Loch A’an

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Loch A’an is a remote, high-altitude freshwater loch in the Cairngorms of the Scottish Highlands, renowned for its dramatic mountain scenery and wild, isolated setting.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Loch A’an canonical 2
Lochan Uaine 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf freshwater loch
lake
accessedFrom Cairngorm ski area
Glenmore Forest Park
climate subarctic mountain climate
conservationStatus within protected national park area
country Scotland
drainsInto River Avon
ecosystemType montane freshwater ecosystem
elevation approximately 725 metres above sea level
formedBy glacial erosion
hasFeature corrie loch characteristics
steep-sided glacial basin
hasOutflow River Avon
hasViewOf Cairngorm plateau
linked to: Cairngorms

Shelter Stone Crag
hazard rapidly changing weather
winter snow and ice conditions
locatedIn Cairngorms
Scottish Highlands
locatedInCouncilArea Highland
locatedInMountainRange Grampian Mountains
locatedInProtectedArea Cairngorms National Park
locatedInRegion Strathspey
locatedInRiverSystem River Spey basin
linked to: River Spey
nameLanguage Scottish Gaelic
nameVariant Loch Avon
near Beinn Mheadhoin
Ben Macdui
Cairn Gorm
Cairn Toul plateau
linked to: Cairn Toul

Loch Etchachan
Loch Morlich
notableFor dramatic mountain scenery
isolated location
remote setting
wild character
partOf River Spey catchment
central Cairngorms plateau landscape
popularFor hillwalking
landscape photography
mountaineering
wild camping
surroundedBy granite cliffs
high plateaux
steep corrie walls
waterType freshwater

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Loch Avon nameVariant Loch A’an
The Angel’s Peak overlooks Lochan Uaine
linked to: Loch A’an
Loch A’an Basin contains Loch A’an