2012
NB3027 : Achmore: Loch na Craoibhe and Loch nan Falcag
taken 13 years ago, near to Achmore, Isle of Lewis And Harris, Na h-Eileanan an Iar, Scotland
Achmore: Loch na Craoibhe and Loch nan Falcag
These two lochs are virtually linked; according to the larger scale maps there are stepping stones between them - at that thin strip on the left.
In the foreground, we see the end of one of the linear enclosures along the southern side of the A858.
In the foreground, we see the end of one of the linear enclosures along the southern side of the A858.
English/Gaelic names in the Western Isles
In around 1999, the Ordnance Survey replaced English-language placenames in the Western Isles with Gaelic-language names. Some of the more prominent features (e.g. Isle of Barra; Stornoway; Sound of Harris) do have bilingual labels but, on the whole, villages, lochs, peaks etc. generally have the Gaelic names on the modern-day mapping.
Because the English versions have a tendency not to appear on the maps any more, I have decided to use them in my image titles and, as such, a translation will be readily available from the Gaelic labelling on the map.
(NB I have not translated some of the more minor loch and river names, where I have not easily found the English version.)
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- Grid Square
- NB3027 (more nearby 🔍)
- Photographer
- Chris Downer (more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Thursday, 16 August, 2012 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Sunday, 6 January, 2013
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
NB 3012 2761 [10m precision]
WGS84: 58:9.2789N 6:35.3581W - Camera Location
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OSGB36: NB 3015 2961
- View Direction
- SOUTH (about 180 degrees)
