lochan

/ ˈlɒxən; ˈlɒkən /

noun

1. a small inland loch

Word History and Origins

Origin of lochan¹

C18: Gaelic, diminutive of loch

Example Sentences

The father and son had been in Glen Coe when their bodies were found on the mountain Stob Coire Nan Lochan.

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Police said Tom Parry, 49, and his 12-year-old son Richie, were killed in a fall on the mountain Stob Coire Nan Lochan.

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It is understood he was in the area of a hill called Creag Nan Lochan.

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An Lochan Uaine - meaning the Green Lochan - gets its colour from the Sun reflecting minerals in rocks in and around the lochan.

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An Lochan Uaine lies within an area of surviving ancient Caledonian Forest.

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