Eas a' Chual Aluinn
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| Eas a' Chual Aluinn | |
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| File:Eas a Chual Aluinn from Loch Beag - geograph.org.uk - 29980.jpg The falls from Loch Beag | |
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| Location | Assynt, Highland, Scotland |
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| Type | Tiered |
| Total height | 200 m (660 ft) |
Eas a' Chual Aluinn (grid reference NC281278) in the parish of Assynt, Sutherland, Highland, Scotland, is the tallest waterfall in the United Kingdom[1] with a sheer drop of 200 m (660 ft). At full flow, is nearly four times taller than Niagara Falls.[2]
The waterfall can be reached by a 6-mile (10-kilometre) walk across boggy ground from the road 3 mi (5 km) south of Kylesku in Sutherland.[3] In good weather, a boat-trip runs from the slipway by the Kylesku Hotel to Loch Beag, from where the waterfall is visible.
The name is a corruption of Scottish Gaelic: Eas a' Chùil Àlainn, ("waterfall of the beautiful tresses").
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