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View of Loch Long

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Arrochar, Tarbet And Ardlui

View of Loch Long

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View of Loch Long

Name: View of Loch Long
Rating: 2

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This Highlight is in a protected area

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Location: Arrochar, Tarbet And Ardlui, West Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom

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1. Arrochar & Tarbet Station – View of Loch Long loop from Arrochar and Tarbet

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2. View of Loch Long loop from Arrochar

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3. Arrochar & Tarbet Station – Loch Lomond Boat Cruises loop from Arrochar and Tarbet

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October 6, 2022

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. It measures approximately 20 miles (32 km) in length, with a width of between 1 and 2 miles (1.6 and 3.2 km). The loch also has an arm, Loch Goil, on its western side.

Although it is fairly long, its name actually comes from the Gaelic for "ship lake". Prior to their defeat at the Battle of Largs in 1263, Viking raiders sailed up Loch Long to Arrochar, and then dragged their longships 2 miles overland to Tarbet and into Loch Lomond. Being inland, the settlements around Loch Lomond were more vulnerable to attack.

Loch Long forms part of the coast of the Cowal peninsula and forms the entire western coastline of the Rosneath Peninsula.

Loch Long was historically the boundary between Argyll and Dunbartonshire; however, in 1996 boundary redrawing meant that it moved wholly within the council area of Argyll and Bute.

The steamboat Chancellor used to traverse the loch, departing Dunoon at 11 A.M. and returning about five hours later. PS Waverley was also built to serve Loch Long and Loch Goil from 1947, a route which she still sails today albeit as more of an attraction than a primary means of transport.

souce: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loch_Long

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