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Don't know if this is the correct place but not really anywhere to ask such so...

How many lochs are there in Kintyre? I'll start with

1. Campbeltown Loch
2. Crosshill Loch
3. Black Loch

Know others but interested to know if anyone has any photos, information, how to get there etc

taddy loch

Ship called Dignity wrote:Don't know if this is the correct place but not really anywhere to ask such so...

How many lochs are there in Kintyre? I'll start with

1. Campbeltown Loch
2. Crosshill Loch
3. Black Loch

Know others but interested to know if anyone has any photos, information, how to get there etc

And the other two sea lochs around Kintyre are

4. East Loch Tarbert
5. West Loch Tarbert

Lussa
Tangy

Arnicle Loch

Auchalochy
Loch Ruan
The other Black Loch

Killypole loch

Lochoradale
Loch-an-tolish

Dhurrie Loch

Knockruan Loch

Loch Tana
Loch Barr-Lice
Loch Eireannaich

Well, 19 already. However, haven't a clue where some are!

1. Campbeltown Loch - Okay
2. Crosshill Loch - Yip, been therem, fished it, swam it, skated it.
3. Black Loch - One up from Crosshill Loch - been a couple of times
4. East Loch Tarbert - yip East of Tarbert
5. West Loch Tarbert - yip West of Tarbert
6. Lussa - biggest loch in Kintyre
7. Tangy - up the Tangy road
8. Arnicle Loch - Glenbarr then head for Arncile farm and up above there.
9. Auchalochy - up Knockscalbert - best way to get there is up the Ballygreggan Road?
10.Loch Ruan - up Knockscalbert beside Auchalochy
11.The other Black Loch - where is this
12.Killypole loch - up behind Drumlemble
13.Lochoradale - up a bit from Killypole? somewhere round the laggan anyway...???
14.Loch-an-tolish - nope
15.Dhurrie Loch - nope
16.Knockruan Loch - Probably the correct name for Loch Ruan?
17.Loch Tana - up Carradale way?
18.Loch Barr-Lice - ???
19.Loch Eireannaich ??

Here is one of Mossip's picture of Knockruan Loch with Auchalochy behind - stunning!

Can be viewed here http://www.panoramio.com/photo/3390343

Ship called Dignity wrote:Well, 19 already. However, haven't a clue where some are!

1. Campbeltown Loch - Okay
2. Crosshill Loch - Yip, been therem, fished it, swam it, skated it.
3. Black Loch - One up from Crosshill Loch - been a couple of times
4. East Loch Tarbert - yip East of Tarbert
5. West Loch Tarbert - yip West of Tarbert
6. Lussa - biggest loch in Kintyre
7. Tangy - up the Tangy road
8. Arnicle Loch - Glenbarr then head for Arncile farm and up above there.
9. Auchalochy - up Knockscalbert - best way to get there is up the Ballygreggan Road?
10.Loch Ruan - up Knockscalbert beside Auchalochy
11.The other Black Loch - where is this
12.Killypole loch - up behind Drumlemble
13.Lochoradale - up a bit from Killypole? somewhere round the laggan anyway...???
14.Loch-an-tolish - nope
15.Dhurrie Loch - nope
16.Knockruan Loch - Probably the correct name for Loch Ruan?
17.Loch Tana - up Carradale way?
18.Loch Barr-Lice - ???
19.Loch Eireannaich ??

Good posting SCD, just some corrections which would make it 18? There's still plenty more out there

Loch Ruan/Knockruan, same loch.
As far as I know there is only one Black Loch. Amended:the other near Greenland above Peninver.
Loch-an-tolish is spelt wrong (sorry John) Loch an t-Olias near High Lossit, Machrihanish.
Durry Loch is still shown on the OS map just past the air terminal.
Loch Tana is above Cour Estate
Loch Barr-Lice and Eireannaich (Irishmans loch) are above Grogport.

Like JD says, loads on the OS map.

I like Loch an Eilean Beag and Loch an Eilean Mor which, if I'm translating right, mean lake of the big island and lake of the little island. They're in the hills above Clachan. Anyone know if the islands are crannogs or natural?

Beachcomber wrote:I like Loch an Eilean Beag and Loch an Eilean Mor which, if I'm translating right, mean lake of the big island and lake of the little island.

but not in that order; beag = small, and mor = big