Loch a’ Chàirn Bhàin
Loch a' Chàirn Bhàin, or Loch Cairnbawn, is a sea inlet off Eddrachillis Bay on the west coast of the Scottish Highlands north of Ullapool. It was the site of the World War Two midget submarine training base, Port HHZ.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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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 Calbha Beag and Meall Beag.
Calbha Beag
Islet
Photo: John Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Calbha Beag is an uninhabited island in Eddrachillis Bay, off Sutherland, Highland, Scotland. It is immediately to the west of Calbha Mor. An estimate of the area from Ordnance Survey suggest a figure of about 31 hectares, although it has been listed by Rick Livingstone as totalling 45 hectares, possibly including areas exposed at low tide. Calbha Beag is situated 1½ miles northeast of Loch a’ Chàirn Bhàin.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Culkein Drumbeg and Drumbeg.
Culkein Drumbeg
Hamlet
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Culkein Drumbeg is a remote village on the north west coast of Scotland. It is located 0.93 miles north west of Drumbeg in Assynt, Sutherland, in the Highland council area. Culkein Drumbeg is situated 1½ miles southwest of Loch a’ Chàirn Bhàin.
Drumbeg
Village
Drumbeg is a remote crofting village on the north west coast of Scotland in Assynt, Sutherland, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. Drumbeg is situated 2 miles south of Loch a’ Chàirn Bhàin.
Nedd
Hamlet
Nedd is a small village, which lies on the western head of Loch Nedd in Lairg, western Sutherland, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. Nedd is situated 2 miles south of Loch a’ Chàirn Bhàin.
Loch a’ Chàirn Bhàin
- Category: body of water
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Loch a’ Chàirn Bhàin” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Loch Cairnbawn”
- Dutch: “Loch Cairnbawn”
- Irish: “Loch a‘ Cháirn Bháin”
- Irish: “Loch a’ Cháirn Bháin”
- 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”
- Swedish: “Loch Cairnbawn”
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