| Loch Striven | |
|---|---|
| Loch Sroigheann (Scottish Gaelic) | |
_-_geograph.org.uk_-_680143.jpg) Loch Striven at Inverchaolain | |
  Loch Striven | |
| Location | Cowal, Argyll and Bute, Scotland. |
| Coordinates | 55°55′44″N 5°04′15″W / 55.928753°N 5.0707625°W, grid reference NS0825874892 |
| Type | Sea Loch |
| Basin countries | Scotland, United Kingdom. |
| Max. length | 12 km (7.5 mi) |
| Surface elevation | Sea Level |
| Frozen | No |
Loch Striven (Scottish Gaelic: Loch Sroigheann) is a sea loch in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. The loch meets the Firth of Clyde and the Kyles of Bute just north of the Isle of Bute, and forms a narrow inlet about 8 miles (13 km) long extending north into the Cowal Peninsula.[1][2]
The hamlet of Ardtaraig lies at the head of the loch, on the B836 road that provides an east-west route across Cowal between the heads of the Holy Loch and Loch Riddon. Minor roads follow the coast of the loch from its southern end, with the one on the east coast terminating near the hamlet of Inverchaolain about the mid-point of the loch, and the one on the west coast petering out after just 1.5 miles (2.4 km). There is no road access to the north of the loch between these points and Ardtaraig.[2]
- ^ "Striven, Loch". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
- ^ a b Explorer OL37 - Cowal East (Map). 1:25000. Ordnance Survey. 10 June 2015. ISBN 9780319242766.