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  DUMBARTONSHIRE - LoveToKnow Article on DUMBARTONSHIRE
Loch Sloy on the side of Ben Vorlich is a long, narrow lake, 812 ft. above the sea amid wild scenery.
The mountainous region lying to the north of this line is composed of rocks belonging to the metamorphic series of the Eastern Highlands and representing several of the groups met with in the adjoining counties of Perth and Argyll.
These traverse the Highland schists between Loch Long and Loch Lomond, the Old Red Sandstone area between Alexandria and the Blane Valley, and the Carboniferous tract near Cumbernauld.
www.1911encyclopedia.org /D/DU/DUMBARTONSHIRE.htm   (2151 words)

  
 Loch Long   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
Loch Long is a body of water in Argyll and Bute, Scotland.
The sea loch extends from the Firth of Clyde at its southwestern end.
A major oil pipeline serving the Grangemouth Refinery lands on the eastern shore of the loch, and it is home to a Royal Naval armament depot at Coulport.
www.worldhistory.com /wiki/L/Loch-Long.htm   (201 words)

  
 Lochs of Scotland.
On an islet in the middle of the loch are the ruins of a castle.
When the level of the loch was raised in the 193Os for the scheme, the remains of the early 14th century Loch Doon Castle, which formerly stood on an island in the loch, were moved to the lochside; in the care of HistorIc Scotland.
Loch to the north of the Cairngorm mountains, to the east of Avlemore, it has a sandy beach at a height of over 985ft, and is very popular for watersports and walking.
www.visitdunkeld.com /scotland-lochs.htm   (4071 words)

  
 ARGYLLSHIRE - LoveToKnow Article on ARGYLLSHIRE   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
The quartzites of is series form the highest hills in the south of Islay, occupy nearly e whole of Jura, and are continued in the mainland, where, by rjrs at or near the base of the quartzites, which cont~insfrag- rd,nts of the underlying rocks and boulders of granite not now found place in that region.
IsI On the mainland, on the north side of the compound synclinal at ding of Loch Awe, the Ardrishaig phyllites reappear at Craignish an ar Kilmartin, and the quartzites of this group are supposed to he to the surface again in Glencoe, not far fromthe outcrop of the im hiehallion quartzite.
un Dn the north and south shores of the promontory of Ardnamurchan foi ~re are smafl patches of Jurassic strata ranging from the Lower is to the Oxford Clay, and in Morvern on the shores of Loch Aline resentatives of the Upper Greensand are covered by the basaltic sh~ as of Tertiary age.
www.1911encyclopedia.org /A/AR/ARGYLLSHIRE.htm   (2136 words)

  
 Loch Ness Monster - Crystalinks
The Loch Ness Monster, sometimes called "Nessie" or "Ness" (Scottish Gaelic: Niseag) is a creature or group of creatures said to live in Loch Ness, a deep freshwater loch (lake) near the city of Inverness in northern Scotland.
Rumors of a monster, or animal, living in the loch are claimed by believers to have been known for several centuries, though others have questioned the accuracy and reliability of such tales, which were generally unknown before the 1960s.
Loch Ness is located in the North of Scotland and is one of a series of interlinked lochs which run along the Great Glen.
www.crystalinks.com /loch_ness.html   (2453 words)

  
 Loch Lomond
Loch Lomond, made famous by the song "the Bonnie Banks of Loch Lomond " is one of the main attractions of the national park although you must leave time to explore the rest of the park.
It was from Arrochar on Loch Long that the the Viking raiders dragged their galleys overland to create havoc on Loch Lomond in the 13th c.
During and after world war ii the admiralty used the top end of Loch Long as a torpedo testing range and the admiralty pier still remains on the west side of the Loch at the foot of the old 'rest and be thankful' road over to Inverary.
www.btinternet.com /~alireid1/loch_lomond.htm   (1893 words)

