Allt a' Chaol Ghlinne—also spelled Allt a' Chaol-ghlinne—is a

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in the

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area of

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. Located in a

glen A glen is a valley, typically one that is long and bounded by gently sloped concave sides, unlike a ravine, which is deep and bounded by steep slopes. Whittow defines it as a "Scottish term for a deep valley in the Highlands" that is "narrower ...

(valley) within the Northwest Highlands of the

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, Allt a' Chaol Ghlinne is a

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to the

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, 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

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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

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