Coire an Lochain
Coire an Lochain is a locality in Highland Council, Scotland. Coire an Lochain is situated nearby to the locality Coire an t-Sneachda, as well as near Coire Domhain.Places of Interest
Highlights include Cairn Gorm and Lairig Ghru.
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.
Lairig Ghru
Mountain saddle
Photo: TheCreator, Public domain.
The Lairig Ghru is one of the mountain passes through the Cairngorms of Scotland. The route and mountain pass partially lies on the Mar Lodge Estate. Like many traditional routes, the ends of the route through the Lairig Ghru are like the ends of a frayed rope.
Loch A’an
Photo: Callum Black, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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. Loch A’an is situated 2 miles east of Coire an Lochain.
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 3½ miles southeast of Coire an Lochain.
Coylumbridge
Hamlet
Coylumbridge is a small rural newly built hamlet, that lies six miles northeast of Dalnavert, Highland, and three miles southeast of Aviemore, in the valley of the River Spey, in the west Cairngorms National Park, in Badenoch and Strathspey, Inverness-shire, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. Coylumbridge is situated 6 miles northwest of Coire an Lochain.
Coire an Lochain
- Type: Locality
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.1088° or 57° 6′ 32″ northLongitude
-3.68218° or 3° 40′ 56″ westOpen location code
9C9R4859+G4OpenStreetMap ID
node 1402194387OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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