Corran () is a
hamlet
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on the northern shore of
Loch Hourn
Loch Hourn ( gd, Loch Shubhairne) is a sea loch which separates the peninsulas of Glenelg to the north and Knoydart to the south, on the west coast of Scotland.
Geography
Loch Hourn runs inland from the Sound of Sleat, opposite the island of Sky ...
, in
Lochalsh
Lochalsh is a district of mainland Scotland that is currently part of the Highland (council area), Highland council area. The Lochalsh district covers all of the mainland either side of Loch Alsh - and of Loch Duich - between Loch Carron and Loch ...
in Inverness-shire in the
Highlands
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of Scotland.
It is situated at the foot of Glen Arnisdale, where the River Arnisdale flows past into Loch Hourn.
Corran is at the end of a minor road, about 1 km past the village of
Arnisdale
Arnisdale ( gd, Àrnasdal) is a hamlet in the historic county of Inverness-shire in the local authority area of Highlands of Scotland. It lies on the north shore of Loch Hourn, around down a single-track road from Glenelg. It has a permanent po ...
. A footpath continues to
Kinloch Hourn
Kinloch Hourn is a small settlement at the end of Loch Hourn, in the West Highlands of Scotland. The name comes from the Gaelic, Ceann Loch Shubhairne, for "the head of Loch Hourn". Kinloch Hourn is at the end of of single-track road, which runs ...
.
References
Populated places in Lochalsh
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