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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Allt A' Chaol Ghlinne

Allt a' Chaol Ghlinne—also spelled Allt a' Chaol-ghlinne—is a river in the Lochaber area of Highland, Scotland. Located in a glen (valley) within the Northwest Highlands of the Scottish Highlands, Allt a' Chaol Ghlinne is a tributary to the River Finnan, which itself flows into Loch Shiel.

Etymology

Allt a' Chaol Ghlinne means "Burn of the Narrow Glen."

Course

Rising near the Meall Coire na Saobhaidh mountain in the Northwest Highlands, Allt a' Chaol Ghlinne flows an easterly course, receiving its waters from a large drainage basin in the valley north of Sgùrr an Fhuarain Duibh. After curving southeast, Allt a' Chaol Ghlinne reaches Corryhully, where it flows into the River Finnan.

References

  1. ^ Loch Arkaig (Map). 1:63,360. Seventh Series. Ordnance Survey. 1961. Sheet 35. Retrieved 3 October 2022 – via the National Library of Scotland.
  2. ^ Macdonald, Mary Isabella Campbell (1937). Hail! Caledonia: Land of Isles and Glens. Oliver and Boyd. p. 140. Retrieved 3 October 2022.

56°54′14″N 5°25′55″W / 56.904°N 5.432°W / 56.904; -5.432