Black Loch
Black Loch is in Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland. Black Loch is situated nearby to the peak Knock Ruan, as well as near Ballywilline Hill.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Knockruan Loch and Aucha Lochy.
Knockruan Loch
Reservoir
Photo: Derek Tootill, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Knockruan Loch is a reservoir of the impounding variety, located 2.5 kilometres north of Campbeltown, 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.
Aucha Lochy
Reservoir
Photo: Johnny Durnan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
National grid reference NR72532231 Aucha Lochy is an impounding reservoir, situated 1 km to the north/north east of Campbeltown and is the main source of freshwater for the town.
Lussa Power Station
Power station
Photo: Steve Partridge, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lussa Power Station is situated 1 mile north of Black Loch.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Campbeltown and Kilchenzie.
Campbeltown
Photo: RobChafer, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Campbeltown is a town near the south tip of Kintyre, the long narrow peninsula of Argyll 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.
Kilchenzie
Village
Kilchenzie is a small farming community situated 5 miles northwest of Campbeltown on the Kintyre peninsula in Argyll, Scotland. It is reached from north and south by the A83 road. In 1961 it had a population of 69. Kilchenzie is situated 4 miles west of Black Loch.
Saddell
Hamlet
Photo: Hchc2009, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saddell is a small Scottish village situated on the east side of the Kintyre Peninsula of Argyll and Bute, overlooking the Kilbrannan Sound and the Isle of Arran, 8 miles from Campbeltown on the B842 road to Carradale. Saddell is situated 6 miles northeast of Black Loch.
Black Loch
Latitude
55.46223° or 55° 27′ 44″ northLongitude
-5.58127° or 5° 34′ 53″ westOpen location code
9C7PFC69+VFOpenStreetMap ID
way 24519498OpenStreetMap feature
natural=water
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Highlights include Trench Knowe, dun site and Knock Ruan.
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