Loch Gilp

Loch Gilp is a small inlet on Loch Fyne, , west of Scotland. The loch gives its name to the nearby town of . The extends from the loch across to Crinan itself.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Kilmory Castle and Kilduskland Reservoir.

Castle
Photo: Patrick Mackie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
, also known as Kilmory House, is a large 19th century house located just to the south of , in old county , on the west coast of Scotland.

Reservoir
Kilduskland is of the impounding variety and is located 2 kilometres west of Ardrishaig, supplying the village with its water supply. The concrete dam is 9 metres high and it was completed in 1906. is situated 2 miles west of Loch Gilp.

Hospital
Photo: Steven Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0.
was a mental health facility in , Scotland. The original building is a Grade C listed building. The hospital is managed by NHS Highland. is situated 2 miles northeast of Loch Gilp.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ardrishaig and Lochgilphead.

Village
Photo: RobNS, Public domain.
is a coastal village on Loch Gilp, at the southern entrance to the in in the west of . It lies immediately to the south of , with the nearest larger town being .

Photo: ambabheg, CC BY 2.0.
is a town at the head of Loch Gilp, an inlet of Loch Fyne. It's the administrative centre of on the west coast of Scotland, and in 2021 had a population of 2240.

Village
is a village situated on the , in , western . is about halfway between on Loch Gilp at the canal's eastern end and Crinan on the to the west. is situated 3½ miles northwest of Loch Gilp.

Loch Gilp

Latitude
56.01738° or 56° 1′ 3″ north
Longitude
-5.43755° or 5° 26′ 15″ west
Open location code
9C8P2H86+XX
Geo­Names ID
2648648
Wiki­data ID
Q3057434
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Satellite Map

Discover Loch Gilp from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Swedish—“Loch Gilp” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Loch Gilp”
  • Cebuano: “Loch Gilp”
  • French: “loch Gilp”
  • French: “Loch Gilp”
  • Irish: “Loch Gilb”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Loch Gilp”
  • Swedish: “Loch Gilp”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Kilmory and Castleton.

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