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Loch Awe (Scottish Gaelic: Loch Obha; also sometimes anglicised as Lochawe, Lochaw, or Lochow) is a large body of freshwater in Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands. It has also given its name to a village on its banks, variously known as Loch Awe or Lochawe. There are islands within the loch such as Innis Chonnell and Inishail.
Loch Awe is a small loch, located 4 miles south of Loch Assynt and next to the village of Ledmore, within the Assynt area of Sutherland, Scotland. [ 3 ] [ 2 ] [ 1 ] The loch is located in an area along with neighbouring Coigach , as the Assynt-Coigach National Scenic Area , [ 4 ] one of 40 such areas in Scotland.
Kilchurn Castle (/ k əl ˈ x ʊər n /) [1] is a ruined structure on a rocky peninsula at the northeastern end of Loch Awe, in Argyll and Bute, Scotland.It was first constructed in the mid-15th century as the base of the Campbells of Glenorchy, who extended both the castle and their territory in the area over the next 150 years.
Loch is a Scottish Gaelic word for a lake or fjord (cognate with the Irish Gaelic loch, which is anglicised as lough and with the older Welsh word for a lake, llwch) that has been borrowed by Scots and Scottish English to apply to such bodies of water, especially those in Scotland. Whilst "loch" or "lochan" is by far the most widespread name ...
Ardanaiseig (Scottish Gaelic: Àird an Aiseig) is a settlement on Loch Awe, Argyll and Bute, Scotland. [ citation needed ] Loch Awe is one of Scotland's longest freshwater lochs . [ citation needed ] The Ardanaiseig Hotel, a historic country house, has been converted into a luxury hotel.
St Conan's Kirk is located in the village of Loch Awe in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. [2] In a 2016 Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland public poll it was voted one of the Top 10 buildings in Scotland of the last 100 years. [3] It was established as a chapel of ease [4] by the Campbells of Innis Chonan. [5]
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Construction of the tailrace into Loch Awe was particularly difficult, due to the steep slope of the banks of the loch, and the fact that the rock was covered with gravel and boulders. The outfall works were quite extensive, due in part to the need for them to include fine mesh filters, to prevent salmon smolts from entering the tunnel.