Eas a' Chual Aluinn (grid reference NC281278) in the parish of Assynt, Sutherland, Highland, Scotland, is the highest waterfall in the United Kingdom[1] with a sheer drop of 200 m (660 ft). When in full flow it is over three times higher than Niagara Falls.[2]

Eas a' Chual Aluinn
The falls from Loch Beag
Location	Assynt, Highland, Scotland
Coordinates	58.20537°N 4.92711°W / 58.20537; -4.92711
Type	Tiered
Total height	200 m (660 ft)

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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