Loch Fada
Loch Fada is a lake in Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland. Loch Fada is situated nearby to the locality Goirtean an Uruisge, as well as near the hamlet Kilmeny.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Body of water
- Description: lake on Islay, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Loch Fada, Islay”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Beinn Dubh and Dun Guaidhre.
Dun Guaidhre
Archaeological site
Photo: Andrew Abbott, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dun Guaidhre, also known as Dùn Ghùaidhre, is an Iron Age fort southwest of Kilmeny, Islay, Scotland. It is protected as a scheduled monument. Local tradition associates the fort with Godred Crovan.
Kilmeny Parish Church
Church
Photo: J M Briscoe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kilmeny Parish Church is situated 1½ miles northwest of Loch Fada.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ballygrant and Keills.
Ballygrant
Village
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Ballygrant is a small village on the Inner Hebrides island of Islay of the western coast of Scotland. The village is within the parish of Killarow and Kilmeny. Ballygrant is situated 2 miles northwest of Loch Fada.
Keills
Village
Photo: J M Briscoe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Keills is a village, which is situated 3 miles north of Loch Fada.
Port Askaig
Village
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Port Askaig is a port village on the east coast of the island of Islay, in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. The village lies on the Sound of Islay across from Jura. Port Askaig is situated 3½ miles north of Loch Fada.
Loch Fada
- Category: lake
- Location: Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.79619° or 55° 47′ 46″ northLongitude
-6.13613° or 6° 8′ 10″ westElevation
430 feet (131 metres)Open location code
9C7MQVW7+FGOpenStreetMap ID
way 26665042OpenStreetMap feature
natural=water
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Loch Fada” goes by many names.
- German: “Loch Fada (Islay)”
- German: “Loch Fada”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Goirtean an Uruisge and Kilmeny.
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Highlights include Lon Broach, dun site and Crannog.
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