Leorin Loch, Islay

#20 among attractions in Islay

Nature, Natural attraction, Lake

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Facts and practical information

Leorin Loch is of the impounding variety, located 2.5 kilometres north of Port Ellen, and is one of a group of three lochs supplying water to the island. The earthfill dam is 1.5 metres high. ()

Elevation: 328 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 55°39'36"N, 6°11'3"W

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Islay United Kingdom

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Leorin Loch – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Machrie golf course, Ardbeg Distillery, Kildalton Cross, White Hart Beach.

2.8 miW
Golf
Machrie golf course, Islay
73 min walk • The Machrie Golf Course, or "The Machrie Links", is located on Islay, in Scotland. The word "machrie" is a corruption of the Scottish Gaelic machair, which means more or less the same as "links" did on the east coast of Scotland.
3.2 miSE
Cafe, Whiskey distillery, Distillery
Ardbeg Distillery, Port Ellen
83 min walk • Ardbeg Distillery is a Scotch whisky distillery in Ardbeg on the south coast of the isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, in the Inner Hebrides group of islands. The distillery is owned by Louis Vuitton Moët Hennessy, and produces a heavily peated Islay whisky.
5.7 miE
Historical place, Cemetery, Memorial
Kildalton Cross, Port Ellen
145 min walk • The Kildalton Cross is a monolithic high cross in Celtic cross form in the churchyard of the former parish church of Kildalton on the island of Islay in the Inner Hebrides, Scotland.
2 miS
55°37'54"N • 6°11'29"W
White Hart Beach, Port Ellen
51 min walk • Beach
3 miSE
Forts and castles
Dunyvaig Castle, Islay
77 min walk • Dunyvaig Castle, is located on the south side of Islay, in Argyll, Scotland, on the shore of Lagavulin Bay, 4 kilometres from Port Ellen. The castle was once a naval base of the Lord of the Isles, chiefs of Clan Donald. It was held by the chiefs of the Clan MacDonald of Dunnyveg.
6.1 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Beinn Bheigeir, Islay
156 min walk • Beinn Bheigeir is a hill on the island of Islay in Scotland, UK. At 491 m, it is the highest of the seven 'Marilyn' hills on Islay, and the highest point on the island. It is in the south east of Islay in the Ardtalla Estate.
4.2 miE
Forts and castles
Kildalton Castle, Islay
108 min walk • Kildalton Castle is a ruined Victorian country house near Port Ellen on the island of Islay in the Inner Hebrides, Argyll, Scotland. It was built in ashlar in 1870 to a rambling plan in the Scots baronial style.
2.4 miSE
Whiskey distillery, Distillery
Laphroaig Distillery, Port Ellen
62 min walk • Laphroaig distillery is an Islay single malt Scotch whisky distillery. It is named after the area of land at the head of Loch Laphroaig on the south coast of the island of Islay.
2.8 miSE
Factory tours, Tours, Whiskey distillery
Lagavulin Distillery, Port Ellen
72 min walk • Lagavulin distillery is a malt whisky distillery in the village of Lagavulin on the south of the island of Islay, Scotland. It distills spirit that is destined to become Islay single malt Scotch whisky.
2.9 miS
55°37'13"N • 6°12'42"W
Carraig Fhada, Port Ellen
75 min walk • Lighthouse
1.9 miS
Distillery, Whiskey distillery
Port Ellen distillery, Islay
48 min walk • The Port Ellen distillery is located in Port Ellen on the isle of Islay, Scotland. It initially operated between 1825 and 1983 when production shut down.