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.[1]

Etymology

Allt a' Chaol Ghlinne means "Burn of the Narrow Glen."[2]

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.[1]

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.

56.904°N 5.432°W / 56.904; -5.432


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