River Oich
The River Oich is a short river that flows through the Great Glen in Scotland. It carries water from Loch Oich to Loch Ness and runs in parallel to a section of the Caledonian Canal for the whole of its 5.6 miles length.Photo: dave conner, CC BY 2.0.
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Highland, Scotland, UK, flows into Loch Ness at Fort Augustus
- Also known as: “Oich”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Meall Dubh.
Meall Dubh
Peak
Photo: Calum McRoberts, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Meall Dubh is a mountain in the Northwest Highlands, Scotland. Lying near the village of Fort Augustus, it is the highest peak between the valleys of Glen Moriston and Glen Garry.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tomchrasky and Dalchreichart.
Tomchrasky
Hamlet
Photo: Sarah McGuire, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tomchrasky is a village in Glen Moriston, in Inverness-shire, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. The village lies on the north banks of the River Moriston. The village of Dalchreichart lies 2 miles to the east of Tomchrasky. Tomchrasky is situated 2½ miles north of River Oich.
Dalchreichart
Hamlet
Photo: Elina21st, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dalchreichart is a small hamlet in Glen Moriston, Inverness-shire, in the Highland council area of Scotland. It lies about 15 km west of Invermoriston. Dalchreichart is situated 3 miles northeast of River Oich.
Invergarry
Village
Photo: John Ferguson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Invergarry is a village in the Highlands of Scotland, located about 25 miles north-east of Fort William in the Great Glen. The name means "confluence of the River Garry " in Gaelic and fittingly, Invergarry is near where the river flows into Loch Oich. Invergarry is situated 5 miles southeast of River Oich.
River Oich
- Categories: river and 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 Breton to Welsh—“River Oich” goes by many names.
- Breton: “Abhainn Obhaich”
- Cebuano: “River Oich”
- Cornish: “Abhainn Obhaich”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر اويتش”
- German: “River Oich”
- Irish: “Abhainn Obhaich”
- Manx: “Abhainn Obhaich”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Abhainn Obhaich”
- Scottish Gaelic: “River Oich”
- Slovenian: “reka Oich”
- Slovenian: “River Oich”
- Spanish: “Río Oich”
- Swedish: “River Oich”
- Welsh: “Abhainn Obhaich”
- Welsh: “Afon Oich”
- “Abhainn Obhaich”
- “River Oich”
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