Mountains & hills · Scottish Highlands
Loch Crinan
Loch Crinan — bay in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–8 h
- Best time of year
- Late spring – early autumn (May–Oct)
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Loch Crinan is a named summit in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "bay in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK". Coordinates: 56.0965°, -5.5530°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Loch Crinan is a seawater loch on the West of Scotland, leading into the Sound of Jura and being the western end of the Crinan Canal. The village of Crinan is at the entrance to the canal at the eastern end of the loch. Duntrune Castle stands on the northern shore. The River Add goes into it by the hamlet of Bellanoch. It contains the islets of An-unalin, Black Rock, Eilean dà Mhèinn, Eilean Glas, and Eilean nan Coinean.
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- Coordinates
- 56.0965, -5.5530
- District
- Argyll and Bute
- Postcode
- PA31 8SR
- Parliamentary constituency
- Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber
Sources
- wikidata: Q3257693 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Loch Crinan (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Crinan.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Crinan Lighthouse
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Eilean dà Mhèinn
Eilean dà Mhèinn — small inhabited island in Loch Crinan and one of the Inner Hebrides of Scotland.
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Loch Crinan?
- Loch Crinan is in the Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom (postcode PA31 8SR).
- Is Loch Crinan free to visit?
- Yes, Loch Crinan is free to enter.
- How do I get to Loch Crinan?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode PA31 8SR. It sits within the Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber parliamentary constituency.