Loch Einich
Loch Einich or Loch Eanaich is a remote freshwater loch in Gleann Einich, in the Cairngorms National Park of Highland Scotland. It is some 2.5 kilometres to the west of Braeriach and its outflow is the Am Beanaidh burn, flowing north through the glen towards Coylumbridge.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Donald Thomas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Body of water
- Description: lake in Highland, Scotland, UK, outflows north to Am Beanaidh
- Also known as: “Loch Eanaich” and “Loch Eunach”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Sgòr Gaoith and Braeriach.
Sgòr Gaoith
Peak
Photo: Ericoides, Public domain.
Sgòr Gaoith is a mountain peak in the far western massif of the Cairngorms in the Scottish Highlands. It is 1,118 metres high, and is the highest point on a long north-south ridge.
Braeriach
Peak
Braeriach or Brae Riach is the third-highest mountain in Scotland and all of the British Isles, after Ben Nevis and Ben Macdui, rising 1,296 metres above sea level. Braeriach is situated 2½ miles east of Loch Einich.
Falls of Dee
Waterfall
Photo: Donald Thomas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Falls of Dee is a waterfall on Braeriach in the Cairngorms, Scotland. Falls of Dee is situated 2 miles east of Loch Einich.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Coire an t-Sneachda.
Coire an t-Sneachda
Locality
Photo: Nk.sheridan, Public domain.
Coire an t-Sneachda is a glacial cirque or corrie landform in the Cairngorm or Am Monadh Ruadh mountain range in the Grampian Mountains of the Scottish Highlands. Coire an t-Sneachda is situated 6 miles northeast of Loch Einich.
Loch Einich
- Category: lake
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.06883° or 57° 4′ 8″ northLongitude
-3.79161° or 3° 47′ 30″ westElevation
1,627 feet (496 metres)Open location code
9C9R3695+G9OpenStreetMap ID
way 4803962OpenStreetMap feature
natural=water
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Loch Einich” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Loch Einich”
- Egyptian Arabic: “بحيره لوتش اينيتش”
- German: “Loch Einich”
- Swedish: “Loch Einich”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Coire Bhrochain and Gleann Einich.
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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 “Loch Einich”. Photo: Donald Thomas, CC BY-SA 2.0.