Loch Fada (Colonsay)

Middle Loch Fada

Loch Fada is a freshwater loch on the Inner Hebridean island of Colonsay, in Argyllshire. It extends for almost two miles between Kiloran and Lower Kilchattan, consisting in fact of a string of three lochs, and is together the largest loch on Colonsay.

The name 'Loch Fada' is Gaelic for 'Long Lake'. It is a Designated Special Area of Conservation.

Location

• Location map: 56°4’53"N, 6°12’20"W
• Streetmap: NR385955

Outside links

("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Loch Fada (Colonsay))

• Joint Nature Conservation Committee - Loch Fada site details