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on the River Carron in

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. The

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and the Kyle of Lochalsh Line a branch of the Highland railway both run along its northwest shore.

Loch Carron Loch Carron (Scottish Gaelic: "Loch Carrann") is a sea loch on the west coast of Ross and Cromarty in the Scottish Highlands, which separates the Lochalsh peninsula from the Applecross peninsula, and from the Stromeferry headland east of Loch ...

is located 8 km downriver.

Geography

The loch has a southwest to northeast orientation. The lochside contains two contrasting land features on the east and west sides, with the north side on a shallow climbing slope. The southend of the loch has an opening, containing the outflow to the River Carron, with several small lochans on the flat plain at the southern end of the loch. On the east side, the cliff face rising to the plateau of

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rising almost vertically on the east coast of the loch, starting beyond the northeast end of the loch and continuing down past the end of the loch, rising even higher before levelling out at Strathcarron. The slope rises to

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at 612 metres. At the east side of the loch, is the mountain of Sgurr na Feartaig at 862 m. The west side, that contains both the railway and road, is a shallow slope which becomes increasing steep rising to

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at 907 m.

Gallery

File:Loch Dùghaill - geograph.org.uk - 473425.jpg, Loch Dùghaill Looking towards Achnashellach. The steep rise leading to the plateau of Creag An Eilein is visible to the right. File:Loch Dùghaill - geograph.org.uk - 1380665.jpg, Loch Dùghaill Looking southwest from near Balnacra. File:Shoreline of Loch Dùghaill - geograph.org.uk - 473430.jpg, Shoreline of Loch Dùghaill Looking across a small bay on the north shore of the loch. File:Looking down on Loch Dùghaill - geograph.org.uk - 773181.jpg, Looking down on Loch Dùghaill File:Loch Dughaill - geograph.org.uk - 167015.jpg, Loch Dughaill. The eastern end of the loch File:Loch Dughaill. - geograph.org.uk - 182834.jpg, Loch Dughaill. Looking southeast from the boathouse. File:Looking over Loch Dùghaill - geograph.org.uk - 1380694.jpg, Looking over Loch Dùghaill From the shore near Balnacra. File:Small bay on Loch Dùghaill - geograph.org.uk - 1380684.jpg, Small bay on Loch Dùghaill File:Loch Dughaill - geograph.org.uk - 1801280.jpg, Loch Dughaill In Glen Shieldaig.

References

Lochs of Highland (council area) Freshwater lochs of Scotland {{Highland-geo-stub