Loch A’an
Loch A'an is a remote freshwater loch set deep within the central Cairngorms plateau, in the Cairngorms National Park, located in the eastern Highlands of Scotland.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Callum Black, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Photo: Mike Jardine, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Body of water
- Description: lake in Moray, Scotland, UK, outflows north-east to the River Avon
- Also known as: “Loch Avon”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Beinn Mheadhoin and Cairn Gorm.
Beinn Mheadhoin
Peak
Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Beinn Mheadhoin or Beinn Meadhain is a mountain in the Highlands of Scotland. It is a Munro with a height of 1,182 metres and by some counts it is the twelfth-highest mountain of Great Britain.
Cairn Gorm
Peak
Cairn Gorm is a mountain in the Scottish Highlands. It is part of the Cairngorms range and wider Grampian Mountains. With a summit elevation of 1,245 m above sea level, Cairn Gorm is classed as a Munro and is the sixth-highest mountain in the British Isles.
Beinn a‘ Chaorainn
Peak
Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Beinn a' Chaorainn is a Scottish mountain in the heart of the Cairngorms range. It is quite a remote hill, being located roughly 19 kilometres south east of Aviemore and 14 kilometres north west of Braemar. Beinn a‘ Chaorainn is situated 2 miles east of Loch A’an.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Coire an t-Sneachda and Lairig an Laoigh.
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.
Lairig an Laoigh
Locality
The Lairig an Laoigh is a mountain pass through the Highlands of Scotland. In speech and sometimes in writing the name is reduced to "Lairig Laoigh". It is of glacial origin, dissecting the Cairngorm plateau, and it runs roughly north–south from Speyside to Deeside at one time being used as a drove road. Lairig an Laoigh is situated 1½ miles southeast of Loch A’an.
Loch A’an
- Category: lake
- Location: Moray, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.10311° or 57° 6′ 11″ northLongitude
-3.62683° or 3° 37′ 37″ westElevation
2,375 feet (724 metres)Open location code
9C9R493F+67OpenStreetMap ID
way 5052045OpenStreetMap feature
natural=water
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Loch A’an” goes by many names.
Localities in the Area
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