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Loch Tollaidh
Scottish loch / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Loch Tollaidh is a freshwater loch in Wester Ross, Scotland, roughly 2.3km southwest of the village of Poolewe. It sits beside the A832 road in a large expanse of moorland.
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![]() Loch Tollaidh from the A832 road | |
Location | Scottish Highlands |
Coordinates | 57°44′40.3″N 5°37′44.1″W |
Primary outflows | Tollie Burn |
Basin countries | Scotland, United Kingdom |
Max. length | 1.42 km (0.88 mi) |
Max. width | 803 m (2,635 ft) |
Surface elevation | 120 m (390 ft) |
Islands | 4 |
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The loch's name derives from the Scottish Gaelic toll, meaning "hole" or "hollow" i.e. "Loch of the Hollow".[1]
Loch Tollaidh sits on a bedrock of Lewisian gneiss, and has several excellent bouldering crags on its southern shore.[2][3]
Several small islands sit within the loch, the largest of which is believed to have been a crannog. Several texts from the early 20th century describe a later stone "castle" occupying the site, in the hands of Clans MacBeth and then MacLeod before its abandonment in 1480. Underwater remains show evidence of stone causeways.[4]