Loch a‘ Chlarain

Loch a‘ Chlarain is a lake in Highland Council, Scotland. Loch a‘ Chlarain is situated nearby to the hamlet Tarvie, as well as near the village Contin.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Rogie Falls and Loch Achonachie.

Rogie Falls

Waterfall

Photo: Andrew Wood, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Rogie Falls are a series of waterfalls on the Black Water, a river in Ross-shire in the Highlands of Scotland. The falls are about 2 kilometres northwest of the village of Contin, next to the A835 road.

Loch Achonachie

Lake

Loch Achonachie is a freshwater loch in Ross-Shire, Scotland, 1.9 kilometres south-west of Contin. Situated on the River Conon, the loch is a manmade reservoir formed from the construction of the Torr Achilty hydroelectric dam in 1955, as part of the Conon Hydro Scheme.

Orrin Power Station

Industrial building

Photo: David Maclennan, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Orrin Power Station is an industrial building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Strathpeffer and Contin.

Strathpeffer

Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Strathpeffer is a village in Easter Ross in the Scottish Highlands, with a population of 1040 in 2020. It has sulphurous springs and grew up in the 19th century as a spa resort, served by a branch railway line.

Contin

Village

Photo: Dave Fergusson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Contin is a Ross-shire village, and a civil parish and community council area between Strathpeffer and Garve in the Highland council area of Scotland. The parish has a population of 675.

Garve

Village

Photo: Donald Bain, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Garve is a village on the Black Water river, in Ross-shire, and is in the Highland Council area of Scotland. It is situated 5 miles northwest of Contin, on the A835, the main road to Ullapool on the west coast, close to where the A832 branches off towards Achnasheen.

Loch a‘ Chlarain

Type: Lake
Category: body of water
Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

57.5853° or 57° 35′ 7″ north

Longitude

-4.6272° or 4° 37′ 38″ west

Open location code

9C9QH9PF+44

OpenStreetMap ID

way 187294189

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

OpenStreetMap feature

water=lake

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Tarvie and Scatwell.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Tarvie Wood and Eilean Mhielidh.

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