Loch Creran
Loch Creran is a sea loch in Argyll and Bute, on the west coast of Scotland. It is about 10 kilometres long from its head at Invercreran to its mouth on the Lynn of Lorne, part of Loch Linnhe.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Eriska,crannog on S shore of and Barcaldine Castle.
Eriska,crannog on S shore of
Archaeological site
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Eriska,crannog on S shore of is an archaeological site, which is situated 1½ miles west of Loch Creran.
Barcaldine Castle
Guest house
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Barcaldine Castle is a 17th-century tower house castle located at Barcaldine 9 miles north of Oban, Scotland.
Eriska Hotel
Hotel
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Eriska Hotel is situated 1½ miles northwest of Loch Creran.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Barcaldine and Benderloch.
Barcaldine
Village
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Barcaldine is a small settlement in Scotland centred on the historic Barcaldine House and located on the banks of Loch Creran between Oban and Ballachulish. Barcaldine is situated 2 miles east of Loch Creran.
Benderloch
Village
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Benderloch is a village in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. The name is derived from Beinn eadar dà loch, meaning "mountain between two lochs". Benderloch lies on the A828 road in the coastal parish of Ardchattan and Muckairn, Argyll, Scotland. Benderloch is situated 2½ miles southwest of Loch Creran.
Port Appin
Village
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Port Appin is a village, which is situated 2½ miles north of Loch Creran.
Loch Creran
- Type: Lake
- Description: sea loch in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK, at the north-east of the Firth of Lorne
- Categories: inlet and body of water
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
Discover Loch Creran from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Basque to Swedish—“Loch Creran” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Creran aintzira”
- Catalan: “Loch Creran”
- Cebuano: “Loch Creran”
- French: “Loch Creran”
- German: “Loch Creran”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Loch Creran”
- Swedish: “Loch Creran”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as North Shian and Eriska Village.
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