Creagan Dubha
Creagan Dubha is a reef in Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland. Creagan Dubha is situated nearby to the hamlet Aldochlay, as well as near the locality Ross Point.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Fraoch Eilean and Luss Parish Church.
Fraoch Eilean
Islet
Photo: paul birrell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Fraoch Eilean is a small island in Loch Lomond, Scotland. Its name means "heather island" in Scottish Gaelic. It is near Luss on the mainland, and according to legend, was used as its prison, indeed on Charles Ross's 1792 Plan of Dunbartonshire, Loch Lomond and its Environs, Fraoch Eilean is marked as "Luss Prison".
Luss Parish Church
Church
Photo: Thrissel, Public domain.
Luss Parish Church is a Church of Scotland church in Luss, Argyll and Bute, dedicated to Saint Kessog. The present church building was constructed in 1875 and underwent major restoration works in 2001.
Inchconnachan
Islet
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Inchconnachan is an island in Loch Lomond in Scotland, in the Trossachs National Park. It is accessible by boat from the village of Luss on the south side of the Loch.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Luss and Balmaha.
Luss
Photo: S. Alexander Gilmour, CC BY 2.0.
Luss in Argyll and Bute is the first sizable village that you reach while heading north along Loch Lomond; 3 miles further north is Inverbeg. Although nowadays bypassed by the A82 main road, they're both busy and touristy, especially Luss where every coach excursion stops for photos and the gift shop, disgorging tourists asking if this is the loch that contains the Loch Ness Monster.
Balmaha
Photo: Colin, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Balmaha is a village in the county of Stirlingshire and Clackmannanshire in central Scotland. With a population of maybe 60, it's the only village along the scenic east bank of Loch Lomond.
Inverbeg
Hamlet
Photo: Colin, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Luss in Argyll and Bute is the first sizable village that you reach while heading north along Loch Lomond; 3 miles further north is Inverbeg. Although nowadays bypassed by the A82 main road, they're both busy and touristy, especially Luss where every coach excursion stops for photos and the gift shop, disgorging tourists asking if this is the loch that contains the Loch Ness Monster. Inverbeg is situated 3½ miles northwest of Creagan Dubha.
Creagan Dubha
- Type: Reef
- Description: skerry in Loch Lomond, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK
- Categories: skerry, lake island, and landform
- Location: Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.10056° or 56° 6′ 2″ northLongitude
-4.62269° or 4° 37′ 22″ westElevation
30 feet (9 metres)Open location code
9C8Q492G+6WOpenStreetMap ID
way 1220370972OpenStreetMap feature
natural=reef
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In Other Languages
“Creagan Dubha” goes by many names.
- Scottish Gaelic: “Creagan Dubha”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Aldochlay and Ross Point.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Eilean Daraich and Eilean na h-Aon Chraoibhe.
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