Loch Fada, Colonsay
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Loch Fada is a loch
located on the Inner Hebridean island of Colonsay
, Scotland
. It extends between Kiloran and Lower Kilchattan approximately 3 km (1.9 mi) and is the largest loch on Colonsay. It is located at
The loch consists of a string of three lochs and is a Designated Special Area of Conservation (SAC).
Loch
Loch is the Irish and Scottish Gaelic word for a lake or a sea inlet. It has been anglicised as lough, although this is pronounced the same way as loch. Some lochs could also be called a firth, fjord, estuary, strait or bay...
located on the Inner Hebridean island of Colonsay
Colonsay
Colonsay is an island in the Scottish Inner Hebrides, located north of Islay and south of Mull and has an area of . It is the ancestral home of Clan Macfie and the Colonsay branch of Clan MacNeill. Aligned on a south-west to north-east axis, it measures in length and reaches at its widest...
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
. It extends between Kiloran and Lower Kilchattan approximately 3 km (1.9 mi) and is the largest loch on Colonsay. It is located at
The loch consists of a string of three lochs and is a Designated Special Area of Conservation (SAC).