Holy Loch
| closed / former military
United Kingdom /
Scotland /
Sandbank /
World
/ United Kingdom
/ Scotland
/ Sandbank
World / United Kingdom / Scotland
loch, closed / former military
The Holy Loch (Scottish Gaelic "An Loch Sianta/Seunta") is a sea loch in Argyll and Bute, Scotland.Robertson's Yard at Sandbank, a village on the loch, was a major wooden boat building company in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
During World War II, the loch was used a submarine base. From 1961–1992, it was used as a US Polaris nuclear submarine base. In 1992, the Holy Loch base was deemed unnecessary following the demise of the Soviet Union and subsequently withdrawn.
During World War II, the loch was used a submarine base. From 1961–1992, it was used as a US Polaris nuclear submarine base. In 1992, the Holy Loch base was deemed unnecessary following the demise of the Soviet Union and subsequently withdrawn.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_Loch
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Coordinates: 55°59'8"N 4°55'51"W
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- Loch Ericht 109 km
- Loch Shiel 112 km
- Loch Ness 159 km
- Loch Shin 245 km
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- Bute 21 km
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- Isle of Cumbrae 24 km
- Inchmarnock 26 km
- Lochgilphead 31 km
- North Ayrshire Council 36 km
- Dorus Mor 45 km