Loch Craignish
Loch Craignish is a sea loch on the mid-Argyll coast. It lies between Oban and the Crinan Canal.[1] Its opens into the Sound of Jura and provides a safe anchorage for small craft.[2]
Several islands lie within the loch, the largest being Eilean Rìgh, Eilean Mhic Chrion and Island Macaskin. The village of Ardfern lies on its north-western shore.
Loch Craignish was a crossroads for prehistoric settlers between Ireland and the Great Glen.[2] A stone pier on the south of the peninsula was used by drovers from Jura and Knapdale.
Footnotes
- ↑ "Loch Craignish, Argyll". Am Baile. http://www.ambaile.org.uk/en/item/item_photograph.jsp?item_id=35526. Retrieved 14 November 2009.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Western Highlands: Loch Craignish, Argyll". Scotland's Colours. http://www.scotcolour.com/westernpm/lochcraignish.htm. Retrieved 14 November 2009.
- Location map: 56°8’60"N, 5°34’0"W
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