Loch Fyne I

Loch Fyne

Date

20 August 2018

Location

Furnace, Argyll and Bute
NS 02135 99906; 56.15064°N, 5.18707°W

Information

At 40 miles long, Loch Fyne, in Argyll and Bute, is Scotland’s longest sea loch.

The name of the village of Furnace (formerly Inverleacainn) hints at its industrial heritage. In 1755 an iron furnace, which operated until 1815, was built there, with the local forest providing a ready supply of the charcoal required by the smelting process.

The local charcoal was later used in the manufacture of gunpowder at the Loch Fyne Powderworks in Furnace from 1841. This came to an end with an explosion in 1883.

A pink-granite quarry on the lower slopes of Dun Leacainn also opened in Furnace in 1841 and is still in operation today.

Loch Fyne

Loch Fyne