Beinn Chaorach
Beinn Chaorach is a hill in the southern foothills of the Grampian Mountains of Scotland. It lies in the Luss Hills of Argyll and Bute, between Loch Lomond and Loch Long.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Steve woodward, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 2,339 feet
- Description: 713m high mountain in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Beinn Chaorach (713m)”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Auchengaich Reservoir and Creag an Leinibh.
Auchengaich Reservoir
Reservoir
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
National grid reference NS27609150 Auchengaich Reservoir was created in 1942 through the construction of an earthfill dam built by the military to supply water to Helensburgh and the Gareloch during World War II.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Garelochhead and Whistlefield.
Garelochhead
Village
Photo: william craig, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Garelochhead is a small town on the Gare Loch in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It is the nearest town to the HMNB Clyde naval base. Garelochhead lies 7 miles northwest of Helensburgh. Loch Lomond is a few miles to the east, and Loch Long to the west.
Whistlefield
Hamlet
Whistlefield is a hamlet on the east shore of Loch Eck on the Cowal Peninsula, in Argyll and Bute, West of Scotland. It is home to the Category C listed building, the Whistlefield Inn, which was established around 1801–1804.
Portincaple
Hamlet
Photo: Hamiltonstone, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Portincaple is a hamlet on the shores of Loch Long in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It was once a fishing village sending its catch to market via the old railway station at Whistlefield.
Beinn Chaorach
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.09334° or 56° 5′ 36″ northLongitude
-4.75442° or 4° 45′ 16″ westElevation
2,339 feet (713 metres)Open location code
9C8Q36VW+86OpenStreetMap ID
node 957522769OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=survey_pointOpenStreetMap feature
natural=peakGeoNames ID
12607459Wikidata ID
Q20581243
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In Other Languages
From Ladin to Welsh—“Beinn Chaorach” goes by many names.
- Ladin: “Beinn Chaorach”
- Welsh: “Beinn Chaorach (713m)”
- Welsh: “Beinn Chaorach”
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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 “Beinn Chaorach”. Photo: Steve woodward, CC BY-SA 2.0.