  
 5 Easy dives in UK waters   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
The sheltered waters of Loch Long in western central Scotland are just the place to ease you back into diving after the long winter break.
It would be a lie to claim that they provide the best diving in the country, but certain parts of the loch are home to some very big creatures, and these are frequently found in the shallow 8-25m range.
It covers most of the sea floor in Loch Long, unless there is some wreckage or a geological feature to alter it.
www.divernet.com /travel/5edllong599.htm   (652 words)

  
 The Neilston WebCam Photo Gallery - Scenery of Argyll & Bute   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
Carving of a Bodach, Loch Long – 37 viewsThis is the sight that greets travellers who choose to stop off in the car park at the salt marshes at the head of Loch Long.
Loch Fyne, Autumn – 40 viewsLooking across the head of Loch Fyne from Cairndow.
Both Loch Long and Loch Goil are sea lochs on the Firth of Clyde.
www.drookitagain.com /coppermine/thumbnails.php?album=20   (589 words)

  
 Carlton Townhouse   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
Loch Sloy is separated from Loch Lomond by Ben Vorlich.
Loch Long abuts onto the Argyll Forest Park to the west and north.
Road and rail share the confines of the glen, which William Wordsworth described as 'the vale of the awful sound' from the roar of the waterfalls.
www.carltontownhouse.co.uk /content/view/8/0/1/0   (302 words)

  
 Pont Texts : Glen-Elcheg; Loch Aelsh; Glen-elg 120v-121r   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
Killewlan is upon the southeast syd of the salt loch of Loch-long.
Loch Monery is be north Loch-Awich and is 3 myl long (but I do suppon rather that this Loch Monery falleth in the head of Ferrar or rather of Connel as wilbe specified afterward.
Item from Childag a myl is Glen-moir 5 myl long, a myl from Childag is Kilchonan with a kirk, half a myl thence Barnsaig moir, half a myl thence Barnsaig Beg, twa myl thence on the uthir syd of the water of glenmoir is Achintoul, 3 myl.
www.nls.uk /pont/texts/transcripts/ponttext120v-121r.html   (613 words)

  
 Loch Long 1886
LOCH LONG was a barque built by J.& G. Thomson, of Glasgow, for the General Shipping Co. of Glasgow in 1876.
I had a long talk with Russell, he is well acquainted with Willie Lamont, he has a brother an Elder to Crerar's church in Leith.
I had a long walk on deck with Aunt Lang last night and she is very well.
www.theshipslist.com /accounts/LochLong_1886.htm   (3806 words)

  
 Loch Long Bed and Breakfast, Dornie, Scotland: b&b accommodation   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
This is a family run business on a croft of some 300 acres nestling on the steep lochside slopes of Allt-nan-subh.
The encircling mountains which drop straight into the loch ring the shores edge.
The low autumn sunlight strike the hills and cast long shadows across the water.
www.lochlong.com   (335 words)

  
 Loch Lomond, Helensburgh and West Dunbartonshire, Scotland - Official Scottish Area Tourist Board Website
Savour Loch Lomond from Balmaha, Balloch, Tarbet or Luss, or the Clyde, from Helensburgh and Kilcreggan.
Loch Lomond offers a variety of activities from water-skiing to sailing, which is also hugely popular on the Gare Loch and Firth of Clyde.
Choose from freshwater fishing on Loch Lomond and the River Leven or a spot of sea angling on the Gareloch or Loch Long.
www.visitlochlomond.com   (489 words)

  
 The Grahams - Spring 1995
I was dropped on the shores of Loch Arklet with the intention of climbing the two Corbetts Beinn a'Choin and Stob a'Choin, the two dog peaks, and being collected at Inverlochlarig.
We had various possible long circuits planned to incorporate this hill which was the last of the Grahams in this block of two-thousanders between Loch Lomond and Loch Long.
I had long thought of this hill as the remotest in the tables and felt convinced that it was not possible to climb it as a day trip.
www.geocities.com /Yosemite/1015/g13.htm   (3804 words)

