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Coire nan Lochan, a corrie of Bidean nam Bian on the southern side of Glen Coe Glencoe by Hugh William Williams, c. 1825–1829. The glen is U-shaped, formed by an ice age glacier, [9] about 12.5 kilometres (7 + 3 ⁄ 4 mi) long with the floor of the glen being less than 700 metres (3 ⁄ 8 mi) wide, narrowing sharply at the "Pass of Glen Coe".
Glencoe or Glencoe Village (Gaelic: A’ Chàrnaich [2]) is the main settlement in Glen Coe in the Lochaber area of the Scottish Highlands. It lies at the north-west end of the glen , on the southern bank of the River Coe where it enters Loch Leven (a salt-water loch off Loch Linnhe ).
It is bordered to the south by the Mamore range, and to the north by the highest mountains in the British Isles: Ben Nevis (Scotland's highest mountain), Càrn Mor Dearg, Aonach Mòr, and Aonach Beag. [15] It is home to the second highest waterfall in Scotland, Steall Falls. Below the waterfall is a steeply walled and impressive gorge. [16]
South side of Loch Leven, looking west Loch Leven on a summer day. Loch Leven (Scottish Gaelic: Loch Lìobhann) [1] is a sea loch located onto the west coast of Scotland. It is spelled Loch Lyon in Timothy Pont's map of the area [2] and is pronounced Li' un. However, the local Gaelic pronunciation is Lee' oon [3] Map of Loch Leven
The Glencoe Waterfall is a waterfall in the west highlands of Scotland. It is situated on the A82 between Glen Coe Village and Altnafeadh. [1] This is where the Allt Lairig Eilde meets the river Coe, and falls approx. 20m into the river. [2] [3]
Coire Gabhail (Corrie of the Bounty, [1] or The Hollow of Capture [2]) is a high level glen in the Bidean nam Bian mountain massif to the south of Glen Coe, Highland, Scotland. Its narrow entrance 230 metres (750 ft) up the hillside conceals the width of the glen beyond, and it is commonly known as the Hidden Valley or Lost Valley of Glencoe.
A line running from Bloody Foreland) in Ireland to the West point of Tory Island, on to Barra Head, the Southwest point of the Hebrides, thence through these islands, in such a manner that the West coasts of the main islands appertain to the Atlantic Ocean and all the narrow waters appertain to the Inner Seas, as far as the Butt of Lewis (North ...
Scotland's main mountainous region can be broadly further split into the Northwest Highlands, the Grampian Mountains and the islands off the west coast. As the name implies, the NW Highlands begin at the suture north and west of the Great Glen and include exactly 100 of the 282 Munros. The mountains found here are generally very rough and steep ...