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Loch Fada

Loch Fada is a loch located on the Inner Hebridean island of , . It extends between Kiloran and Lower Kilchattan approximately 3 km and is the largest loch on Colonsay.
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Photo: Bob Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Type: Lake
  • Description: lake on the island of Colonsay, Scotland, outflows north to Abhainn a‘ Mhuilinn
  • Also known as: “Loch Fad”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Dùn Eibhinn and Colonsay Airport.

Fort
Photo: Jlmcafee, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, also known as Dun Evan, Dun Eivan or Fort of Eyvind, is a hillfort located on the Inner Hebridean island of , Scotland. The site is located at grid reference NR38229439.

Aerodrome
Photo: Gordon Ross, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is located on the island of , , . Located 3 nautical miles west of , it is a small airport, with 25-minute flights every Tuesday and Thursday to by Hebridean Air Services.

Manor estate
Photo: Catriona Colonsay, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a Georgian country house on the island of , in the Scottish . It is a Category B listed building, and is now in the ownership of the Barons Strathcona.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Colonsay and Scalasaig.

Photo: Catriona Colonsay, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an island in the , about 8 miles long by 2½ miles wide, with Scalasaig as its main settlement and ferry pier. is rocky yet fertile, with fine beaches, and had a population of 135 in 2011.

Village
Photo: dun deagh, CC BY-SA 2.0.
lies on the east coast of , in the council area of of Scotland. It is the main settlement on the island and its only port; thus tourists arriving by ferry must pass through it on the way to any part of the isle.

Loch Fada

Latitude
56.07943° or 56° 4′ 46″ north
Longitude
-6.21276° or 6° 12′ 46″ west
Elevation
128 feet (39 metres)
Open location code
9C8M3QHP+QV
Open­Street­Map ID
way 211531986
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­lake
Geo­Names ID
2649761
Wiki­data ID
Q3257697
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Loch Fada” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Loch Fada”
  • French: “loch Fada”
  • French: “Loch Fada”
  • Swedish: “Loch Fada”

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Localities in the Area

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Loch Fada”. Photo: Bob Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.