  
 LOCH LOMOND, Bed and Breakfast, Accommodation, Tarbet, Loch Lomond, Scotland
Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park straddle the highland boundary fault between the lowlands and highlands of Scotland.
Loch Lomond is the largest body of inland water in the United Kingdom, covering over 27 square miles.
The southern end of the loch is only four miles from tidal waters, and the northern end just less than two miles from the sea loch in Loch Long at Arrochar.
www.lomondview.co.uk /attractions.htm   (974 words)

  
 Nessie: The Loch Ness Monster   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
Loch Ness, the largest freshwater lake in the British Isles, is twenty four miles long and, at one point, one and a half miles wide.
Nessie - The Loch Ness Monster Nessie was first spotted by the Vikings - Celtic and Norse folklore has stories of water horses seen in the lochs.
The most famous picture of the Loch Ness Monster, a grainy fl and white photograph showing a long head and neck emerging from the Lake, turned out to be a hoax.
www.cdli.ca /CITE/monsters_nessie.htm   (379 words)

  
 Scottish Lochs.
(Gaelic Loch Afraig) Loch in Glen Affric that is formed in the course of the River Affric, 12 miles southwest of Cannich.
The Loch Ard Forest is part of the Ooeen Elizabeth Forest Park.
Long sea loch on the west coast of Mull.
www.visitdunkeld.com /scottish-lochs.htm   (4070 words)

  
 Stay at Loch Lomond - B&B, Self Catering, Hotels and Accommodation in Loch Lomond   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
At 24 miles long, 5 miles wide and up to 600 feet deep, Loch Lomond has 38 islands and is surrounded by countryside world renowned for its beauty and tranquility, offering breathtaking views at every turn.
Balloch - from the Gaelic "Beul Loch" meaning mouth of the loch - is the first sight of Loch Lomond for the tourist.
The scenery is dominated by the imposing stature of Ben Lomond the most southerly of Scottish mountains.
www.stayatlochlomond.com   (152 words)

  
 Beinn Narnain and Beinn Ime
Transport: The A814 road runs along the head of Loch Long and connects to the A82(T) road between Glasgow and Fort William.
The area north of Loch Long and west of the head of Loch Lomond is known as the Arrochar Alps.
These were used during the construction of the Loch Sloy Dam for either a railway track (SMC Munro Guide) or a pipeline (I think I got this from an information board at the start of the path).
www.geocities.com /Yosemite/2411/narnain.html   (1058 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
This is on the west side of the loch and there is room to park about 10 cars.
A couple of miles past the village of Furnace there is a tearoom at the ege of the loch where there is a sheltered bay.
Entry is by the beach to the leftof the monument on the headland.
www.mounthigh.co.uk /scotdive/divesite/sw/lochfyne.html   (519 words)

  
 Beautiful self catering holiday accomodation in the Highlands of Scotland   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
Dornie Lodges are in the village of Dornie, picturesquely situated at the confluence of Loch Duich, Loch Alsh, and Loch Long and some 10 miles from Kyle of Lochalsh, the main crossing point to the Isle of Skye.
Dornie village centre is only about ten minutes walk along the shore of Loch Long and has a well-stocked village shop, the Dornie Hotel which has a restaurant and public bar with good bar meals, a pub called The Clachan Bar which provides excellent beer and very good meals in the bar.
The surrounding loch and mountain scenery is absolutely superb, and there is easy access to all grades of walking and climbing for the energetically inclined.
www.dornie-lodges.co.uk   (345 words)

  
 Viking Shore   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
Situated at the heart of Scotland's National Park, and on the edge of the Argyll Forest, this is an ideal spot to refresh the spirit with natural goodness.
Loch Long is a fjord-like sea loch that cuts deep into the mountains.
Although it is in fact long (17 miles) its name actually derives from the Gaelic for the Viking longships which made raids into Scotland over 700 years ago.
www.stayatlochlomond.com /vikingshore   (188 words)

  
 Loch Long
There is plenty of parking in a long lay-by about 200m north of the entry point.
About 2 miles south of Arrochar on the east side of the loch, there is a small bridge with parking on the north side for about three cars.
The entry point is found by going through under the bridge (beware of trolls) and then down the rocky slope where the river enters the loch.
www.bsac21.freeserve.co.uk /lochlong.htm   (413 words)

