Loch nan Caorach
Loch nan Caorach is a lake in Western Isles, Scotland. Loch nan Caorach is situated nearby to the village Torlum, as well as near Griminish.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Borve Castle and Rueval.
Borve Castle
Castle
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Borve Castle, also known as Castle Wearie, and Caisteal Bhuirgh in Scottish Gaelic, is a ruined 14th-century tower house, located at the south-west of the island of Benbecula, in the Western Isles of Scotland.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Benbecula and Balivanich.
Benbecula
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Benbecula is an island in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland, with a population of 1300 in 2021. The name is a medieval mispronunciation: "pen" meaning flat land turned into "ben" for mountain, which it doesn't have.
Balivanich
Village
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Benbecula is an island in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland, with a population of 1300 in 2021. The name is a medieval mispronunciation: "pen" meaning flat land turned into "ben" for mountain, which it doesn't have.
Nunton
Village
Photo: Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Benbecula is an island in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland, with a population of 1300 in 2021. The name is a medieval mispronunciation: "pen" meaning flat land turned into "ben" for mountain, which it doesn't have.
Loch nan Caorach
- Type: Lake
- Category: body of water
- Location: Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.438° or 57° 26′ 17″ northLongitude
-7.345° or 7° 20′ 42″ westOpen location code
9C9JCMQ3+6XOpenStreetMap ID
way 804701524OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=lake
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