Loch Awe is a large body of water in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Argyll and Bute (Earra-Ghaidheal agus Bòd in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland, and a Lieutenancy Area. ... Royal motto: Nemo me impune lacessit (Latin: No one provokes me with impunity) Scotlands location within the UK Languages with Official Status1 English Scottish Gaelic Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow First Minister Jack McConnell Area - Total - % water Ranked 2nd UK 78,782 km² 1. ...

It is the third largest fresh water loch in Scotland with a surface area of 38.5 square kilometres (14.9 square miles). It is the longest fresh water loch in Scotland, measuring 35 kilometres from end to end with an average width of 1 kilometre. View across Loch Lomond, towards Ben Lomond. ...

The loch runs approximately south-west to north-east, roughly parallel to the two sea lochs of Loch Etive and Loch Fyne. Via the River Awe and Loch Etive it drains westward from its northern end and thus into the Atlantic Ocean. Loch Etive is a 30 km sea loch in the Highlands of Scotland. ... Loch Fyne is a sea loch on the west coast of Argyll and Bute, Scotland. ...

Loch Awe is the site of two hydroelectric projects. One is a conventional turbine power station, with water extracted from the River Awe at a barrage, fed through underground pipes, and generating electricity as it flows into Loch Etive. The second is a more unusual pumped storage project, using a man-made loch in the hills above the loch; water is pumped up during times of surplus power, and used to power generators at times of peak demand. The second project, known as Cruachan from the name of the hill above, has a visitor centre, which includes tours into the heart of the mountain. Diagram of the TVA pumped storage facility at Racoon Mountain Pumped storage hydroelectricity is a method of storing and producing electricity to supply high peak demands. ... Ben Cruachan is a 1126 m mountain in Scotland giving its name to a pumped-storage hydroelectric power station. ...

Loch Awe is renowned for its trout fishing. Salmon pass through the loch, coming past the barrage in the River Awe and continuing into the River Orchy. Loch Awe contains several ruined castles on islands, and at the northern end has one of the most photographed castles in scotland, Kilchurn Castle, which in summer may be visited by a short boat trip. It was from Loch Awe and surrounding area that Clan Campbell established itself as a powerful family. Kilchurn Castle is a ruined 15th century structure on the northeastern end of Loch Awe, in Argyll, Scotland. ... This article is about the Scottish clan; for other Campbells see Campbell (disambiguation). ...

The A85 road runs along the northern bank of the loch, and the A819 follows its banks for a short distance in the north-east. From there the single-track B840 runs along the south-east bank of the loch for nearly its entire length before joining the A816 a short distance north of Kilmartin. The A85 is a major road in Scotland. ... Carnassarie Castle, near Kilmartin Kilmartin - a village in Kilmartin Glen in Scotland. ...

External links

• The Loch Awe community web site
• Fishing-Argyll web site.