Asgog Loch
Asgog Loch is a natural freshwater loch in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It is located about 4 kilometres southwest of Tighnabruaich, on the Cowal peninsula.Photo: Leslie Barrie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Body of water
- Description: lake dammed as a reservoir in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK, outflows east via a watercourse to Allt Osda
- Also known as: “Ascog” and “Loch Ascog”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Tighnabruaich Lifeboat Station.
Tighnabruaich Lifeboat Station
Building
Photo: Johnny Durnan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tighnabruaich Lifeboat Station is located at the harbour at Tighnabruaich, a village on the Cowal peninsula, on the Kyles of Bute, in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Tighnabruaich Lifeboat Station is situated 2½ miles northeast of Asgog Loch.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Millhouse and Portavadie.
Millhouse
Village
Photo: Phil Champion, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Millhouse is a village in the parish of Kilfinan. It is located on the B8000 road, and is inland from Kames in the east and Portavadie in the west, on the Cowal Peninsula, in Argyll and Bute, west of Scotland.
Portavadie
Village
Photo: J M Briscoe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Portavadie is a village on the shores of Loch Fyne and the coast of the Cowal Peninsula, in Argyll and Bute, West of Scotland. Portavadie is also the site of a yard built for the construction of oil platforms, which has since been converted into a marina.
Kames
Village
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kames is a small village on the Cowal Peninsula, in Argyll and Bute, west of Scotland, on the shore of the west arm of the Kyles of Bute. Kames is now part of a continuous coastal strip of housing that joins onto Tighnabruaich. Kames is situated 1½ miles northeast of Asgog Loch.
Asgog Loch
- Categories: lake and reservoir
- Location: Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.8837° or 55° 53′ 1″ northLongitude
-5.28142° or 5° 16′ 53″ westElevation
177 feet (54 metres)Open location code
9C7PVPM9+FCOpenStreetMap ID
way 26342149OpenStreetMap feature
natural=water
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Asgog Loch” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Asgog Loch”
- French: “Asgog Loch”
- Swedish: “Asgog Loch”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Auchoirk Farm and Derybruich.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ascog Keep and Cnoc a‘ Chaisteil.
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