Corran
Corran is a hamlet on the northern shore of Loch Hourn, in Lochalsh in Inverness-shire in the Highlands of Scotland. It is situated at the foot of Glen Arnisdale, where the River Arnisdale flows past into Loch Hourn.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Peter Bond, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: human settlement in Lochaber, Highland, Scotland, UK, on the east shoreline of Loch Hourn
- Also known as: “Corran, Loch Hourn”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Beinn Sgritheall.
Beinn Sgritheall
Peak
Photo: W. L. Tarbert, Public domain.
Beinn Sgritheall or Beinn an Sgrithill, also anglicized Ben Sgriol, is the highest mountain on the Glenelg peninsula in the Northwest Highlands of Scotland. Beinn Sgritheall is situated 2½ miles northwest of Corran.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Arnisdale and Balvraid.
Arnisdale
Hamlet
Photo: Peter Amsden, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Arnisdale is a hamlet in the historic county of Inverness-shire in the local authority area of Highlands of Scotland. It lies on the north shore of Loch Hourn, around 10 miles down a single-track road from Glenelg.
Balvraid
Hamlet
Photo: Dorothy Carse, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Balvraid is a hamlet, which is situated 4½ miles north of Corran.
Corran
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.12448° or 57° 7′ 28″ northLongitude
-5.5529° or 5° 33′ 10″ westElevation
62 feet (19 metres)Open location code
9C9P4CFW+QROpenStreetMap ID
node 695786291OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Scottish Gaelic—“Corran” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Corran”
- Dutch: “Corran”
- Irish: “An Corran”
- Scottish Gaelic: “An Corran”
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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 “Corran”. Photo: Peter Bond, CC BY-SA 2.0.