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Loch an Sgoltaire

Coordinates: 56°05′48″N 6°12′12″W / 56.0966°N 6.2033°W / 56.0966; -6.2033
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Loch an Sgoltaire
Loch an Sgoltaire is located in Argyll and Bute
Loch an Sgoltaire
Loch an Sgoltaire
LocationColonsay, Scotland
Coordinates56°05′48″N 6°12′12″W / 56.0966°N 6.2033°W / 56.0966; -6.2033
Typereservoir
Basin countriesUnited Kingdom
Surface area140,700 m2 (1,514,000 sq ft)
Surface elevation60 m (200 ft)

Loch an Sgoltaire is an impounding reservoir located on the Inner Hebridean island of Colonsay, Scotland. It is located at grid reference NR386972, northwest of Kiloran and is the main source of fresh water for the island. The concrete dam was constructed in 1982 and is 3.1 metres high.

On one of the islands in the loch is a ruined castle similar to Loch Gorm Castle, Islay.[1]

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Citations

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  1. ^ "Colonsay, Loch an Sgoltaire". CANMORE. Retrieved 30 November 2009.
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