Loch Airigh na Beinne is a mountain lochan (small loch) in Assynt, Scotland, roughly 2km southwest of Unapool.

The lochan sits on the northeast slopes of Assynt's iconic Quinag, resting on a bed of Lewisian gneiss.[1] Its name means "Loch of the Mountain Shieling" in Scottish Gaelic.[2]

A 2020 survey of the loch found several aquatics "typically found in such acid waters", including the white water-lily, water lobelia, bulrush, and floating spike-rush. Surveyors also found evidence of caddisfly and northern eggar populations.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b David (2020-12-29). "Loch Airigh na Beinne - Exploring Quinag". Assynt Field Club. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
  2. ^ midasiak (2019-11-07). "The Gaelic origins of place names in Britain". OS GetOutside. Retrieved 2024-05-20.


Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loch_Airigh_na_Beinne
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