Sallochy Beach

Sallochy Beach is a beach in Stirling, Scotland. Sallochy Beach is situated nearby to the university Scottish Centre for Ecology and the Natural Environment, as well as near the forest Coille Mhor.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Inchlonaig and Fraoch Eilean.

Inchlonaig

Islet

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Inchlonaig is an island in Loch Lomond in Scotland.

Fraoch Eilean is a small island in Loch Lomond, Scotland. Its name means "heather island" in Scottish Gaelic. It is near Luss on the mainland, and according to legend, was used as its prison, indeed on Charles Ross's 1792 Plan of Dunbartonshire, Loch Lomond and its Environs, Fraoch Eilean is marked as "Luss Prison". Fraoch Eilean is situated 2 miles south of Sallochy Beach.

Eilean nan Deargannan

Islet

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Eilean nan Deargannan is a small island in Loch Lomond, in west central Scotland. It lies between Rowardennan and Inverbeg. Eilean nan Deargannan is situated 2½ miles northwest of Sallochy Beach.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Luss and Rowardennan.

Luss

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Luss in Argyll and Bute is the first sizable village that you reach while heading north along Loch Lomond; 3 miles further north is Inverbeg. Although nowadays bypassed by the A82 main road, they're both busy and touristy, especially Luss where every coach excursion stops for photos and the gift shop, disgorging tourists asking if this is the loch that contains the Loch Ness Monster.

Rowardennan

Hamlet

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Rowardennan is a small rural community on the eastern shore of Loch Lomond in Stirling council, Scotland. It is mainly known as the starting point for the main path up Ben Lomond. Rowardennan is situated 2 miles northwest of Sallochy Beach.