Loch Ossian
Loch Ossian is a narrow loch that is about 5 kilometres long on the north eastern edge of Rannoch Moor, on The Corrour Estate, with its western corner 2 kilometres east of Corrour railway station.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Càrn Dearg and Beinn na Lap.
Càrn Dearg
Peak
Photo: Stuart Meek, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Càrn Dearg is a remote mountain in Corrour Forest in the Grampian Mountains of Scotland. It lies northeast of Rannoch Moor, overlooking Loch Ossian, on the border of Highland and Perthshire. Càrn Dearg is situated 1½ miles east of Loch Ossian.
Beinn na Lap
Peak
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Beinn na Lap is a mountain in the Grampian Mountains of Scotland. It lies at the northern end of Rannoch Moor, near to Corrour railway station. A rounded mountain, the ascent from Corrour Station is quite straightforward and short, making it one of the easier Munros to climb. Beinn na Lap is situated 2 miles northwest of Loch Ossian.
Corrour railway station
Railway station
Photo: Ben Gamble, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Corrour railway station is on the West Highland Line, near Loch Ossian on the Corrour Estate, in the Highland council area of Scotland. It is the highest mainline railway station in the United Kingdom at an elevation of 1,340 feet above sea level. Corrour railway station is situated 2 miles west of Loch Ossian.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rannoch Moor.
Rannoch Moor
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rannoch Moor is an expanse of boggy moorland to the west of Loch Rannoch in Perth and Kinross, covering 50 square miles. Parts of it lie in other regions but the focus of this page is its remote centre, devoid of fields, dwellings or public roads.
Loch Ossian
- Type: Lake
- Description: lake in Highland, Scotland, UK, outflows north-east to River Ossian
- Category: body of water
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Swedish—“Loch Ossian” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Ossian aintzira”
- Catalan: “Loch Ossian”
- Cebuano: “Loch Ossian”
- Dutch: “Loch Ossian”
- French: “loch Ossian”
- French: “Loch Ossian”
- German: “Loch Ossian”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Loch Ossian”
- Swedish: “Loch Ossian”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Corrour Lodge and Corrour.
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Highlights include Meall na Lice and Loch na Sgeallaig.
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Loch Ossian”. Photo: Massimo Telò, CC BY-SA 4.0.