Loch Skerrols

Loch Skerrols is a lake in Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland. Loch Skerrols is situated nearby to the hamlet Newton of Kilmeny, as well as near the village Bridgend.

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Places of Interest

Highlights include Islay House and Islay Home Farm.

Islay House

Hotel

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Islay House is a Category A listed country house near Bridgend, Islay, in the county of Argyll, in western Scotland on the shores of Loch Indaal.

Islay Home Farm

Farm

Photo: Robert Struthers, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Bridgend Hotel, Bridgend, Islay

Hotel

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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Islay and Bridgend.

Islay

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Islay is an island in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland, with a population of 3,228 in 2011. It's mostly low-lying grazing land and heath, with Port Ellen and Bowmore the main settlements.

Bridgend

Village

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Bridgend is a village on the Inner Hebrides island of Islay off the western coast of Scotland at the tip of Loch Indaal. The village is within the parish of Killarow and Kilmeny.

Bowmore is a small town on the Scottish island of Islay, situated on the banks of the sea loch, Loch Indaal. It serves as administrative capital of the island, and gives its name to the noted Bowmore distillery producing Bowmore single malt scotch whisky. Bowmore is situated 3 miles southwest of Loch Skerrols.

Loch Skerrols

Type: Body of water
Description: lake on Islay, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK
Category: lake
Location: Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

55.79431° or 55° 47′ 40″ north

Longitude

-6.24368° or 6° 14′ 37″ west

Elevation

154 feet (47 metres)

Open location code

9C7MQQV4+PG

OpenStreetMap ID

way 25551867

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

GeoNames ID

2637729

Wikidata ID

Q1867270

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Satellite Map

Discover Loch Skerrols from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Loch Skerrols” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Loch Skerrols”
German: “Loch Skerrols”
Swedish: “Loch Skerrols”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Newton of Kilmeny and Gleann na Dubharaiche.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Eallabus House, Islay and Newton House, Islay.

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