Lochtreighead

Lochtreighead is a locality in Highland Council, Scotland. Lochtreighead is situated nearby to the locality Corrour, as well as near Luibeilt.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Corrour railway station and Easan Dubh.

Corrour railway station

Railway station

Photo: Gerald England, 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 2½ miles southeast of Lochtreighead.

Easan Dubh

Waterfall

Much of Scotland is mountainous; western areas of the Highlands enjoy a wet climate. The more steeply plunging west coast highland rivers in particular are home to countless waterfalls.

Loch Treig

Reservoir

Photo: Pip Rolls, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Loch Treig is a deep freshwater loch situated in a steep-sided glen 20 km east of Fort William, in Lochaber, Highland, Scotland. While there are no roads alongside the loch, the West Highland Line follows its eastern bank. Loch Treig is situated 2½ miles north of Lochtreighead.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rannoch Moor and Fersit.

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.

Fersit

Hamlet

Photo: wfmillar, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Fersit is a hamlet close to Tulloch railway station in Lochaber, Scottish Highlands and is in the Highland council area. The River Treig, the outlet of Loch Treig, runs past Fersit. Fersit is situated 6 miles north of Lochtreighead.

Lochtreighead

Type: Locality
Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

56.78333° or 56° 47′ north

Longitude

-4.73333° or 4° 44′ west

Elevation

1,138 feet (347 metres)

Open location code

9C8QQ7M8+8M

GeoNames ID

2643800

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