Blackmill Loch

Blackmill Loch is an impounding reservoir, in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. The loch was constructed in 1964 and is one source of freshwater for the Lochgair Hydroelectric Scheme.

Photo: Patrick Mackie, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Minard Castle.

Minard Castle

Castle

Photo: Wendy Kirkwood, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Minard Castle is a 19th-century castellated mansion on the north-western shore of Loch Fyne Argyll and Bute, on the west coast of Scotland, in the parish of Kilmichael Glassary. Minard Castle is situated 1½ miles southeast of Blackmill Loch.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tullochgorm and Minard.

Tullochgorm

Hamlet

Tullochgorm is an old township parish which lies one mile south of Minard in the county of Argyll and Bute in Western Scotland and today comprises only six inhabited cottages.

Minard

Village

Photo: George Rankin, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Minard is a rural village on the western shore of Loch Fyne, situated between Inveraray and Lochgilphead. Minard is 13+1⁄2 miles southwest of Inveraray, and is located at the northwestern corner of Achagoyle Bay. Minard is situated 2 miles east of Blackmill Loch.

Lochgair

Village

Photo: phil smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Lochgair is a village in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It lies on the coast of Loch Gair, a small inlet on the west of Loch Fyne. The A83 road runs through the village. Lochgair is situated 3½ miles southwest of Blackmill Loch.

Blackmill Loch

Type: Body of water
Description: lake in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK
Category: reservoir
Location: Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

56.11064° or 56° 6′ 38″ north

Longitude

-5.29942° or 5° 17′ 58″ west

Open location code

9C8P4P62+76

OpenStreetMap ID

way 200679805

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

Wikidata ID

Q4923155

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In Other Languages

“Blackmill Loch” goes by many names.

French: “Blackmill Loch”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Cnoc nam Broighleag and Minard Village Hall.

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