From Lake Scotland to Loch, the most beautiful lakes for nature tours

In Scotland, lokhThe word of Gela origin means freshwater lake, fjord, as well as some estuaries and lagoons. The country has more than 31,000, including 7,500 in Outer Hebrides. To get further from Loch Ness և Loch Lomond, here is our selection of the most beautiful lakes in the country.

The most beautiful lakes in Scotland

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Lokh Koruysk

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Direction to the magnificent Sky Island, accessible via Skye Bridge. In the south of the island, Loch Koruysk (“Boiler of Water” in Gaelic) offers landscapes that have inspired great artists, such as the English painter William Turner. The calm of the freshwater contrasts with the rugged terrain of the Black Coylin Mountains, a rocky outcrop that surrounds the coast.

His calmness should not deceive you. seems to be a kelpie:A beautiful but demonic horse that can take on a human form according to Celtic legend lives in the depths of the bay.

• Our suggestion. entry is not easy. no land route leads there. To reach one of the most secluded lakes in the country, you have to take a boat ride from the village of Elgol.

Lokh Fine

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“Vaz Bay”. His name should be mentioned in Gaelic, we eat and drink well there. Scotland’s longest bay stretches 65 miles[65 km]with a whiskey distillery, brewery լավագույն Scotland’s best oysters nearby, just an hour’s drive from Glasgow. If you go there, do not miss the magnificent Inverra’s castle (pronounced Inver-è-ri), where the dukes of Argyll, the leaders of the Clan Campbell, have lived since the 18th century.

• Did you know? TV series fans the bottom of the abyss it will recognize it is Dunigel Castle in the 2012 Christmas episode.

Loch Shell

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Loch Schill is known to millions of people around the world. This is Hogwarts, the school of saga witches. Harry Potter, located. The 28 km long freshwater reservoir is located in the west of the country, close to two important monuments. 18th century.

• Our suggestion. It can be easily reached by car or bus from Fort William, 27 miles east, along Loch Aile. Landscapes change completely throughout the year, from green landscapes in spring to bursts of autumn colors.

Lokh Muik

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It was one of the favorite places of Queen Victoria and her husband, Prince Albert. Lokh Muik (to pronounce Mick:), which consists of fresh water, is located in Aberdeenshire, Balmoral estate, the summer residence of the British royal family in Scotland. To the south you will find the Glas-allt Shiel, a hunting lodge built by Victoria in 1868 on the occasion of the death of Prince Albert.

The queen was so frustrated that she could not bear to use her farther north than her previous hunting lodge. This is why Glas-allt Shiel was nicknamed the “Widows’ Lodge”.

• Our suggestion. The hiking trail starting from the parking և information center will allow you to walk around the lake at 3:30.

Harey և Stannis Lakes

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There are slopes in the northern islands. On the main island of Orkney, in an archipelago with many archeological sites, the lakes of Harey են Stannes stand facing each other, separated by a thin layer. The first is a freshwater reservoir, the largest in the archipelago, the second – a sea lake. Here you will find two UNESCO World Heritage Sites, the famous Stenes Stones, which date back to BC. In 3000, և “Broadgar District”, a ring of 27 megaliths, which was also designed in the Neolithic era.

Daddingston Loch

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There was a time when Edinburgh had a few bays, but today there is only one natural reservoir left, Duddington Loch, south of Hollywood Park, near the old village of Duddingston, now part of the Scottish capital. In the famous painting by the late 19th-century Scottish painter Sir Henry Rayburn, displayed in the National Gallery on Prince Street, it is in this frozen lake that a shepherd slides. On the North Shore, visit Dr Neil’s Garden, one of Scotland’s finest botanical gardens.

• Our suggestion. There are other interesting lakes and monuments in Hollywood Park, such as St. Margaret’s Lake, located at the foot of the ruins of St. Anthony Chapel, which dates back to the 14th century.

Lake Menteit

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Hidden in all of these lakes is Lake Monteit in Sterlingshire, sometimes referred to as Loch Inchmahome, named after the island to the west of the lake on which a 13th-century settlement stands. This is the only natural water body in Scotland that bears the name of the lake.

Robert Bruce, one of Scotland’s most famous and respected kings, has visited here several times, and Queen Mary Stewart took refuge there as a child before leaving for France. balances cranes Artificial islands, built in the Iron Age, have been found in the lake, accessible by boat or on foot, walking on stone slabs hidden from the water level.

Source: Le Figaro

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