Eas a' Chual Aluinn () in the parish of

Assynt Assynt ( gd, Asainn or ) is a sparsely populated area in the south-west of Sutherland, lying north of Ullapool on the west coast of Scotland. Assynt is known for its landscape and its remarkable mountains, which have led to the area, along with ...

, Sutherland,

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, is the highest waterfall in the

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with a sheer drop of . When in full flow it is over three times higher than

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. The waterfall can be reached by a walk across boggy ground from the road south of

Kylesku Kylesku ( gd, An Caolas Cumhang) is a small, remote fishing hamlet in Sutherland in the Scottish Highlands. Until 1984, it was the site of a free ferry. Village Kylesku is located where Loch Glencoul and Loch Gleann Dubh join to form a sea pa ...

in Sutherland. In good weather, a boat-trip runs from the slipway by the Kylesku Hotel to Loch Beag, from where the waterfall is visible. The name is a corruption of gd, Eas a' Chùil Àlainn, ("waterfall of the beautiful tresses").

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A panorama view of Eas a' Chual Aluinn Waterfalls of Highland (council area) Landforms of Sutherland {{Highland-geo-stub