Reservoirs & lochs · Scottish Highlands
Loch a' Chaorainn
Loch a' Chaorainn — lake dammed as reservoir in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK, outflows north to Eas Cailliche.

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- Typical visit
- 1 h–2.5 h
- Dog-friendly
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Loch a' Chaorainn is a reservoir in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "lake dammed as reservoir in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK, outflows north to Eas Cailliche". Coordinates: 55.9160°, -5.5584°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Loch a' Chaorainn (Loch of the Rowan) is a lake dammed as an impounding reservoir which lies 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) north west of Tarbert. The concrete dam is 8.2 metres (27 ft) high and was completed in 1995.
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- Coordinates
- 55.9160, -5.5584
- District
- Argyll and Bute
- Postcode
- PA31 8NZ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber
Sources
- wikidata: Q6664862 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Loch a' Chaorainn (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Dam on Loch a' Chaorainn - geograph.org.uk - 1328632.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Loch a' Chaorainn?
- Loch a' Chaorainn is in Scottish Highlands, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 55.9160°, -5.5584°.