Eas a’ Chual Aluinn

Eas a' Chual Aluinn in the parish of Assynt, , , , is the tallest waterfall in the with a drop of 200 m. The waterfall can be reached by a 6-mile walk across boggy ground from the road 3 mi south of in Sutherland.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Waterfall
  • Description: waterfall in Highland, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Eas a‘ Chual Aluinn” and “Eas a‘ Chùal Aluinn”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Glas Bheinn.

Peak
Photo: Mick Garratt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a mountain in the of Scotland. It lies in the Assynt area of , in the far north of the country. A steep and rugged mountain in its own right, Britain's highest waterfall, the Eas a' Chual Aluinn, falls from its slopes. is situated 1½ miles southwest of Eas a’ Chual Aluinn.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Inchnadamph and Kylesku.

Hamlet
Photo: Tagooty, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a hamlet in Assynt, , . The name is an anglicisation of the Gaelic name Innis nan Damh meaning "meadow of the stags". Assynt is a remote area with a low population density. is situated 4 miles southwest of Eas a’ Chual Aluinn.

Hamlet
Photo: Reboelje, Public domain.
is a fishing hamlet in in the . Until 1984, it was the site of a free ferry. It takes its name from Caolas Cumhann, Gaelic for "narrow strait", which is the channel just to the west of the village that connects Loch Glencoul and Loch Glendubh to Loch a' Chàirn Bhàin. is situated 5 miles northwest of Eas a’ Chual Aluinn.

Hamlet
Photo: Donald Bain, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village on the north shore of , 2 miles northwest of Unapool, in , and is in the council area of Highland. is situated 5 miles northwest of Eas a’ Chual Aluinn.

Eas a’ Chual Aluinn

Latitude
58.20446° or 58° 12′ 16″ north
Longitude
-4.92857° or 4° 55′ 43″ west
Open location code
9CCQ633C+QH
Open­Street­Map ID
node 181309140
Open­Street­Map feature
waterway=­waterfall
Wiki­data ID
Q37820
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In Other Languages

From Breton to Western Panjabi—“Eas a’ Chual Aluinn” goes by many names.
  • Breton: “Eas a‘ Chùil Àlainn”
  • Breton: “Eas a’ Chùil Àlainn”
  • Cornish: “Eas a‘ Chùil Àlainn”
  • Cornish: “Eas a’ Chùil Àlainn”
  • Dutch: “Eas a‘ Chual Aluinn”
  • Dutch: “Eas a’ Chual Aluinn”
  • German: “Eas a‘ Chual Aluinn”
  • German: “Eas a’ Chual Aluinn”
  • Irish: “Eas a‘ Chual Aluinn”
  • Irish: “Eas a’ Chual Aluinn”
  • Mazanderani: “ئوشار ایس آچئوال آلیون”
  • Mazanderani: “ایس آچئوال آلیون”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Eas a‘ Chual Aluinn”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Eas a’ Chual Aluinn”
  • Persian: “آبشار ایس آچئوال آلیون”
  • Persian: “ابشار ایس اچئوال الیون”
  • Polish: “Eas a‘ Chual Aluinn”
  • Polish: “Eas a’ Chual Aluinn”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Eas a‘ Chùal Aluinn”
  • Spanish: “Eas a‘ Chual Aluinn”
  • Spanish: “Eas a’ Chual Aluinn”
  • Tajik: “Обшори Эас Чуал Алуин”
  • Tajik: “Шаршараи Эас Чуал Алуин”
  • Tajik: “Эас Чуал Алуин”
  • Urdu: “ایس آچیول آلیون”
  • Western Panjabi: “ایس آ چول الوین”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Stack of Glencoul and Loch Bealach a‘ Bhùirich.

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