River Laggan

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The Laggan looking downstream to Loch Indaal. The hill in the centre, Cnoc Ebric, is the site of an Iron Age hillfort. The Laggan River - geograph.org.uk - 1166993.jpg
The Laggan looking downstream to Loch Indaal. The hill in the centre, Cnoc Ebric, is the site of an Iron Age hillfort.

The River Laggan is a small river on the Scottish island of Islay. Having gathered the waters of the Kilennan River, Barr River and Duich River / Torra River it enters the sea at the north end of Laggan Bay off Loch Indaal. [1]

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References

  1. Ordnance Survey 1:50,000 scale Landranger map sheet 60 Islay

Coordinates: 55°42′N6°18′W / 55.700°N 6.300°W / 55.700; -6.300