Fionn Loch
Fionn Loch is a small irregular-shaped shallow freshwater loch, on a north-west to south-east orientation that is located 3 miles southeast of Lochinver in the Assynt district of Sutherland in Scotland.- Type: Body of water
- Description: lake in Cromartyshire/Sutherland, Highland, Scotland, UK, outflows west to River Kirkaig
- Also known as: “Loch Fewin”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Suilven and Falls of Kirkaig.
Suilven
Peak
Suilven is a Graham mountain in Scotland. Lying in a remote area in the west of Sutherland, it rises from a wilderness landscape of moorland, bogs and lochans known as Inverpolly National Nature Reserve. Suilven is situated 1½ miles northeast of Fionn Loch.
Falls of Kirkaig
Waterfall
Photo: Dorcas Sinclair, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Falls of Kirkaig are a waterfall in the Northwest Highlands of Scotland, in Sutherland, within the Highland council area. The falls are located on the River Kirkaig, south by southeast of the village of Lochinver, on the main approach footpath to Suilven mountain.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include North West Highlands Geopark and Strathan.
North West Highlands Geopark
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
North West Highlands Geopark is a UNESCO Geopark in Caithness and Sutherland in the north-west Scottish Highlands. The 2,000 km2 Geopark has coastal cliffs, beaches, mountains caves and waterfalls and a variety of unique geological features.
Strathan
Village
Strathan is a remote scattered coastal village, located in Bàgh an t-strathain Bay, which lies on the south shore of the sea loch, Loch Inver, in the Assynt district of the west coast of Sutherland, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. Strathan is situated 3½ miles northwest of Fionn Loch.
Inverkirkaig
Hamlet
Photo: Russel Wills, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Inverkirkaig is extremely remote scattered crofting township, situated on the north eastern bay, of the sea loch Loch Kirkaig, in the Assynt district of Sutherland, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. Inverkirkaig is situated 3½ miles west of Fionn Loch.
Fionn Loch
- Category: lake
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
58.10507° or 58° 6′ 18″ northLongitude
-5.17388° or 5° 10′ 26″ westElevation
407 feet (124 metres)Open location code
9CCP4R4G+2COpenStreetMap ID
way 98776666OpenStreetMap feature
natural=water
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Fionn Loch” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Fionn Loch (lanaw sa Hiniusang Gingharian, lat 58,10, long -5,17)”
- Cebuano: “Fionn Loch”
- Irish: “Fionn Loch”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Fionn Loch”
- Swedish: “Fionn Loch”
- “Fionn Loch”
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