Falls of Glomach

Falls of Glomach

Infobox Waterfall
name = Falls of Glomach


caption = Falls of Glomach
location = flagicon|Scotland Ross-shire, Scotland
type =
height = 113 m / 370 ft
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number_drops =
average_flow =
world_rank = The Falls of Glomach, in Ross-shire, Scotland, is one of the highest waterfalls in Britain, at 113 m (370 ft). It has the largest single drop of any waterfall in Britain.

The falls border Kintail, donated to the National Trust for Scotland in 1944 and subsequently incorporating West Affric in 1993. It is not easily reached on foot, requiring an 8 kilometre trek through remote and wild countryside.

External links

* [http://www.walkhighlands.co.uk/kintail/Fallsofglomach.shtml Walk details at walkhighlands.co.uk]
* [http://www.visithighlands.com/seeanddo/places/natural/naturalfeatures/waterfalls/?view=Wide Details at visithighlands.com]
* [http://www.nts.org.uk/web/site/home/visit/places/Property.asp?PropID=10104&NavPage=10104&NavId=5122 NTS Kintail]


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