River Lochy
The River Lochy flows southwest along the Great Glen from Loch Lochy to Loch Linnhe at Fort William in the West Highlands of Scotland. Its two major tributaries are the short River Arkaig which drains Loch Arkaig into Loch Lochy and the River Spean which enters on its left bank at Gairlochy.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: John Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Lochaber hydroelectric scheme and Ben Nevis distillery.
Lochaber hydroelectric scheme
Power station
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Lochaber hydroelectric scheme is a hydroelectric power generation project constructed in the Lochaber area of the western Scottish Highlands after the First World War.
Ben Nevis distillery
Distillery
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Ben Nevis Distillery is a whisky distillery in Fort William, Scotland. It is situated at the base of Ben Nevis, the highest mountain in the British Isles, which rises to 1,345 m above sea level.
Banavie railway station
Railway station
Photo: T0m, Public domain.
Banavie railway station is a railway station on the West Highland Line serving the village of Banavie, although it is much closer to Caol, Scotland. It is sited between Corpach and Fort William, 22 chains from Banavie Junction, just north of Fort William.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lochyside and Inverlochy.
Inverlochy
Suburb
Photo: Metrophil, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Inverlochy is a village north of Fort William, Highland, Scotland. Inverlochy is part of the Great Glen Way, a popular hiking and cycling route from Fort William to Inverness.
Caol
Village
Photo: Steven Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Caol is a village near Fort William, in the Highland council area of Scotland. It is about 1+1⁄4 miles north of Fort William town centre, on the shore of Loch Linnhe, and is within the parish of Kilmallie.
River Lochy
- Type: Watercourse
- Description: river in Highland, Scotland, UK, flows into inner Loch Linnhe
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“River Lochy” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “River Lochy”
- Chinese: “洛希河”
- Estonian: “Lochy jõgi”
- Finnish: “Lochyjoki”
- German: “Fluss Lochy”
- German: “Lochy Fluss”
- German: “Lochy”
- Irish: “Abhainn Lòchaidh”
- Polish: “Lochy”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Abhainn Lòchaidh”
- Swedish: “River Lochy”
- Welsh: “Afon Lochy”
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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 “River Lochy”. Photo: John Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.