Holy Loch
The Holy Loch is a sea loch, a part of the Cowal peninsula coast 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.Notable Places in the Area
Kilmun Parish Church and Argyll Mausoleum
Church
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. Kilmun Parish Church and Argyll Mausoleum is situated 1¼ miles northwest of Holy Loch. Photo: william craig, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cowal Community Hospital
Hospital
Cowal Community Hospital is a community hospital in Dunoon on the Cowal peninsula, Argyll and Bute in the West of Scotland. Cowal Community Hospital is situated 1½ miles south of Holy Loch. Photo: John Ferguson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kirn Primary School
School
Kirn is a village in Argyll and Bute in the Scottish Highlands on the west shore of the Firth of Clyde on the Cowal peninsula. Kirn Primary School is situated 1½ miles south of Holy Loch.
Localities in the Area
Hunters Quay
Village
Hunters Quay is a village, on the Cowal peninsula in Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands. Photo: Dave Conner, CC BY 2.0.
Kirn
Village
Kirn is a village in Argyll and Bute in the Scottish Highlands on the west shore of the Firth of Clyde on the Cowal peninsula. Photo: william craig, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dunoon
Dunoon is the ferry port and only town on the Cowal peninsula, in Argyll and Bute in the Scottish Highlands. Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.Holy Loch
- Type: Bay
- Description: loch
- Category: loch
- Location: Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
Latitude 55.9833° or 55° 59' north | Longitude -4.9167° or 4° 55' west |
GeoNames ID 2646677 |
Also Known As
- 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: ホリー・ロフ
- Japanese: ホーリー・ロッホ
- Norwegian Nynorsk: An Loch Seunta
- Norwegian Nynorsk: An Loch Sianta
- Norwegian Nynorsk: Holy Loch
- Polish: Holy Loch Refit Site One
- Swedish: Holy Loch
- Turkish: Holy Loch
- Turkish: Holy loch
In the Area
Localities
Landmarks
- Strone PointPoint, 3400 feet east
- Ardnadam BayBay, 1 mile west
- River EachaigStream, 1½ miles northwest
- Dunoon & District General HospitalHospital, 2 miles south
Other Places
- Kilmun ArboretumGarden, 3400 feet west
- Hunters Quay HotelHotel, 1 mile south
- Hafton HouseBuilding, 1¼ miles south
- Best Western Argyll HotelHotel, 2 miles south
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