Gleann Loch
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Patrick Mackie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kilduskland Reservoir and Daill Loch.
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.
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. Daill Loch is situated 1¼ miles north of Gleann Loch.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Achnamara and Cairnbaan.
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 2 miles west of Gleann Loch.
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 2½ miles northeast of Gleann Loch.
Ardrishaig
Village
Photo: RobNS, Public domain.
Ardrishaig is a coastal village on Loch Gilp, at the southern entrance to the Crinan Canal in Argyll and Bute in the west of Scotland. It lies immediately to the south of Lochgilphead, with the nearest larger town being Oban. Ardrishaig is situated 2½ miles southeast of Gleann Loch.
Gleann Loch
- Type: Body of water
- Description: lake in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK, outflows via a watercourse to Loch na Faoilinn
- Category: reservoir
- Location: Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.03228° or 56° 1′ 56″ northLongitude
-5.51068° or 5° 30′ 38″ westOpen location code
9C8P2FJQ+WPOpenStreetMap ID
way 200658637OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterWikidata ID
Q5567391
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In Other Languages
From French to Irish—“Gleann Loch” goes by many names.
- French: “Gleann Loch”
- Irish: “Gleann Loch”
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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 “Gleann Loch”. Photo: Patrick Mackie, CC BY-SA 2.0.