Knock Ruan
Knock Ruan is a peak in Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland and has an elevation of 594 feet. Knock Ruan is situated nearby to the suburb Askomill, as well as near Dalintober.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Knockruan Loch and Aucha Lochy.
Knockruan Loch
Reservoir
Photo: Derek Tootill, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Knockruan Loch is a reservoir of the impounding variety, located 2.5 kilometres north of Campbeltown, Scotland, and is one of three lochs supplying water to the town. The earthfill dam is 1.82 metres high and was completed in 1931.
Aucha Lochy
Reservoir
Photo: Johnny Durnan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
National grid reference NR72532231 Aucha Lochy is an impounding reservoir, situated 1 km to the north/north east of Campbeltown and is the main source of freshwater for the town.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Campbeltown and Kilchenzie.
Campbeltown
Photo: RobChafer, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Campbeltown is a town near the south tip of Kintyre, the long narrow peninsula of Argyll in the west of Scotland. It's only 60 mi from Glasgow as the crow flies, but 135 mi by road winding around the many lochs and mountain ranges.
Kilchenzie
Village
Kilchenzie is a small farming community situated 5 miles northwest of Campbeltown on the Kintyre peninsula in Argyll, Scotland. It is reached from north and south by the A83 road. In 1961 it had a population of 69.
Knock Ruan
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 594 feet
- Category: landform
- Location: Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.44703° or 55° 26′ 49″ northLongitude
-5.5805° or 5° 34′ 50″ westElevation
594 feet (181 metres)Open location code
9C7PCCW9+RQOpenStreetMap ID
node 3627289625OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peakGeoNames ID
12614580
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Askomill and Dalintober.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Knock Scalbart and Baraskomill, dun site.
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