Loch Goil
#5196 among destinations in the United Kingdom
Facts and practical information
Loch Goil; is a small sea loch forming part of the coast of the Cowal peninsula in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. The sea loch is entirely within the Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park. ()
ScotlandUnited Kingdom
Loch Goil – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: Carrick Castle, Ben Donich, Stob na Boine Druim-fhinn, Cnoc Coinnich.
- 1.5 miSForts and castles, Vernacular architecture
Carrick Castle, Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park
38 min walk • Carrick Castle is a 14th-century tower house on the west shore of Loch Goil on the Cowal peninsula in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It is located between Cuilmuich and Carrick, 4 miles south of Lochgoilhead. The castle stands on a rocky peninsula, and was formerly defended to landward by a ditch and drawbridge.
- 4.8 miNNature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Ben Donich, Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park
124 min walk • Ben Donich or Beinn Dòmhnaich is a mountain located in the Arrochar Alps, near Loch Goil in Argyll and Bute. It is a Corbett and part of the Ardgoil range with its sister The Brack. The closest settlement to Ben Donich is the village of Lochgoilhead.
- 4.2 miNWNature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Stob na Boine Druim-fhinn
107 min walk • Stob na Boine Druim-fhinn is a mountain in the Arrochar Alps in the Argyll Highlands. The mountain itself is part of the group of mountains within the Arrochar Alps to the west of Loch Goil. The mountain can be seen from Lochgoilhead.
- 3.1 miNENature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Cnoc Coinnich, Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park
80 min walk • Cnoc Coinnich is a Corbett situated in Ardgoil in the Argyll & Bute council region and forms part of the Arrochar Alps. Cnoc Coinnich missed out on Corbett status by one metre until July 2016 when it was resurveyed at the instigation of the Scottish Mountaineering Club.
- 3.1 miWNature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Beinn Bheula, Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park
80 min walk • Beinn Bheula is a mountain located between Loch Goil and Loch Eck. It is part of the Arrochar Alps range. Beinn Bheula appears rugged from Lochgoilhead, with several summits, the highest of which is Caisteal Dubh.
- 4.8 miNENature, Natural attraction, Mountain
The Brack, Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park
122 min walk • The Brack is a mountain, located in the Arrochar Alps, on the south side of Glen Croe, near Loch Goil in Argyll and Bute in Scotland.
- 3.6 miNWNature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Beinn Lochain
92 min walk • Beinn Lochain is one of the Arrochar Alps at 703 metres, in the Argyll Highlands. The mountain is situated to the west of Lochgoilhead.
- 2.6 miEHarbor
Finnart Oil Terminal
66 min walk • Finnart Oil Terminal, also known as Finnart Ocean Terminal or Chap Point, is an oil depot on the eastern shore of Loch Long, Firth of Clyde on the west coast of Scotland, about 2 miles to the north of Garelochhead on the A814 road to Arrochar.
- 5.4 miNENature, Natural attraction, Valley
Glen Croe, Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park
139 min walk • Glen Croe is a glen in the heart of the Arrochar Alps on the Cowal Peninsula, in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. The glen is surrounded by large and rugged mountains characterised by huge boulders. The glen is within the Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park.
- 5.4 miENatural feature
Luss Hills, Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park
139 min walk • The Luss Hills are a hill range located in Argyll, Scotland. They are part of the southern foothills of the Grampian Mountains and lie west of Loch Lomond, above the village of Luss in the Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park.
- 2.6 miNNature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Tom nan Gamhna, Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park
67 min walk • Tom nan Gamhna is a mountain within the Ardgoil Peninsula and Arrochar Alps near Lochgoilhead in Argyll, Scottish Highlands. The mountain reaches a height of 389 m.