Loch Ballygrant
| Loch Ballygrant | ||
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| Loch Ballygrant as seen from Dun Bhoraraic | ||
| Geographical location | Islay , Argyll and Bute , Scotland | |
| Tributaries | from Loch Lossit | |
| Drain | Bach to the Sorn | |
| Location close to the shore | Ballygrant | |
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| Coordinates | 55 ° 49 ′ 8 ″ N , 6 ° 8 ′ 37 ″ W | |
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| length | 1.05 km | |
| width | 530 m | |
Loch Ballygrant , formerly Loch a 'Chuirn , is a lake on the Scottish Hebridean island of Islay . It is located in the sparsely populated, hilly region in the east of the island a few hundred meters east of Ballygrant and north of the neighboring lake Loch Lossit . Loch Ballygrant is fed by several small streams and is connected to Loch Lossit by a stream. A stream flows off to the west, which is one of the source rivers of the Sorn . Loch Ballygrant is a few hundred meters off the A846 on its way between Bridgend and Port Askaig . To the northeast of the lake, copper and later lead were mined.
Islands
There are four small islands in Loch Ballygrant. The northernmost of them measures between 35 and 50 m and was a crannóg . Although the island appears to be of natural origin, it has probably been artificially expanded and fortified. The remains of various buildings have been found, suggesting settlement. The island is not connected to the lake shore by a dam. However, there is a jetty made of coarse stones, which was probably used to transfer a boat to a jetty opposite on the lake shore and was the only access route to the island. Since the structure is now about half a meter below the surface of the water, it can be assumed that the water level of the lake, which is now regulated by locks, used to be lower. This island is probably the Ellan Charrin , described in 1549 , which belonged to the possessions of the MacLeans of Duart . The buildings on it are likely to date from around this time.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Entry on Kilslevan in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
- ↑ Entry on Loch Ballygrant in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
