Loch Heilen
Loch Heilen is a loch in the civil parish of Dunnet in Caithness, Scotland. St. John's Loch and Loch Heilen are the two largest lochs in the parish. It is about two miles inland from Dunnet Bay to the west, which is on the north coast of Scotland.
- Type: Body of water
- Description: lake in Highland, Scotland, UK, outflows north to the Burn of Inkstack, which meets the sea as Burn of Ham
- Also known as: “Loch of Hayland”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Reaster and Dunnet.
Reaster
Hamlet
Reaster is a settlement in the civil parish of Bower, Caithness in the Scottish Highlands. Reaster is situated 2 miles south of Loch Heilen.
Dunnet
Village
Bower
Village
Loch Heilen
- Category: lake
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.59607° or 58° 35′ 46″ north
Longitude
-3.28548° or 3° 17′ 8″ west
Elevation
105 feet (32 metres)
Open location code
9CCRHPW7+CR
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=water
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Loch Heilen” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Loch Heilen”
- French: “lac Heilen”
- French: “Lac Heilen”
- German: “Loch Heilen”
- Greek: “Λοχ Χείλεν”
- Hausa: “Loch Heilen”
- Swedish: “Loch Heilen”
- “Loch Heilen”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Greenland and Barrock.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Ha‘ Of Greenland, Broch site and Links of Dunnet, Broch site.
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