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Some lochs in Southern Scotland have a Brythonic, rather than Goidelic, etymology, such as Loch Ryan, where the Gaelic loch has replaced a Cumbric equivalent of Welsh llwch. [4] The same is, perhaps, the case for bodies of water in Northern England named with 'Low' or 'Lough', or else represents a borrowing of the Brythonic word into the ...
There is a long history of human activity in the areas and has many important archaeological sites, listed buildings, historic monuments and conservation areas. It has a rich culture with close links to Scotland, the Mull of Kintyre is only 20 kilometres (12 miles) from Torr Head. [2] The AONB covers an area of 70,600 hectares (174,000 acres). [3]
The list of lakes, lochs, loughs and llyns of the United Kingdom is a link page for some large lakes of the United Kingdom (England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland), including lochs fully enclosed by land. Lakes in Scotland are called lochs, and in Northern Ireland loughs (pronounced the same way, i.e
The two lochs together cover an area of 19.3 km 2 (7.5 sq mi) [18] but have a volume of only 0.047 km 3 (0.011 cu mi) as they are so shallow; Loch of Stenness has a maximum depth of 5.2 metres (17 ft). Although flow between the two lochs and the sea can be observed, the water levels only change slightly with the movements of the tide.
The central division called Kinloch lies between Lochs Leurbost and Erisort and its main townships are Keose, Laxay and Balallan on the north side of Loch Erisort, and Arivruaich near the head of Loch Seaforth. The southern division, known as South Lochs or Park (Gaelic: Pairc), is a peninsula between Lochs Erisort and Seaforth. It is joined to ...
1 54 Davaar (Eilean Dà Bhàrr) Firth of Clyde: 52 * 0 ° 115 Dunglass Island (F) River Conon: 40 * 0 8 Easdale (Eilean Èisdeal) Slate Islands <20 * 59 38 East Burra: Shetland: 515: 76 81 Eday: Orkney: 2,745: 160 101 Egilsay: Orkney: 650: 26 35 Eigg (Eige) Small Isles: 3,049: 83 393 Eileach an Naoimh: Garvellachs: 56: 0 80 Eilean Bàn ...
The Glens of Antrim (Irish: Glinnte Aontroma), [1] known locally as simply The Glens, is a region of County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It comprises nine glens, that radiate from the Antrim Plateau to the coast. The Glens are an area of outstanding natural beauty and are a major tourist attraction in north Antrim.
Loch Lomond is 36.4 kilometres (22.6 mi) long [1] and between 1 and 8 kilometres (0.62–4.97 mi) wide, [2] with a surface area of 71 km 2 (27.5 sq mi). [1] It is the largest lake in Great Britain by surface area; [ 6 ] in the United Kingdom, it is surpassed only by Lough Neagh and Lough Erne in Northern Ireland. [ 7 ]