06-12.