Coire an Lochain
Coire an Lochain is a locality in Highland Council, Scotland. Coire an Lochain is situated nearby to the locality Leac an t_Sneachda, as well as near Aonach an Nid.Places of Interest
Highlights include Ben Nevis and Aonach Mòr.
Ben Nevis
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ben Nevis is the highest mountain in the United Kingdom, at 1344.527 m / 4413 ft - it gained about a metre during a 2016 official survey. It's near the town of Fort William in the Scottish Highlands, at the southwest end of the Great Glen.
Aonach Mòr
Peak
Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Aonach Mòr is a mountain in the Scottish Highlands. It is located about two miles northeast of Ben Nevis on the south side of Glen Spean, near Fort William.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Glen Nevis and Achriabhach.
Glen Nevis
Village
Photo: Bert Kaufmann, CC BY 2.0.
Glen Nevis is a glen in Lochaber, Highland, Scotland, with Fort William at its foot. It is bordered to the south by the Mamore range, and to the north by the highest mountains in the British Isles: Ben Nevis, Càrn Mor Dearg, Aonach Mòr, and Aonach Beag. Glen Nevis is situated 4½ miles west of Coire an Lochain.
Achriabhach
Hamlet
Photo: Andrew Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Achriabhach is a hamlet in Glen Nevis, Lochaber, Highland, Scotland. Achriabhach is adjacent to the Ben Nevis Site of Special Scientific Interest as designated by Scottish Natural Heritage. Achriabhach is situated 4½ miles southwest of Coire an Lochain.
Spean Bridge
Village
Photo: peter henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Spean Bridge is a village in the parish of Kilmonivaig, in Lochaber in the Highland region of Scotland. The village takes its name from the Highbridge over the River Spean on General Wade's military road between Fort William and Fort Augustus, and not from Thomas Telford's bridge of 1819 which carries the A82 over the river at the heart of the village. Spean Bridge is situated 5 miles north of Coire an Lochain.
Coire an Lochain
- Type: Locality
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.82141° or 56° 49′ 17″ northLongitude
-4.95908° or 4° 57′ 33″ westOpen location code
9C8QR2CR+H9OpenStreetMap ID
node 1210322479OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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