Scotland
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Argyll & Bute

Firth of Lorn

The Firth of Lorn or Lorne is the inlet of the sea between the south-east coast of the and the mainland of Scotland. It includes a number of islands, and is noted for the variety of wildlife habitats that are found.
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  • Type: Strait
  • Description: sea loch in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Firth of Lorne”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Seil and Insh Island.

Photo: Red Rose Exile, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is an island connected by bridge to the mainland of on the west coast of Scotland. It has limited accommodation and is usually visited as a day trip from 12 mi north.

Island
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or simply Insh is an uninhabited island west of the island of in the Firth of Lorn, . One of the Slate Islands, lies a mile northeast of Ellenabeich in .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ellenabeich and Balvicar.

Village
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is a small village on the isle of – an island on the east side of the Firth of Lorn, 7 miles southwest of , in the council area of , Scotland.

Village
is a village on the island of , a small island seven miles southwest of , . It is one of three villages on the island along with and Clachan-Seil.

Firth of Lorn

Latitude
56.32344° or 56° 19′ 24″ north
Longitude
-5.67594° or 5° 40′ 33″ west
Open location code
9C8P88FF+9J
Open­Street­Map ID
way 931752463
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­strait
Geo­Names ID
2643591
Wiki­data ID
Q1444742
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Firth of Lorn” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “خط لورن البحري”
  • Basque: “Firth of Lorn”
  • Catalan: “Fiord de Lorn”
  • Cebuano: “Firth of Lorn”
  • Chinese: “洛恩灣”
  • Czech: “Firth of Lorn”
  • Dutch: “Firth of Lorn”
  • Dutch: “Firth of Lorne”
  • Estonian: “Lorni laht”
  • French: “An Linne Latharnach”
  • French: “Firth of Lorn”
  • French: “Firth of Lorne”
  • German: “Firth of Lorn”
  • Hebrew: “לשון הים של לורן”
  • Interlingua: “Firth o Lorn”
  • Irish: “An Linne Latharnach”
  • Japanese: “ローン湾”
  • Korean: “론만”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “An Linne Latharnach”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Firth of Lorn”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Firth of Lorne”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Firth of Lorn”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Firth of Lorne”
  • Norwegian: “Firth of Lorn”
  • Scots: “Firth o Lorn”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “An Linne Latharna”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “An Linne Latharnach”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Linne Latharna”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Firth of Lorn”
  • Slovenian: “An Linne Latharnach”
  • Slovenian: “Firth of Lorn”
  • Slovenian: “Firth of Lorne”
  • Spanish: “Fiordo de Lorn”
  • Swedish: “Firth of Lorn”
  • Turkish: “Lorn Fiyordu”
  • Welsh: “Moryd Lorn”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Easdale Sound and Easdale.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Dun Mor and Ellenabeich Heritage Centre.

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