Meeting of Three Waters

The Meeting of Three Waters is a distinct junction of three rivers in Glen Coe. The rivers join each other with almost right angles between each other due to the geology and faultlines that the rivers follow.

Photo: Enric, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Stob Coire Raineach and Bidean nam Bian.

Stob Coire Raineach

Peak

Photo: Blisco, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Stob Coire Raineach is a peak.

Bidean nam Bian

Peak

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Bidean nam Bian is the highest peak in a group of mountains south of Glen Coe and north of Glen Etive in the Scottish Highlands. With a height of 1,150 metres, it is a Munro and the highest point in Argyll. Bidean nam Bian is situated 2½ miles southwest of Meeting of Three Waters.

Bidean nam Bian - Aonach Dubh

Peak

Photo: Wojsyl, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Bidean nam Bian - Aonach Dubh is a peak.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Aonach Eagach and Kinlochleven.

Aonach Eagach

Locality

Photo: Paul Hermans, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Aonach Eagach is a large mountain ridge in the Scottish Highlands, marking the northern edge of Glen Coe. It stretches east–west for several miles and includes two Munro summits: Sgùrr nam Fiannaidh at 967 m high, and Meall Dearg at 952 m high. Aonach Eagach is situated 1½ miles northwest of Meeting of Three Waters.

Kinlochleven

Village

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Kinlochleven is a village located at the end of end of Loch Leven, Lochaber, Scottish Highlands. To the north lie the Mamores ridge; to the south lie the mountains flanking Glen Coe. Kinlochleven is situated 3½ miles north of Meeting of Three Waters.

Glencoe

Village

Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Glencoe or Glencoe Village is the main settlement in Glen Coe in the Lochaber area of the Scottish Highlands. It lies at the north-west end of the glen, on the southern bank of the River Coe where it enters Loch Leven. Glencoe is situated 5 miles west of Meeting of Three Waters.

Meeting of Three Waters

Type: Waterfall
Description: waterfall in Highland, Scotland, UK
Category: body of water
Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

56.66315° or 56° 39′ 47″ north

Longitude

-4.98081° or 4° 58′ 51″ west

Open location code

9C8QM279+7M

OpenStreetMap ID

node 289106490

OpenStreetMap feature

waterway=waterfall

Wikidata ID

Q6807913

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Highlights: Meeting of the Three Waters and Falls of Glencoe.

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