Dubh Lighe is a long river in Lochaber, Highland, Scotland that flows the

Gleann Dubh Lighe Gleann Dubh Lighe (also spelled Gleann Dubh-lighe) is a glen (valley) in Lochaber, Highland, Scotland, located at the foot of Streap in the Northwest Highlands mountain range. The Dubh Lighe river flows through the length of the valley. A frequen ...

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), before flowing into Loch Eil, itself giving waters to

Loch Linnhe Loch Linnhe () is a sea loch on the west coast of Scotland. The part upstream of Corran is known in Gaelic as (the black pool, originally known as Loch Abar), and downstream as (the salty pool). The name ''Linnhe'' is derived from the Gaelic w ...

Etymology

''Dub Lighe'' means "dark stream".

Course

Rising from a drainage basin south of Streap in the Northwest Highlands, Dubh Lighe flows a southeasterly course through the eponymous Gleann Dubh Lighe glen. It receives the waters of

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and

Allt Coire an Tuim Allt Coire an Tuim is a river in the Lochaber area of Highland, Scotland, that is a tributary to Dubh Lighe. It flows through the Northwest Highlands of the Scottish Highlands. Course Rising from a drainage basin between the mountains of Be ...

. After flowing under the West Highland Line just east of Glenfinnan via a bridge, Dubh Lighe turns east, and flows into Loch Eil.

References

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