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
editAllt a' Chaol Ghlinne means "Burn of the Narrow Glen."[2]
Course
editRising 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
edit- ^ a b Loch Arkaig (Map). 1:63,360. Seventh Series. Ordnance Survey. 1961. Sheet 35. Retrieved 3 October 2022 – via the National Library of Scotland.
- ^ 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