Loch Striven

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Loch Striven
Head of Loch Striven

Head of Loch Striven

Waters Kyles of Bute
Land mass Cowal
Geographical location 55 ° 56 ′  N , 5 ° 4 ′  W Coordinates: 55 ° 56 ′  N , 5 ° 4 ′  W
Loch Striven (Scotland)
Loch Striven
length 13 km
Entrance into the hole. Strone Point can be seen half right, behind it half left Kames Bay .
Cargo ships moored in Loch Striven

Loch Striven is an inlet in the Scottish Council Area Argyll and Bute . Together with Loch Riddon , it is one of the two lochs that cut into the Cowal Peninsula when coming from the south .

geography

Loch Striven is a side bay of the Kyles of Bute , which separates the Isle of Bute from Cowal. The entrance is limited by the two capes Strone Point and Ardyne Point . From there, Loch Striven extends for 13 km in a north-northwest direction. In the north it ends near Craigendive . It runs through the sparsely populated Cowal landscape, so that there are no large towns on its banks, but only a few small settlements. However, there is various evidence of settlement on the banks of Loch Striven in earlier times. Stones with cup-and-ring markings and menhirs were found there. In its course, Loch Striven takes in numerous small streams from the surrounding hills. In the north, two outflows flow into the Loch Tarsan reservoir, one of which operates a hydroelectric power station.

use

During the Second World War, Loch Striven was used as a training ground for dropping roll-bombs . After the successful operations of the No. 617 Squadron , preparations were also carried out there to sink the Tirpitz , which was anchored in a Norwegian fjord . In 2010, an extensive search was carried out to track down duds from this period still lying on the lake floor.

The deep waters of Loch Striven make it possible to sail with ocean-going vessels. At the time of the oil crisis , various cargo ships were anchored there in order to take them out of service until the economic situation improved. This measure saved the shipping companies from paying the high fees that would have been incurred due to lay times in ports. Two gas tankers that were no longer needed lay in Loch Striven for 20 years. The Danish shipping company Mærsk Line took up the experience from the oil crisis and in 2009 anchored four of their container ships in the hole until the economic situation improved.

Equipment for the construction of oil rigs was once located near Ardyne Point. However, the company had little success and was soon discontinued. A little to the north is a NATO oil and lubricant warehouse ; The facility includes underground storage tanks with the facilities required for refueling ships.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Entry in the Gazetteer for Scotland
  2. ↑ Entry on Inverchaolain  in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
  3. ↑ Entry on Knockdhu Burn  in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
  4. ↑ Entry on Creag na Cailliche  in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
  5. ↑ Entry on Lochhead  in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
  6. ↑ Entry on Loch Striven  in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
  7. ↑ BBC News: Ships moored on loch during slump , June 30, 2009.

Web links

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