Loch a’ Chàirn Bhàin

Loch a' Chàirn Bhàin, or Loch Cairnbawn, is a sea inlet off on the west coast of the north of . It was the site of the World War Two midget submarine training base, Port HHZ.
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  • Type: Bay
  • Description: bay in Highland, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Loch a‘ Chàirn Bhàin” and “Loch Cairnbawn”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kylesku Bridge and An Dun.

Bridge
Photo: Geoff Lees, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The is a distinctively curved concrete box girder bridge in northwest Scotland that crosses Caolas Cumhann; the channel that connects Loch Glencoul and Loch Glendhu with Loch a' Chàirn Bhàin in .

Archaeological site
Photo: George Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is an Iron Age broch or dun at the south-east of Loch Ardbhair, Highland, Scotland, UK. stands on an isolated rock at the south end of Loch Ardbhair, a sea inlet, and on its eastern shore, about 100 foot from the mainland, to which it is connected by a rough causeway of boulders, now part displaced.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kylestrome and Kylesku.

Hamlet
Photo: Donald Bain, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village on the north shore of Loch a' Chàirn Bhàin, 2 miles northwest of Unapool, in , and is in the council area of Highland.

Hamlet
Photo: Reboelje, Public domain.
is a fishing hamlet in in the . Until 1984, it was the site of a free ferry. It takes its name from Caolas Cumhann, Gaelic for "narrow strait", which is the channel just to the west of the village that connects Loch Glencoul and Loch Glendubh to Loch a' Chàirn Bhàin.

Hamlet
is a small village, which lies on the western head of Loch in , western , and is in the council area of Highland.

Loch a’ Chàirn Bhàin

Latitude
58.26122° or 58° 15′ 40″ north
Longitude
-5.06986° or 5° 4′ 12″ west
Open location code
9CCP7W6J+F3
Open­Street­Map ID
way 671144012
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­bay
Geo­Names ID
2654073
Wiki­data ID
Q2154391
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Breton to Welsh—“Loch a’ Chàirn Bhàin” goes by many names.
  • Breton: “Loch a‘ Chàirn Bhàin”
  • Cebuano: “Loch Cairnbawn”
  • Cornish: “Loch a‘ Chàirn Bhàin”
  • Dutch: “Loch Cairnbawn”
  • Hausa: “Loch a’ Chàirn Bhhain”
  • Irish: “Loch a‘ Chàirn Bhàin”
  • Irish: “Loch a’ Cháirn Bháin”
  • Manx: “Loch a‘ Chàirn Bhàin”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Loch a‘ Chàirn Bhàin”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Loch a’ Chàirn Bhàin”
  • Old English (ca. 450-1100): “Loch a‘ Chàirn Bhàin”
  • Old English (ca. 450-1100): “Loch a’ Chàirn Bhàin”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Loch a‘ Chàirn Bhàin”
  • Swedish: “Loch Cairnbawn”
  • Welsh: “Loch a‘ Chàirn Bhàin”
  • “Loch a‘ Chàirn Bhàin”

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