Loch an Sgoltaire
Loch an Sgoltaire is an impounding reservoir located on the Inner Hebridean island of Colonsay, Scotland. It is located at grid reference NR386972, northwest of Kiloran and is the main source of fresh water for the island.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Dr Julian Paren, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Lake
- Description: lake dammed as a reservoir on Colonsay, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK, outflows south to Abhainn nan Toiteanan
- Also known as: “Loch Sgoilte” and “Loch Sgoltair”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Colonsay House and Loch Fada.
Colonsay House
Manor estate
Photo: Catriona Colonsay, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Colonsay House is a Georgian country house on the island of Colonsay, in the Scottish Inner Hebrides. It is a Category B listed building, and is now in the ownership of the Barons Strathcona.
Loch Fada
Lake
Photo: Bob Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Loch Fada is a loch located on the Inner Hebridean island of Colonsay, Scotland. It extends between Kiloran and Lower Kilchattan approximately 3 km and is the largest loch on Colonsay.
Riasg Buidhe Cross
Wayside cross
Photo: Karenjc, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Riasg Buidhe Cross is a cross standing in the gardens of Colonsay House on the Inner Hebridean island of Colonsay, Scotland. It takes its name from the now abandoned and ruined village of Riasg Buidhe, about 1+1⁄2 miles southeast of Colonsay House, where it was found in the nineteenth century.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Scalasaig and Colonsay.
Scalasaig
Village
Photo: dun deagh, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Scalasaig lies on the east coast of Colonsay, in the council area of Argyll and Bute of Scotland. It is the main settlement on the island and its only port; thus tourists arriving by ferry must pass through it on the way to any part of the isle.
Colonsay
Photo: Catriona Colonsay, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Colonsay is an island in the Inner Hebrides, about 8 miles long by 2½ miles wide, with Scalasaig as its main settlement and ferry pier. Colonsay is rocky yet fertile, with fine beaches, and had a population of 135 in 2011.
Loch an Sgoltaire
- Categories: reservoir 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 Cebuano to Swedish—“Loch an Sgoltaire” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Loch an Sgoltaire”
- French: “loch an Sgoltaire”
- French: “Loch an Sgoltaire”
- Swedish: “Loch an Sgoltaire”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Upper Kilchattan and Urugaig.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Colonsay House and Cnoc Callanta.
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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 an Sgoltaire”. Photo: Dr Julian Paren, CC BY-SA 2.0.