Loch Killin
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Loch Killin is a small loch
in the Monadhliath Mountains
, in Highland
, Scotland
. It is about 1.2 miles long, and is one of numerous small lochs close to the southern end of Loch Ness
, the southernmost point of which lies nine miles to the west.
The ship HMS Loch Killin was named after the loch.
Loch
Loch is the Irish and Scottish Gaelic word for a lake or a sea inlet. It has been anglicised as lough, although this is pronounced the same way as loch. Some lochs could also be called a firth, fjord, estuary, strait or bay...
in the Monadhliath Mountains
Monadhliath Mountains
The Monadhliath Mountains, or Monadh Liath , are a range of mountains in Scotland. The name derives from Scottish Gaelic, and means "grey mountains". Running in a northeast to southwest direction, the mountains lie on the western side of Strathspey, to the west of the Cairngorms and to the south...
, in Highland
Highland (council area)
Highland is a council area in the Scottish Highlands and is the largest local government area in both Scotland and the United Kingdom as a whole. It shares borders with the council areas of Moray, Aberdeenshire, Perth and Kinross, and Argyll and Bute. Their councils, and those of Angus and...
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
. It is about 1.2 miles long, and is one of numerous small lochs close to the southern end of Loch Ness
Loch Ness
Loch Ness is a large, deep, freshwater loch in the Scottish Highlands extending for approximately southwest of Inverness. Its surface is above sea level. Loch Ness is best known for the alleged sightings of the cryptozoological Loch Ness Monster, also known affectionately as "Nessie"...
, the southernmost point of which lies nine miles to the west.
The ship HMS Loch Killin was named after the loch.