Hole Kinnabus
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| Geographical location | Scotland | |
| Tributaries | from Loch Ard Achadh and 2 other streams | |
| Drain | to the Sound of Jura | |
| Location close to the shore | Chinabus | |
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| Coordinates | 55 ° 36 ′ 0 ″ N , 6 ° 17 ′ 5 ″ W | |
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| length | 1.1 km | |
| width | 700 m | |
Loch Kinnabus is a lake on the Scottish Hebridean island of Islay . It is located in the southern part of the island on the Oa peninsula a few hundred meters east of Kinnabus . The lake is about 1100 m long, maximally about 700 m wide and of an irregular shape. To the west, a headland protrudes about 300 m into the water. The Asabus settlement was once located on the northeast bank, but is now abandoned.
Two small streams flow into the west bank of the lake. Another tributary on the northeast bank comes from the neighboring lake Loch Ard Achadh, a few hundred meters to the northeast . From Loch Kinnabus a stream flows eastwards, which after two kilometers on the southeast coast of Oa near the abandoned settlement Stremnishmore pours into the sea.
Cairns
There may be three cairns in Loch Kinnabus that appear when the water level is low. One is known as Carn Daibhidh (David's Cairn) and has not been seen in recent investigations, so its existence is doubtful. Two more Cairns should also be visible when the water level is low. They appear as two adjacent islands, connected by stepping stones, and are known as Carn Na h-Airde Duibhe (Cairn in the black place). During investigations in 1977 and 1978, however, the objects found were mistaken for natural rock islands, so that no confirmation exists for the existence of these Cairns either.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Entry on Asabus in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
- ↑ Entry on Loch Kinnabus in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
- ↑ Entry on Loch Kinnabus in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)