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Loch Striven (Scottish Gaelic: Loch Sroigheann) is a sea loch adjoining the west side of the Firth of Clyde
Firth of Clyde

The Firth of Clyde forms






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Loch Striven (Scottish Gaelic: Loch Sroigheann) is a sea loch adjoining the west side of the Firth of Clyde
Firth of Clyde

The Firth of Clyde forms a large area of coastal water, sheltered from the Atlantic ocean by the Kintyre peninsula which encloses the outer firth in Argyll and Ayrshire, Scotland....
 just north of the Isle of Bute
Isle of Bute

Bute, also known as the Isle of Bute is one of the islands of the lower Firth of Clyde in Scotland. Formerly part of the Counties of Scotland of Buteshire, it now constitutes part of the council area of Argyll and Bute....
, where it forms a narrow inlet about 8 miles (12 km) long extending north into the Cowal
Cowal

Cowal is a peninsula in Argyll and Bute in the ScotlandScottish Highlands. The northern part of Cowal is mostly the mountainous Argyll Forest Park....
 peninsula. During times of recession in shipping the loch has been used as a sheltered anchorage for laid up vessels such as large oil tankers.