Loch Beannacharan
Loch Beannacharan is a freshwater loch in Glen Strathfarrar, situated roughly 9.5 kilometres west of the village of Struy. The loch sits on the River Farrar, which runs from Loch Monar to meet the River Glass, forming the River Beauly.Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Body of water
- Description: lake dammed as reservoir in Highland, Scotland, UK on the River Farrar
- Also known as: “Beannacharan reservoir”, “Beannachran reservoir”, “Loch Beanacharan”, “Loch Beannachran”, and “Loch Bunacharan”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Deanie Power Station and Sgorr na Dìollaid.
Sgorr na Dìollaid
Peak
Photo: Donald Thomas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sgorr na Dìollaid is a mountain in the Northwest Highlands of Scotland. It is situated between Glen Strathfarrar and Glen Cannich, 7 km north-west of the village of Cannich. Sgorr na Dìollaid is situated 2½ miles southwest of Loch Beannacharan.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cannich and Struy.
Cannich
Village
Photo: Alasdair MacDonald, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cannich is a village at the southern end of Strathglass, in the Highlands of Scotland, about 26 miles west of the city of Inverness. It is at the furthest point of the A831 that loops around the Aird from Beauly to Drumnadrochit. Cannich is situated 4½ miles southeast of Loch Beannacharan.
Struy
Village
Photo: Jambamkin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Struy is a small village at the end of Glen Strathfarrar, about 15 km south-west of Beauly in the Highland council area of Scotland. Struy is situated 6 miles east of Loch Beannacharan.
Loch Beannacharan
- Categories: reservoir and lake
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
57.40926° or 57° 24′ 33″ northLongitude
-4.81534° or 4° 48′ 55″ westElevation
1,040 feet (317 metres)Open location code
9C9QC55M+PVOpenStreetMap ID
way 59338028OpenStreetMap feature
natural=water
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Swedish—“Loch Beannacharan” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Loch Beannacharan”
- Cebuano: “Loch Beannacharan”
- French: “loch Beannacharan”
- French: “Loch Beannacharan”
- German: “Loch Banchron”
- German: “Loch Beannacharan”
- German: “Loch Bunacharan”
- Irish: “Loch Beannacharan”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Loch Beannacharan”
- Swedish: “Loch Beannacharan”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Loch Beannacharan Dam and Loch an Airjgh Fhraoich.
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