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Loch Awe, the Glossary

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Loch Awe (Scottish Gaelic: Loch Obha; also sometimes anglicised as Lochawe, Lochaw, or Lochow) is a large body of freshwater in Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands.[1]

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  1. 40 relations: A roads in Zone 8 of the Great Britain numbering scheme, A85 road, Alexander Carrick, Argyll and Bute, Atlantic Ocean, B roads in Zone 8 of the Great Britain numbering scheme, Battle of the Pass of Brander, Cailleach, Callander and Oban Railway, Chapel of St Fyndoca, Clan Arthur, Clan Campbell, Clan MacDougall, Cruachan Power Station, Dam, Ford, Argyll, Fresh water, Hotel, Inishail, Innis Chonain, Innis Chonnell, Inveraray Castle, Kaplan turbine, Kilchurn Castle, Kilmartin, List of dams and reservoirs in the United Kingdom, Loch, Loch Awe railway station, Loch Etive, Loch Fyne, Mary Stewart (novelist), North of Scotland Hydro-Electric Board, Pumped-storage hydroelectricity, River Awe, River Orchy, Scottish Gaelic, Scottish Highlands, St Conan's Kirk, Visitor center, West Highland Line.

  2. Lochs of Argyll and Bute
  3. Reservoirs in Argyll and Bute

A roads in Zone 8 of the Great Britain numbering scheme

List of A roads in zone 8 in Great Britain starting north of the A8 and west of the A9 (roads beginning with 8).

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A85 road

The A85 is a major road in Scotland.

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Alexander Carrick

Alexander Carrick (20 February 1882 – 26 January 1966) was a Scottish sculptor.

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Argyll and Bute

Argyll and Bute (Argyll an Buit; Earra-Ghàidheal agus Bòd) is one of 32 unitary council areas in Scotland and a lieutenancy area.

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Atlantic Ocean

The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's five oceanic divisions, with an area of about.

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B roads in Zone 8 of the Great Britain numbering scheme

B roads are numbered routes in Great Britain of lesser importance than A roads.

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Battle of the Pass of Brander

The Battle of the Pass of Brander in Scotland forms a small part of the wider struggle known as the Wars of Scottish Independence, and a large part of the civil war between the Bruce and Balliol factions, a parallel and overlapping conflict.

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Cailleach

In Gaelic (Irish, Scottish and Manx) myth, the Cailleach is a divine hag and ancestor, associated with the creation of the landscape and with the weather, especially storms and winter.

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Callander and Oban Railway

The Callander and Oban Railway company was established with the intention of linking the sea port of Oban to the railway network.

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Chapel of St Fyndoca

The Chapel of St Fyndoca (alternate: Fyndoc, or Findoc) is located on the island of Inishail in Loch Awe, Argyll and Bute, Scotland.

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Clan Arthur

Clan Arthur or Clan MacArthur, (Scottish Gaelic: Clann Artair) is a highland Scottish clan that once held lands on the shores of Loch Awe opposite Inishail.

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Clan Campbell

Clan Campbell (Na Caimbeulaich) is a Highland Scottish clan, historically one of the largest and most powerful of the Highland clans.

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Clan MacDougall

Clan MacDougall is a Highland Scottish clan, historically based in and around Argyll.

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Cruachan Power Station

The Cruachan Power Station (also known as the Cruachan Dam) is a pumped-storage hydroelectric power station in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK.

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Dam

A dam is a barrier that stops or restricts the flow of surface water or underground streams.

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Ford, Argyll

Ford (Àth na Crà) is a small village at the southern end of Loch Awe in Argyll, Scotland.

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Fresh water

Fresh water or freshwater is any naturally occurring liquid or frozen water containing low concentrations of dissolved salts and other total dissolved solids.

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Hotel

A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging on a short-term basis.

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Inishail

Inishail (alternate Inchald) is an island and former parish,Wilson, Rev.

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Innis Chonain

Innis Chonain or Innischonan is an island in Loch Awe, Scotland connected to the mainland by a bridge.

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Innis Chonnell

Innischonnell (Scottish Gaelic: Innis Chonaill) is a small rocky island in Loch Awe, Scotland.

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Inveraray Castle

Inveraray Castle (pronounced or; Scottish Gaelic Caisteal Inbhir Aora) is a country house near Inveraray in the county of Argyll, in western Scotland, on the shore of Loch Fyne, Scotland's longest sea loch.

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Kaplan turbine

The Kaplan turbine is a propeller-type water turbine which has adjustable blades.

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Kilchurn Castle

Kilchurn Castle is a ruined structure on a rocky peninsula at the northeastern end of Loch Awe, in Argyll and Bute, Scotland.

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Kilmartin

Kilmartin (Cille Mhàrtainn, meaning "church of Màrtainn") is a small village in Argyll and Bute, western Scotland.

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List of dams and reservoirs in the United Kingdom

This is a list of dams and reservoirs in the United Kingdom.

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Loch

Loch is a word meaning "lake" or "sea inlet" in Scottish and Irish Gaelic, subsequently borrowed into English.

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Loch Awe railway station

Loch Awe railway station is a railway station serving the village of Lochawe, on the northern bank of Loch Awe, in western Scotland.

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Loch Etive

Loch Etive (Scottish Gaelic, Loch Eite) is a 30 km sea loch in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Loch Awe and loch Etive are lochs of Argyll and Bute.

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Loch Fyne

Loch Fyne (Loch Fìne,; meaning "Loch of the Vine/Wine"), is a sea loch off the Firth of Clyde and forms part of the coast of the Cowal Peninsula. Loch Awe and loch Fyne are lochs of Argyll and Bute.

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Mary Stewart (novelist)

Mary, Lady Stewart (born Mary Florence Elinor Rainbow; 17 September 1916 – 9 May 2014) was a British novelist who developed the romantic mystery genre, featuring smart, adventurous heroines who could hold their own in dangerous situations.

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North of Scotland Hydro-Electric Board

The North of Scotland Hydro-Electric Board (1943–1990) was founded to design, construct and manage hydroelectricity projects in the Highlands of Scotland.

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Pumped-storage hydroelectricity

Pumped-storage hydroelectricity (PSH), or pumped hydroelectric energy storage (PHES), is a type of hydroelectric energy storage used by electric power systems for load balancing.

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River Awe

The River Awe (Uisge Abha) is a short river in Argyll and Bute, Southwest Highlands of Scotland by which the freshwater Loch Awe empties into Loch Etive, a sea loch.

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River Orchy

The River Orchy (Urchaidh / Abhainn Urchaidh) is a river that passes through the village of Dalmally, Argyll and Bute in the West Highlands of Scotland.

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Scottish Gaelic

Scottish Gaelic (endonym: Gàidhlig), also known as Scots Gaelic or simply Gaelic, is a Goidelic language (in the Celtic branch of the Indo-European language family) native to the Gaels of Scotland.

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Scottish Highlands

The Highlands (the Hielands; a' Ghàidhealtachd) is a historical region of Scotland.

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St Conan's Kirk

St Conan's Kirk is located in the village of Loch Awe in Argyll and Bute, Scotland.

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Visitor center

A visitor center or centre (see American and British English spelling differences), visitor information center or tourist information centre is a physical location that provides information to tourists.

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West Highland Line

The West Highland Line (Rathad Iarainn nan Eilean – "Iron Road to the Isles") is a railway line linking the ports of Mallaig and Oban in the Scottish Highlands to Glasgow in Central Scotland.

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See also

Lochs of Argyll and Bute

Reservoirs in Argyll and Bute

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loch_Awe

Also known as Lochaw, Lochawe.