Loch Breac
Loch Breac is in Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland. Loch Breac is situated nearby to the islet Eilean Mhic Iain Ruaidh, as well as near the island Eilean Mhugaig.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Colonsay Airport and Oronsay.
Colonsay Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Gordon Ross, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Colonsay Airport is located on the island of Colonsay, Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Located 3 nautical miles west of Scalasaig, it is a small airport, with 25-minute flights every Tuesday and Thursday to Oban Airport by Hebridean Air Services.
Oronsay
Island
Photo: Tony Kinghorn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Oronsay, also sometimes spelt and pronounced Oransay by the local community, is a small tidal island south of Colonsay in the Scottish Inner Hebrides with an area of 543 hectares. Oronsay is situated 1½ miles south of Loch Breac.
Dùn Cholla
Archaeological site
Photo: Dr Julian Paren, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dùn Cholla is a hill fort located on the Inner Hebridean island of Colonsay, Scotland. The site is located at grid reference NR37759150. According to tradition it was a fort of Colla Uais after being exiled from Ireland in 310. Dùn Cholla is situated 1¼ miles east of Loch Breac.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Scalasaig and Colonsay.
Scalasaig
Village
Photo: dun deagh, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Scalasaig lies on the east coast of Colonsay, in the council area of Argyll and Bute of Scotland. It is the main settlement on the island and its only port; thus tourists arriving by ferry must pass through it on the way to any part of the isle. Scalasaig is situated 3 miles northeast of Loch Breac.
Colonsay
Photo: Catriona Colonsay, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Colonsay is an island in the Inner Hebrides, about 8 miles long by 2½ miles wide, with Scalasaig as its main settlement and ferry pier. Colonsay is rocky yet fertile, with fine beaches, and had a population of 135 in 2011.
Loch Breac
Latitude
56.03903° or 56° 2′ 21″ northLongitude
-6.24204° or 6° 14′ 31″ westOpen location code
9C8M2QQ5+J5OpenStreetMap ID
way 454678828OpenStreetMap feature
natural=water
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