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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- 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 the county of Sutherland. The fall is 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 Lochinver.
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.
Lochinver
Photo: Phillip Capper, CC BY 2.0.
Lochinver is a small fishing village in Sutherland in the Scottish Highlands, with a population of 651 in 2011. It's about 30 miles north of Ullapool. Lochinver starkly illustrates the plight of Scotland's fishing industry: many foreign trawlers land their catch here, but hardly any Scottish boats still operate.
Fionn Loch
- Category: lake
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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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”
- Swedish: “Fionn Loch”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". 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 “Fionn Loch”. Photo: Massimo Telò, CC BY-SA 4.0.