Loch Dearg at Sgorra

Loch Dearg at Sgorra
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Geographical location	Islay , Scotland
Drain	Allt nan Dearg → Kintour River
Location close to the shore	Glenegedale
Data
Coordinates	55 ° 41 ′ 33 "  N , 6 ° 7 ′ 28"  W Coordinates: 55 ° 41 ′ 33 "  N , 6 ° 7 ′ 28"  W
length	320 m
width	150 m

Loch Dearg an Sgorra , is a lake on the Scottish Hebridean island of Islay . It is located in the unpopulated, hilly region in the south of the island between the mountains Beinn Uraraidh and Sgorr Bhogachain . The closest settlements are Glenegedale, about five kilometers to the west and Trudernish six kilometers to the east . The larger neighboring lake Loch Leathan at Sgorra is about 300 m to the west. The maximum length of the lake is around 320 m and 150 m wide. Loch Dearg an Sgorra is fed by two small mountain streams in the southwest. The Allt nan Dearg flows off to the east , one of the headwaters of the Kintour River , which flows into the Sound of Jura in Aros Bay .

Loch Dearg on Sgorra is not connected to the island's road network. However, there are hiking trails to this place described.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Graham Uney: Central and Southern Scottish Highlands (= . Backpacker's Britain Vol. 4). Cicerone Press, Milnthorpe 2008, ISBN 1-852-84527-9 , p. 218.