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.

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″ north

Longitude

-5.51068° or 5° 30′ 38″ west

Open location code

9C8P2FJQ+WP

OpenStreetMap ID

way 200658637

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

Wikidata 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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Highlights include Cruach nan Cuilean and Cruach Breacain.

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