Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Clachan or Loch a' Chlachain

Clachan or Loch a' Chlachain, a lake in Daviot and Dunlichity parish, Inverness-shire, 8¼ miles S of Inverness. Lying 683 feet above sea-level, it has an utmost length and breadth of ½ and ¼ mile, receives one stream from Loch Duntelchaig, and sends off another to the Nairn. Its splendid trout-fishing has been much spoiled.


(F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4); © 2004 Gazetteer for Scotland)

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a lake"   (ADL Feature Type: "lakes")
Administrative units: Daviot and Dunlichity Parish       Inverness Shire County
Place names: CLACHAN     |     CLACHAN OR LOCH A CHLACHAIN     |     LOCH A CHLACHAIN

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