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See also:LOCH See also:AWE
, the longest See also:freshwater See also:lake in See also:Scotland, situated in See also:mid-See also:Argyllshire, 116 ft. above the See also:sea, with an See also:area of nearly 16 sq. m
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It has a N.E. to S.W. direction and is fully 23 M. See also:long from Kilchurn See also:Castle to See also:Ford, its breadth varying from a of a mile to 3 M. at its upper end, where it takes the shape of a See also:crescent, one See also:arm of which runs towards Glen Orchy, the other to the point where the See also:river See also:Awe leaves the lake
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The two ends of the See also:loch are wholly dissimilar in See also:character, the scenery of the upper extremity being majestic, while that of the See also:lower See also:half is See also:pastoral and tame
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Of its numerous islands the best-known is Inishail, containing ruins of a See also: |
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