Loch Restil

Summary

Loch Restil is a freshwater loch that lies in the pass between Glen Croe and Glen Kinglas on the Cowal peninsula, Argyll and Bute, West of Scotland. One of the main roads to the west of Scotland coast, the A83, passes Loch Restil.[1][2] The burn that flows from Loch Restil is one of the feeds of Kinglas Water, in Glen Kinglas, which flows under the Butter Bridge.[3]

Loch Restil
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Loch Restil is located in Argyll and Bute
Loch Restil
Loch Restil
LocationCowal, Argyll and Bute, Scotland.
Coordinates56°13′50″N 4°51′31″W / 56.230557°N 4.8585287°W / 56.230557; -4.8585287
grid reference NN 22904 07899
TypeFreshwater Loch
Catchment areaCowal.
Basin countriesScotland, United Kingdom.
Surface elevation248 m (814 ft)
Islands0

Loch Restil lies within the Argyll Forest Park which is itself a part of the Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park.[4][5]

References edit

  1. ^ "Loch Restil | ScotlandsPlaces".
  2. ^ "Loch Restil, Strathclyde".
  3. ^ "Butter Bridge - Roader's Digest: The SABRE Wiki".
  4. ^ "Argyll Forest Park".
  5. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 June 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

External links edit

  • Map sources for Loch Restil
  • British Lakes Info - website
  • Sabre-Roads.org.uk: Butter Bridge
  • Argyll Forest Park - website
  • Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park - website