Loch Scaven
id:
loch-scaven-199-17162380
title:
Loch Scaven
text:
Loch Scaven is a small freshwater loch at the head of Glen Carron near the source of the River Carron, Wester Ross, Scotland. It is about 6.4 km (4.0 mi) southwest of Achnasheen and 3.2 km (2.0 mi) upstream from Loch Gowan. The loch's name derives from a local legend involving a kelpie. The Scottish Gaelic sgamhan means "lungs": according to custom, when a kelpie devoured its unfortunate victim, their lungs would float to the loch's surface. The loch tends in a northeast to southwest direction a
brand slug:
wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
Freshwater loch in Wester Ross, Scotland
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loch_Scaven
date created:
date modified:
2024-01-13T22:13:51Z
main entity:
{"identifier":"Q3257710","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3257710"}
image:
{"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5e/Loch_Sgamhain%2C_looking_west_-_geograph.org.uk_-_56689.jpg","width":640,"height":439}
fields total:
13
integrity:
15