Loch Coruisk

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Loch Coruisk is a remote, freshwater loch in the heart of the Cuillin mountains on the Isle of Skye in Scotland, renowned for its dramatic, rugged scenery and popularity with hikers and climbers.

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Loch Coruisk canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf freshwater loch
lake
tourist attraction
accessibleFrom Elgol by boat
Kilmarie on foot
Sligachan on foot
country Scotland
elevation approximately 10 metres above sea level
emptiesInto Loch Scavaig
hasFeature frequent mist and cloud
narrow gorge at outflow
rocky shoreline
steep surrounding peaks
hasHazard rapidly changing weather
remote terrain
slippery rocks
hasViewOf Cuillin
surface form: Black Cuillin ridge

Loch Scavaig
inflow Allt a’ Choire Riabhaich
languageOfName Scottish Gaelic
locatedIn Cuillin
surface form: Cuillin Hills

Highland council area
Inner Hebrides
Isle of Skye
northwest Scotland
locatedOn Isle of Skye west coast
mentionedIn 19th-century travel literature
nameMeaning possibly "cauldron of water" or "corrie of water" in Gaelic
near Blà Bheinn
surface form: Bla Bheinn

Elgol
Glen Sligachan
Sgurr na Stri
notableFor dramatic mountain scenery
remote location
rugged landscape
outflow Scavaig River
partOf Cuillin
surface form: Black Cuillin

Scottish Highlands landscape
popularFor hiking
landscape photography
mountaineering
rock climbing
protectedBy Scottish access laws
region Cuillin
surface form: Cuillin mountains
shape long and narrow
visitedBy climbers
hikers
tourists
waterType freshwater

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Isle of Skye hasBodyOfWater Loch Coruisk
Cuillin hasViewOf Loch Coruisk
Minginish near Loch Coruisk