Loch Striven
Loch Striven is a sea loch in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. The loch meets the Firth of Clyde and the Kyles of Bute just north of the Isle of Bute, and forms a narrow inlet about 8 miles long extending north into the Cowal Peninsula.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Inlet
- Description: sea loch in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Loch Strivan” and “Locke Striven”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Cruach nan Capull and Inverchaolain Church.
Cruach nan Capull
Peak
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cruach nan Capull is a mountain on the Cowal Peninsula near Loch Striven, in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It stands on the north western side of Loch Striven, south of Glen Lean, and rises to a height of 612m. Cruach nan Capull is situated 2 miles northeast of Loch Striven.
Inverchaolain Church
Church
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Inverchaolain Church is a former Church of Scotland church building in Inverchaolain, Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Located on the eastern shores of Loch Striven, just north of Inverchaolain Burn, the church was built in 1912. Inverchaolain Church is situated 1½ miles southeast of Loch Striven.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Colintraive and Ardtaraig.
Colintraive
Village
Colintraive is a village in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Once the site where cattle were swum across the narrows to the Isle of Bute, the MV Loch Dunvegan — a ferry operated by Caledonian MacBrayne — now provides a link to the island. Colintraive is situated 3 miles southwest of Loch Striven.
Ardtaraig
Hamlet
Ardtaraig is a hamlet lying at the head of Loch Striven on the Cowal Peninsula, in Argyll and Bute, West of Scotland. The hamlet is on the single track B836 road. Ardtaraig is situated 3½ miles north of Loch Striven.
Sandbank
Village
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Sandbank is a village in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It is located 2.5 miles north of Dunoon on the coastal A815 or the inland A885. It sits on the southern shore of the Holy Loch, a sea loch of the Firth of Clyde. Sandbank is situated 6 miles east of Loch Striven.
Loch Striven
- Categories: inlet and body of water
- Location: Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Norwegian Nynorsk—“Loch Striven” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Loch Striven”
- Chinese: “史翠芬海灣”
- French: “Loch Striven”
- German: “Loch Striven”
- Japanese: “ストリヴェン湖”
- Japanese: “ストリベレン湖”
- Japanese: “ストリベン湖”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Loch Sroigheann”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Loch Striven”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Inverchaolain and Ardtarig.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Sgian Dubh and Stuchdan Capuill.
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Loch Striven”. Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.