  
 Nessie and Other Lake Monsters   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
Nessie is hardly alone in her ability to attract attention as there are dozens of other lakes in which monsters have been sighted.
Since the larger public first became aware of the monster in 1933, the Loch Ness beastie has become an international media star, her most recent appearance on a commemorative stamp recently issued by the Maldive Islands.
She often appears in advertisements (usually selling beer and spirits), is the object of sonar searches of the Loch, and/or is exploited by public relations people cashing in on her ability to attract the international mass media.
www.strangemag.com /nessie.home.html   (400 words)

  
 Arrochar, Beinn Narnain (May 2000)
The ascent begins at the head of Loch Long and ascends through a section of forest, then heads directly up the bed of an old tramway apparently constructed for a waterworks project in the nineteenth century.
At the 300 metre contour the tramway meets a level vehicle track which is followed to the left.
Loch Long seen from the col between Narnain's main summit and east top.
www.jbutler.org.uk /Scotland/Lomond/narnain.shtml   (1212 words)

  
 Commentary: Gare Loch, Loch Long and the Holy Loch   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
The hills on the western side of Loch Lung (Loch Long) and Loch Goyll (Loch Goil) are drawn in profile, as though Pont was viewing them from the opposite shore, or perhaps even from a boat on the loch.
Carrik (Carrick Castle) on Loch Goil is an elongated 14th-century tower of three storeys.
The enclosed building shown by Pont on the north shore of Loch Aint or Haly Loch (Holy Loch, lower left) is the original collegiate church of Kilmun.
www.nls.uk /pont/specialist/commentary16.html   (335 words)

  
 Argyll, Oban, Mull and Kintyre Guide
Ardentinny lies on the shores of Loch long a few miles north of the Holy Loch.
Loch Tarbert, the Kintyre Peninsula would be an Island.
(5 miles) and there is loch, sea and river fishing and fine walks in the area.
www.scotia-sc.com /argyllinfhs.htm   (1697 words)

  
 Mansefield House, Arrochar - self catering in the loch lomond area for 10-12   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
The house stands in an elevated position with a large private garden, situated on the shores of Loch Long with uninterrupted views of Loch Long and the Arrochar Alps.
Loch Lomond lies 2 miles to the East.
The house is situated 100 yards from the Village Inn, a well renowned traditional bar and restaurant serving excellent Scottish fayre, which appears in the Good Beer Guide.
www.stayatlochlomond.com /mansefield   (331 words)

  
 Ben Arthurs Bothy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
Ben Arthurs Bothy is located at the head of Loch Long in the village of Arrochar (the first village in the Highlands).
Arrochar is situated in the Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park.
There are numerous activities associated with the park, which include trails for the more adventurous mountain biker, Sea angling along the lochside, horseriding and of course not forgetting the hillwalking.
www.benarthursbothy.com   (176 words)

  
 A83 road   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
It then goes round the head of the loch, down the western shore for a short distance, before going westwards, up Glen Croe into the section of road known as the Rest-and-be-Thankful which is the pass through the Arrochar Alps from the shore of Loch Long to that of Loch Fyne.
The descent to westward Loch Fyne is through Glen Kinglas, and in this section the main road to Dunoon and the Cowal peninsula leaves to the south.
On reaching the shore of Loch Fyne, the main road follows the east shore of the loch northwards to its head and then goes south west down the western shore through Inveraray and then on to Lochgilphead and Ardrishaig, where it crosses the entrance to the Crinan Canal.
www.worldhistory.com /wiki/A/A83-road.htm   (396 words)

  
 Pont 16 : Gare Loch, Loch Long and the Holy Loch   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
Pont 16 : Gare Loch, Loch Long and the Holy Loch
In the south of this map is the Firth of Clyde from Dunoon in the west to Rhu, just west of Helensburgh, in the east.
The western margin is formed by Glentersan (Glen Tarsan) west of Loch Heck (Loch Eck).
www.nls.uk /pont/specialist/pont16.html   (101 words)

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