Loch Indaal
Loch Indaal is a sea loch on Islay, the southernmost island of the Hebrides, off the west coast of Scotland. Together with Loch Gruinart to the north, it was formed by the Loch Gruinart Fault, which branches off the Great Glen Fault.
- Type: Bay
- Description: sea loch on Islay, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Loch Indail”, “Loch na Dàile”, and “Lochindaal”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Loch Indaal Lighthouse and St Kiaran’s Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bruichladdich and Port Charlotte.
Port Charlotte
Village
Bowmore
Town
Photo: Fakirbakir, Public domain.Loch Indaal
- Categories: inlet and body of water
- Location: Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.75° or 55° 45′ north
Longitude
-6.35° or 6° 21′ west
Open location code
9C7MQM22+22
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Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Breton to Swedish—“Loch Indaal” goes by many names.
- Breton: “Loch an Dàil”
- Breton: “Loch an Dàla”
- Catalan: “Loch Indaal”
- Cebuano: “Loch Indaal”
- French: “Loch Indaal”
- German: “Loch Indaal”
- Irish: “Loch an Dàil”
- Japanese: “ロッホ・インダール”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Loch Indaal”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Loch an Dàil”
- Spanish: “Loch Indaal”
- Swedish: “Loch Indaal”
- “Loch an Dàil”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Bruichladdich distillery and Conisby.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Grunnd Loch and Laggan Point.
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