River Carron ( gd, Carrann, IPA:
ˆkÊ°aᵲən̴̪ is a west coast
river in
Wester Ross, in the
Highlands of
Scotland. The river rises in
Ledgowan Forest
Ledgowan Forest is a deer forest in the Scottish North-West Highlands. It stands in Wester Ross to the southwest of Achnasheen. Ledgowan Forest is the location of Carron Bog, the starting point of the River Carron.
Ledgowan Estate (which i ...
. It gathers its head-streams through Carron Bog, then enters
Loch Scaven and flows out from there, passing
Loch Dùghaill
Loch Dùghaill (also anglicised as Loch Doule or Loch Doughaill) is a freshwater tidal loch on the River Carron in Wester Ross, Scotland. The A890 road and the Kyle of Lochalsh Line a branch of the Highland railway both run along its northwest ...
and eventually reaching
Loch Carron.
From
Achnashellach
Achnashellach ( Gaelic: ''Achadh nan Seileach'') is an area in Wester Ross in the Highlands of Scotland, and within the Highland
Highlands or uplands are areas of high elevation such as a mountainous region, elevated mountainous plateau or hi ...
the river meanders southwest through the broad
strath of Glen Carron and expands at one part into
Loch Doule
''Loch'' () is the Scottish Gaelic, Scots and Irish word for a lake or sea inlet. It is cognate with the Manx lough, Cornish logh, and one of the Welsh words for lake, llwch.
In English English and Hiberno-English, the anglicised spelling ...
(or Doughaill). About further southwest, it enters the Inner Sound at the head of
Loch Carron near
Strathcarron.
The
A890 and a branch of the Highland
railway, which extends to
Kyle of Lochalsh, runs along part of the river's southeast shore.
Stocking of juvenile
Atlantic salmon
The Atlantic salmon (''Salmo salar'') is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Salmonidae. It is the third largest of the Salmonidae, behind Siberian taimen and Pacific Chinook salmon, growing up to a meter in length. Atlantic salmon are ...
into the River Carron has brought this
fish back from the brink of local
extinction. Having made a dramatic recovery, the salmon has contributed to an improvement in the biodiversity of the whole area with
kingfishers now established locally, as well as increased numbers of
ospreys visiting.
See also
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Glencarron Platform railway station
Glencarron Platform was an intermediate halt on the Dingwall and Skye Railway between Achnashellach and Achnasheen. It was from , and had a single platform.
It was built in 1873 for the benefit of a local landowner to serve his hunting lodge, ...
References
Carron
River Carron
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