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Argyll & Bute

Knockruan Loch

Knockruan Loch is a of the impounding variety, located 2.5 kilometres north of , 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.
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Photo: Derek Tootill, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Type: Reservoir
  • Description: reservoir in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK, outflows east via a watercourse to Smerby Burn
  • Also known as: “Loch Ruan Reservoir”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Campbeltown Picture House and Aucha Lochy.

Movie theater
Photo: Gary Sutherland, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The is a theatre located in , . Opened in 1913, it was one of the first purpose-built cinemas in Scotland. It is the only remaining example of an Atmospheric theatre in Scotland.

Reservoir
Photo: Johnny Durnan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
National grid reference NR72532231 is an impounding , situated 1 km to the north/north east of and is the main source of freshwater for the town.

Museum
Photo: Donald MacDonald, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Campbeltown and Kilchenzie.

Photo: RobChafer, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a town near the south tip of Kintyre, the long narrow peninsula of 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.

Village
is a small farming community situated 5 miles northwest of on the peninsula in , Scotland. It is reached from north and south by the A83 road. In 1961 it had a population of 69.

Knockruan Loch

Latitude
55.4454° or 55° 26′ 43″ north
Longitude
-5.587° or 5° 35′ 13″ west
Open location code
9C7PCCW7+45
Open­Street­Map ID
way 104804702
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­reservoir
Wiki­data ID
Q7375779
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In Other Languages

“Knockruan Loch” goes by many names.

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Askomill and Dalintober.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Knock Ruan and Knock Scalbart.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Knockruan Loch”. Photo: Derek Tootill, CC BY-SA 2.0.