Loch Craignish

Loch Craignish is a sea loch on the mid-Argyll coast.

Geography

Loch Craignish lies between Oban and the Crinan Canal.{{cite web| url=http://www.ambaile.org.uk/en/item/item_photograph.jsp?item_id=35526| title=Loch Craignish, Argyll| publisher=Am Baile| accessdate=14 November 2009}} Its opens into the Sound of Jura and provides a safe anchorage for small craft.{{cite web| url=http://www.scotcolour.com/westernpm/lochcraignish.htm| title=Western Highlands: Loch Craignish, Argyll| publisher=Scotland's Colours| accessdate=14 November 2009}}

Several islands lie within the loch, the largest being Eilean Rìgh, Eilean Mhic Chrion and Island Macaskin. The village of Ardfern lies on its northwestern shore.{{cite web|url=https://www.scottish-places.info/features/featurefirst4074.html|title=Craignish, Loch|publisher=Gazetteer for Scotland|accessdate=22 November 2020}}

History

Loch Craignish was a crossroads for prehistoric settlers between Ireland and the Great Glen. A stone pier on the south of the peninsula was used by drovers from Jura and Knapdale.

Footnotes

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Sea lochs of Scotland

Craignish