Cruach na Speireig

Cruach na Speireig is a hill in Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland and has an elevation of 837 feet. Cruach na Speireig is situated nearby to the village Cairnbaan, as well as near the hamlet Bellanoch.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Daill Loch and Gleann Loch.

Daill Loch

Photo: Patrick Mackie, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Daill Loch is an impounding reservoir located 5 kilometres west north west of Lochgilphead and 1.5 kilometres south of the Crinan Canal. It is one of a number of lochs supplying water to the canal. The earthen dam is 8.1 metres high and was completed in 1930.

Gleann Loch

Photo: Patrick Mackie, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The loch runs south west to north east and is an impounding reservoir located to the west of Lochgilphead, Scotland. It is one of a number of lochs supplying water to the Crinan Canal.

Kilduskland Reservoir

Reservoir

Photo: Alan Davidson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Kilduskland Reservoir is of the impounding variety and is located 2 kilometres west of Ardrishaig, supplying the village with its water supply. The concrete dam is 9 metres high and it was completed in 1906. Kilduskland Reservoir is situated 2 miles south of Cruach na Speireig.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cairnbaan and Lochgilphead.

Cairnbaan

Village

Cairnbaan is a village situated on the Crinan Canal, in Argyll and Bute, western Scotland. Cairnbaan is about halfway between Ardrishaig on Loch Gilp at the canal's eastern end and Crinan on the Sound of Jura to the west. Cairnbaan is situated 1½ miles northeast of Cruach na Speireig.

Lochgilphead

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Lochgilphead is a town at the head of Loch Gilp, an inlet of Loch Fyne. It's the administrative centre of Argyll and Bute on the west coast of Scotland, and in 2021 had a population of 2240.

Achnamara

Village

Photo: David Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Achnamara is a village in the Scottish council area of Argyll and Bute. Its location is approximately 56°1' N 5°34' W. Achnamara means 'field by the sea'. Achnamara is situated 3 miles southwest of Cruach na Speireig.

Cruach na Speireig

Type: Hill with an elevation of 837 feet
Category: landform
Location: Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

56.04507° or 56° 2′ 42″ north

Longitude

-5.50072° or 5° 30′ 3″ west

Elevation

837 feet (255 metres)

Open location code

9C8P2FWX+2P

GeoNames ID

12614548

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Localities in the Area

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