Loch an Òir

Loch an Òir is in Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland. Loch an Òir is situated nearby to the locality Lag nan Capull, as well as near Lag Beithe.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Beinn an Òir and Beinn Shiantaidh.

Beinn an Òir

Peak

Photo: KPiG, Public domain.

Beinn an Òir is the highest peak of the Paps of Jura on the island of Jura, Scotland. It is the highest peak on the island, standing at 785 metres, and is thereby a Corbett.

Beinn Shiantaidh is the second highest peak of the Paps of Jura on the island of Jura, Scotland. It stands at 757 metres above sea level, and with over 300 metres of relative height is therefore a Graham.

Beinn a’ Chaolais

Peak

Beinn a' Chaolais is the lowest peak of the Paps of Jura on the island of Jura, Scotland. It stands at 733 metres above sea level, and with over 300 metres of relative height is therefore a Graham. Beinn a’ Chaolais is situated 1½ miles south of Loch an Òir.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Isle of Jura and Bunnahabhain.

Isle of Jura

Photo: Bjarne Henning Kvaal…, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Jura is an island in the Inner Hebrides, off the west coast of Scotland. It's 30 miles long by 7 miles wide, with a population of only 196 in 2011. It has poor boggy soil and three conical hills known as the Paps of Jura.

Bunnahabhain

Hamlet

Photo: Reading Tom, CC BY 2.0.

Bunnahabhain is a village on the northeast coast of the isle of Islay, which is in the Argyll and Bute area of Scotland, in the Inner Hebrides group of islands. It is also the name of a malt whisky distillery located there. Bunnahabhain is situated 5 miles southwest of Loch an Òir.

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 6 miles southwest of Loch an Òir.

Loch an Òir

Type: Body of water
Also known as: “Loch an Oir”
Location: Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

55.91004° or 55° 54′ 36″ north

Longitude

-6.00984° or 6° 0′ 35″ west

Elevation

1,388 feet (423 metres)

Open location code

9C7MWX6R+23

OpenStreetMap ID

way 30912358

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

GeoNames ID

12557198

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