Loch Sealbhanach | |
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![]() Loch Sealbhanach from its northern shore | |
Location | Scottish Highlands |
Coordinates | 57°20′26″N 4°56′13″W / 57.340617°N 4.936995°W |
Primary outflows | River Cannich |
Basin countries | Scotland, United Kingdom |
Max. length | 1.16 km (0.72 mi) |
Max. width | 428.9 m (1,407 ft) |
Surface elevation | 200 m (660 ft) |
Loch Sealbhanach is a freshwater loch in Glen Cannich, Scotland.
Sir John Murray recorded the loch as "Loch Sealbhag" in his 1903 survey. [1] This derives from the Scottish Gaelic sealbhag, meaning "sorrel" i.e. "Loch of the Sorrel". [2] The change in name was likely due to a nearby farm named Sealbhanach (recorded by Murray as the Anglicised Shalavanach), meaning "herding-place" i.e. "Loch of the Herding Place". [2] The change appears to have taken place on maps in the 1900s. [3]
Mullardoch Cottage and Mullardoch House, part of Benula Sporting Estate, sit on the loch's western shore. [4]
Loch Sealbhanach | |
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![]() Loch Sealbhanach from its northern shore | |
Location | Scottish Highlands |
Coordinates | 57°20′26″N 4°56′13″W / 57.340617°N 4.936995°W |
Primary outflows | River Cannich |
Basin countries | Scotland, United Kingdom |
Max. length | 1.16 km (0.72 mi) |
Max. width | 428.9 m (1,407 ft) |
Surface elevation | 200 m (660 ft) |
Loch Sealbhanach is a freshwater loch in Glen Cannich, Scotland.
Sir John Murray recorded the loch as "Loch Sealbhag" in his 1903 survey. [1] This derives from the Scottish Gaelic sealbhag, meaning "sorrel" i.e. "Loch of the Sorrel". [2] The change in name was likely due to a nearby farm named Sealbhanach (recorded by Murray as the Anglicised Shalavanach), meaning "herding-place" i.e. "Loch of the Herding Place". [2] The change appears to have taken place on maps in the 1900s. [3]
Mullardoch Cottage and Mullardoch House, part of Benula Sporting Estate, sit on the loch's western shore. [4]