Lochan Fada (The long long) is a large remote and deep freshwater
loch
''Loch'' () is the Scottish Gaelic, Scots language, Scots and Irish language, Irish word for a lake or sea inlet. It is Cognate, cognate with the Manx language, Manx lough, Cornish language, Cornish logh, and one of the Welsh language, Welsh w ...
that is located three miles north-east of
Loch Maree in
Wester Ross in the
Northwest Highlands of
Scotland.
Geography
Lochan Fada lies almost directly north of
Loch Maree running in a parallel direction, separated by a boggy plateau that runs the length of Loch Maree and constitutes the majority of
Letterewe Forest. The plateau is bounded by
Slioch, one of Scotland's
Munros, known as "The Spear" at 981 metres (3218 feet) that dominates the south-eastern end.
In the middle of the plateau is
Beinn Lair
Beinn Lair (859 m) is a mountain in the Northwest Highlands, Scotland. It lies in the Letterewe
Letterewe is a large estate of several tens of thousands of acres on the north-eastern shore of Loch Maree, South-East of Poolewe, in Wester Ross, ...
at (859 m) with several smaller peaks at the north-western end with the highest being
Beinn Airigh Charr
Beinn Airigh Charr (792 m) is a mountain in the Northwest Highlands of Scotland. It lies in Wester Ross, on the northern side of Loch Maree, near to the village of Poolewe.
The mountain is north of the wild Torridon Hills, and offers magni ...
at 792 m. Within the ridge is small remote
Loch Garbhaig that lies below the northern cliffs of Slioch.
A vast number of lochs and lochans surround Lochan Fada. To the north-west lies the largest at
Fionn Loch
Fionn (, ) is a masculine given name in Irish and Scottish Gaelic. In English, it is pronounced "Finn" ( ) or "Fee-on" ( ). It is derived from a byname meaning "white" or "fair-haired". It is the modern variant of Old and Middle Irish: Find and Fin ...
. The area directly north of the loch contains a large number of very small lochans grouped around the mountain
Ruadh Stac Mor
Ruadh Stac Mor or Ruadh-Stac Mòr (Gaelic) is a mountain with a height of in the Northwest Highlands of Scotland. It is located in the Dundonnell and Fisherfield Forest
Fisherfield Forest
The Dundonnell and Fisherfield Forest covers a large ...
at . To the north-east lies
Loch a' Bhraoin. The loch is drained by "Abhainn an Fhasaig", which has carved a steep, rocky gorge, through a waterfall eventually reaching Loch Maree.
Gallery
File:Lochan Fada at sunset - geograph.org.uk - 638801.jpg, Lochan Fada at sunset. In the distance are Beinn Lair on the left and A' Mhaighdean on the right.
File:Outflow from Lochan Fada - geograph.org.uk - 3450084.jpg, Outflow from the loch
File:Early morning on Lochan Fada - geograph.org.uk - 784346.jpg, Early morning on Lochan Fada.
File:Lochan Fada.jpg, Lochan Fada at the south-eastern shore
File:Cairn, pt 831m, NE ridge of Beinn Lair - geograph.org.uk - 1390190.jpg, Cairn on the ridge of Beinn Lair. A glimpse of the top end of Lochan Fada can be seen below.
File:Gairloch , Looking towards Slioch from Grudie - geograph.org.uk - 2226375.jpg, Looking towards Slioch from Grudie with Lochan Fada in the foreground
References
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Freshwater lochs of Scotland
Lochs of Ross and Cromarty
Geography of Ross and Cromarty
Ewe Basin