Loch Carn a 'Mhaoil

Loch Carn a 'Mhaoil
View from the northwest
Geographical location	Islay , Scotland
Drain	Allt Loch Carn a 'Mhaoil ​​→ Kintour River
Location close to the shore	Kintour
Data
Coordinates	55 ° 40 '55 "  N , 6 ° 4' 48"  W Coordinates: 55 ° 40 '55 "  N , 6 ° 4' 48"  W.
length	580 m
width	240 m

Loch Carn a 'Mhaoil , is a lake on the Scottish Hebridean island of Islay . It is located in the sparsely populated, hilly region in the southeast of the island. The closest settlement is Kintour, about two kilometers to the east . The maximum length of the lake is around 580 m and a width of 240 m. Loch Carn a 'Mhaoil ​​is fed by four small streams. In the east, the Allt Loch Carn a 'Mhaoil ​​flows off, one of the headwaters of the Kintour River , which flows into the Sound of Jura in Aros Bay . The lake is suitable for fishing.

In the area around Loch Carn a 'Mhaoil ​​there are several remains of previous settlement. The remains of a fort were found on a hill to the northwest . This once measured 76 m × 15 m and was surrounded by a 2.80 m thick wall. The remains of another fort are to the west on An Dun hill . The 94 m × 35 m measuring system was enclosed with a one meter high and one up to 2.50 m thick wall. There was once a dun to the south-east of the lake, measuring 16 mx 12 m and surrounded by a 80 cm high wall. There are also remains of several Shieling huts in the vicinity of Loch Carn a 'Mhaoil .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Information from the Port Ellen Angling Club
2. ↑ Entry on Loch nan Clach  in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
3. ↑ Entry on Dun Beag  in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
4. ↑ Entry on Arn ir Ach  in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
5. ↑ Entry on An Dun  in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
6. ↑ Entry on An Dun  in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)