Sound of Luing
Sound of Luing is a strait in Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland. Sound of Luing is situated nearby to the hamlet Blackmill Bay, as well as near Ardlarach.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Eilean Dubh Mòr and Shuna.
Eilean Dubh Mòr
Island
Photo: Donald MacDonald, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Eilean Dubh Mòr is an uninhabited island in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. It lies at the mouth of the Firth of Lorn, between the islands of Lunga and Garbh Eileach.
Shuna
Island
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Shuna is one of the Slate Islands offshore of Arduaine lying east of Luing in the Firth of Lorn north of the Sound of Jura on the west coast of Scotland.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Craobh Haven and Ellenabeich.
Craobh Haven
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Craobh Haven is a small purpose-built village and sailing port on the west coast of Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It is situated on the Craignish peninsula, 1 mile to the west of the A816 road, approximately 22 miles south of Oban.
Ellenabeich
Village
Photo: Remi Mathis, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ellenabeich is a small village on the isle of Seil – an island on the east side of the Firth of Lorn, 7 miles southwest of Oban, in Scotland. It is a former slate-mining village and is where parts of Ring of Bright Water were filmed.
Balvicar
Village
Balvicar is a village on the island of Seil, a small island seven miles southwest of Oban, Scotland. It is one of three villages on the island along with Ellenabeich and Clachan-Seil.
Sound of Luing
- Type: Strait
- Also known as: “Scarba Sound”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.21343° or 56° 12′ 48″ northLongitude
-5.66448° or 5° 39′ 52″ westOpen location code
9C8P687P+96OpenStreetMap ID
way 931752461OpenStreetMap feature
natural=straitGeoNames ID
2643405
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Blackmill Bay and Ardlarach.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cnoc Mòr and Eilean nan Ceann.
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