Lochan Fada
Lochan Fada is in Highland Council, Scotland. Lochan Fada is situated nearby to the nature reserve Knockan Crag, as well as near the peak Meallan Diomhain.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Knockan Crag and Cùl Mòr.
Knockan Crag
Nature reserve
Photo: Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Knockan Crag lies within the North West Highlands Geopark in the Assynt region of Scotland 21 kilometres north of Ullapool. During the nineteenth century Knockan Crag became the subject of much debate when geologists noted that the Moine schists at the top of the crag appeared to be older than the Cambrian and Ordovician rocks such as Durness limestone lower down.
Cùl Mòr
Peak
Photo: Foxie001, Public domain.
Cùl Mòr is a shapely, twin summit mountain in the historic county of Sutherland in the far north west of Scotland whose higher summit is the highest point of Inverpolly. Cùl Mòr is situated 2½ miles northwest of Lochan Fada.
Cul Mor - Creag nan Calman
Peak
Photo: Nick R, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cul Mor - Creag nan Calman is a peak, which is situated 2 miles northwest of Lochan Fada.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Elphin.
Elphin
Hamlet
Photo: Callum Black, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Elphin is a crofting township in Assynt, in the Sutherland area of Highland in Scotland. It lies about 15 miles north of Ullapool. The village contains a telephone box, a post box, a tearoom, a Scottish Mountaineering Club Hut, Grampian Speleological Group Hut, a small caravan site and many self-catering options. Elphin is situated 2½ miles northeast of Lochan Fada.
Lochan Fada
- Type: Body of water
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.02832° or 58° 1′ 42″ northLongitude
-5.08081° or 5° 4′ 51″ westOpen location code
9CCP2WH9+8MOpenStreetMap ID
way 106293780OpenStreetMap feature
natural=water
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