Loch Leven
Loch Leven is a sea loch located on the west coast of Scotland. It is spelled Loch Lyon in Timothy Pont's map of the area and is pronounced Li' un. However, the local Gaelic pronunciation is Lee' oon Loch Leven extends 8+3⁄4 miles, varying in width between 220 yards and just over 1 mile.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Pap of Glencoe and Massacre of Glencoe Monument.
Pap of Glencoe
Peak
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The Pap of Glencoe is a mountain on the northern side of Glen Coe, in the Highlands of Scotland. It lies at the western end of the Aonach Eagach ridge, directly above the point where the River Coe enters Loch Leven.
Massacre of Glencoe Monument
Memorial
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The Massacre of Glencoe Monument is a memorial to the Massacre of Glencoe, which took place in Glen Coe in the Highlands of Scotland on 13 February 1692, following the Jacobite uprising of 1689–92.
Glencoe House
Hotel
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Glencoe House is a category B listed four-storey Victorian estate house in Glencoe, Lochaber, Highland, Scotland.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Glencoe and Aonach Eagach.
Glencoe
Village
Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Glencoe or Glencoe Village 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.
Aonach Eagach
Locality
Photo: Paul Hermans, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Aonach Eagach is a large mountain ridge in the Scottish Highlands, marking the northern edge of Glen Coe. It stretches east–west for several miles and includes two Munro summits: Sgùrr nam Fiannaidh at 967 m high, and Meall Dearg at 952 m high.
Loch Leven
- Type: Bay
- Description: sea loch in Highland, Scotland, UK
- Categories: inlet, waterfall, and body of water
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.69639° or 56° 41′ 47″ northLongitude
-5.07928° or 5° 4′ 45″ westElevation
164 feet (50 metres)Open location code
9C8PMWWC+H7OpenStreetMap ID
way 670793966OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bay
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Welsh—“Loch Leven” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Loch Leven”
- Basque: “Leven aintzira”
- Basque: “Leven lakua”
- Basque: “Loch Leven”
- Breton: “Loch Lìobhann”
- Catalan: “Loch Leven”
- Cebuano: “Loch Leven (lanaw sa Hiniusang Gingharian, Scotland, Highland)”
- Cebuano: “Loch Leven”
- Dutch: “Loch Leven”
- Estonian: “Loch Leven”
- French: “Loch Leven”
- German: “Loch Leven”
- Irish: “Loch Liobhann”
- Italian: “Loch Leven (Highlands)”
- Italian: “Loch Leven”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Loch Leven”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Loch Leven i Highland”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Loch Leven”
- Norwegian: “Loch Leven”
- Polish: “Loch Leven”
- Spanish: “Lago Leven”
- Swedish: “Loch Leven, Highland”
- Swedish: “Loch Leven”
- Welsh: “Loch Leven”
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