Loch Sween, Taynish Biosphere Reserve

Name: Loch Sween
Address: Taynish Biosphere Reserve, United Kingdom

#2 among attractions in Taynish Biosphere Reserve

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Loch Sween is a sea loch located near Lochgilphead, Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Castle Sween is located on the southern shore towards the seaward end of the loch. The village of Tayvallich, a favoured haven for water craft as it sits at the head of sheltered Loch a' Bhealaich, lies on the northern shore. ()

Coordinates: 55°58'12"N, 5°40'12"W

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

Nearby attractions include: Keills Chapel, Kilmory Knap Chapel, Castle Sween, Eilean Mòr.

1.3 miSW
Church, Romanesque architecture
Keills Chapel, Tayvallich
35 min walk • Keills Chapel is a small chapel located in the west Highlands, Scotland, near the village of Tayvallich, Knapdale. The chapel dates from the 11th century and is in the care of Historic Scotland as is Kilmory Knap Chapel on the opposite shore of Loch Sween.
3.8 miS
Museum, Romanesque architecture
Kilmory Knap Chapel, Taynish Biosphere Reserve
98 min walk • Kilmory Knap Chapel is a 13th-century Christian chapel, located at the tiny hamlet of Kilmory, in Knapdale, Argyll and Bute, on the west coast of Scotland.
1.5 miS
Castle ruins from the 12th century
Castle Sween
40 min walk • Castle Sween, also known as Caisteal Suibhne, and Caistéal Suibhne, is located on the eastern shore of Loch Sween, in Knapdale, south of the forestry village of Achnamara on the west coast of Argyll, Scotland.
4.6 miSW
Island
Eilean Mòr
118 min walk • Eilean Mòr is one of the MacCormaig Isles situated near the entrance to Loch Sween in the Sound of Jura, Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Eilean Mòr is uninhabited. Eilean Mòr is the largest of the MacCormaig Islands, and is a breeding ground for seabirds. The island is the legendary retreat of the 7th-century Saint Cormac.
3.8 miNE
Island
Eilean Loain
97 min walk • Eilean Loain is a small island in Loch Sween and one of the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. It is about 2 kilometres west of the settlement of Kilmichael of Inverlussa in Knapdale and a similar distance southeast of the village of Tayvallich on the other side of the loch.
6.3 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Ardlussa Fishing Loch, Isle of Jura
160 min walk • National grid reference NR64128867 The Ardlussa Fishing Loch is an impounding reservoir, located 2 kilometres north of Lussagiven on a remote part of the Ardlussa Estate on Jura, Argyll and Bute, Scotland.