Holy Loch
The Holy Loch is a sea loch, part of the Firth of Clyde, in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. The "Holy Loch" name is believed to date from the 6th century, when Saint Munn landed there after leaving Ireland. Kilmun Parish Church and Argyll Mausoleum is said to stand where Saint Munn's church was once located.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Blairmore and Strone Golf Course and Loch Loskin.
Loch Loskin
Lake
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Loch Loskin is a freshwater loch in Ardnadam, Argyll and Bute, Scotland. The outflow from the loch is the Milton Burn, which winds its way through Dunoon to the Firth of Clyde. The A885 from Sandbank, known as the "High Road" locally, passes the loch.
Kilmun Parish Church and Argyll Mausoleum
Church
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Kilmun Parish Church and Argyll Mausoleum in Kilmun, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, consists of St Munn's Church, as well as the adjacent mausoleum of the Dukes of Argyll and a historically significant churchyard.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Strone and Kilmun.
Strone
Village
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Strone is a village on the Cowal Peninsula, in Argyll and Bute in the Scottish Highlands at the point where the north shore of the Holy Loch becomes the west shore of the Firth of Clyde. The village lies within the Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park.
Kilmun
Village
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Kilmun is a linear settlement on the north shore of the Holy Loch in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It takes its name from the 7th-century monastic community founded by an Irish monk, St Munn.
Hunters Quay
Village
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Hunters Quay is a village in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Situated between Kirn to the south and Ardnadam to the north, Hunters Quay is the main base of Western Ferries, operating between Hunters Quay and McInroy's Point.
Holy Loch
- Type: Bay
- Description: sea loch in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK
- Categories: inlet and body of water
- Location: Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
Discover Holy Loch from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Ukrainian—“Holy Loch” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Holy Loch”
- Chinese: “神聖湖”
- Chinese: “聖潔海灣”
- Dutch: “Holy Loch”
- French: “Holy Loch”
- German: “Holy Loch”
- Irish: “An Loch Sianta”
- Japanese: “ホーリー・ロッホ”
- Japanese: “ホリー・ロフ”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “An Loch Seunta”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “An Loch Sianta”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Holy Loch”
- Polish: “Holy Loch”
- Swedish: “Holy Loch”
- Turkish: “Holy loch”
- Turkish: “Holy Loch”
- Ukrainian: “Голі-Лох”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Ardnadam and Blairmore.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Strone Point and Ardnadam Bay.
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