Loch Nell On Visit To The Highlands Of Scotland

Tour Scotland travel video clip, with Scottish music, of Loch Nell on ancestry visit to the Highlands. Served by the River Lonan, which flows from the east through Glen Lonan, Loch Nell is located two miles South East of Oban in the Lorne district the Argyll and Bute Highlands. Ancient crannogs are located at either end of the loch while many cairns are located at its southern end. Lorn, or Lorne is an old district of Argyllshire, now divided between Argyll & Bute and Highlands, extending South from Loch Leven to Loch Awe and East from Loch Linnhe to Rannoch Moor, Lorne was an ancient lordship of the Clan MacDougall and the Clan Stewart before falling into the hands of the Clan Campbell. The district gives its name to the courtesy title Marquis of Lorne held by the eldest son of the Duke of Argyll. Lorn is divided into Upper Lorn, lying to the north of Loch Etive, Middle Lorn, lying to the south of Loch Etive and Nether Lorn, lying to the northwest of Loch Awe but descending as far south as Kilmartin and Loch Crinan. Its principal town is Oban. All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

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