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Loch Baile Mhic Chailein

Loch Baile Mhic Chailein is a loch in Argyll, Scotland, situated on the River Creran roughly 5.5km upstream of Loch Creran.

Its name translates from Scottish Gaelic to "Loch of MacColin's Farm".[1]

Loch Baile Mhic Chailein sits in a bed of pelite and quartzite, with alluvium surrounding it.[2] A crannog appears on OS maps of the loch's west shore.[3]

References

  1. ^ midasiak (2019-11-07). "The Gaelic origins of place names in Britain". OS GetOutside. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
  2. ^ "Digimap Discovery Service". digimap.edina.ac.uk. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
  3. ^ "Digimap Discovery Service". digimap.edina.ac.uk. Retrieved 2024-06-12.