Loch Fad
Loch Fad is a freshwater loch on the Isle of Bute in Scotland. Its name means "long loch" in Scottish Gaelic. It lies on the Highland Boundary Fault. Its surface area is 71 hectares, fairly large for a freshwater loch on an island in Scotland.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Rothesay Castle and Mount Stuart House.
Rothesay Castle
Castle
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Rothesay Castle is a ruined castle in Rothesay, the principal town on the Isle of Bute, in western Scotland. Located at NS086646, the castle has been described as "one of the most remarkable in Scotland", for its long history dating back to the beginning of the 13th century, and its unusual circular plan.
Mount Stuart House
Photo: Colin, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mount Stuart House, on the east coast of the Isle of Bute, Scotland, is a country house built in the Gothic Revival style and the ancestral home of the Marquesses of Bute.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Isle of Bute and Rothesay.
Isle of Bute
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The Isle of Bute is an island in the Firth of Clyde, off the west coast of Scotland. Rothesay is the main town. It is part of the "Costa Clyde" or "Glasgow Riviera", the string of little resorts stretching down the Clyde coast from Gourock through Ayr to Girvan.
Rothesay
Town
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Rothesay is the principal town on the Isle of Bute, in the council area of Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It lies along the coast of the Firth of Clyde. It can be reached by a Caledonian MacBrayne ferry from Wemyss Bay, which also offers an onward rail link to Glasgow Central Station.
Ascog
Village
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Ascog is a small village on the Isle of Bute, within Argyll and Bute council area, Scotland. The village is within the parish of Kingarth, and is situated on the A844.
Loch Fad
- Type: Reservoir
- Description: lake on Bute, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK, outflows to Kirk Dam
- Categories: lake and body of water
- Location: Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.80659° or 55° 48′ 24″ northLongitude
-5.0736° or 5° 4′ 25″ westElevation
33 feet (10 metres)Open location code
9C7PRW4G+JHOpenStreetMap ID
way 55965078OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=reservoirGeoNames ID
2649764Wikidata ID
Q24643120
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Loch Fad” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Loch Fad”
- German: “Loch Fad”
- Swedish: “Loch Fad”
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Localities in the Area
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