Loch Leathann
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| Loch Leathann looking east | ||
| Geographical location | Islay , Argyll and Bute , Scotland | |
| Drain | to the laggan | |
| Location close to the shore | Ballygrant | |
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| Coordinates | 55 ° 47 '36 " N , 6 ° 7' 58" W | |
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| length | 430 m | |
| width | 260 m | |
Loch Leathann is a lake on the Scottish Hebridean island of Islay . It is not to be confused with the lakes Loch Leathan or Loch Leathan an Sgorra , which are also on Islay. The lake is located in the sparsely populated, hilly region in the east of the island about 1.5 km west of the Beinn Dubh . The nearest town is Ballygrant, about 3.5 km to the north . The lake is a maximum of about 430 m long and 260 m wide. Loch Leathann is fed by a short stream to the north. In the east, a stream flows out of the lake, the course of which soon turns in a westerly direction and which ultimately over the Laggan into Laggan Baydrains. About 300 m north is Loch Fada . Loch Leathann is a few hundred yards off a single lane road that connects Ballygrant with the Glenegedale area.
Surroundings
About a kilometer northeast of the lake on the slopes of Beinn Dubh are the remains of a dun . This encompassed an area of 27 mx 22 m and was enclosed by a 2.5 m, in the southwest even 6.1 m thick, today a maximum of 30 cm high wall. Within the walls, only the remains of a rectangular building from more recent times can be seen today.
In the past, lead was mined in the vicinity of the lake .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Entry on Lon Broach in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
- ↑ Entry on Mullach Dubh in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)