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Name that Loch!

Re: Name that Loch!

Postby mash tun » Sat May 30, 2020 12:02 am

Nope - both Loch Etive and Loch Awe are moving in the wrong direction from the first guess of Loch Linnhe.

Further north of Fort William
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Re: Name that Loch!

Postby Caberfeidh » Sat May 30, 2020 10:00 am

Loch Quoich? :shock:
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Re: Name that Loch!

Postby mash tun » Sat May 30, 2020 6:18 pm

Caberfeidh wrote:Loch Quoich? :shock:


Nope, further north
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Re: Name that Loch!

Postby Mal Grey » Sun May 31, 2020 10:56 am

Loch Maree with Isle Maree visible in the distance?
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Re: Name that Loch!

Postby mash tun » Sun May 31, 2020 2:11 pm

Mal Grey wrote:Loch Maree with Isle Maree visible in the distance?

Correct :clap: Over to you
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Re: Name that Loch!

Postby Mal Grey » Sun May 31, 2020 9:57 pm

I really should have got that one earlier!!!


OK, how about this wild loch?


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Re: Name that Loch!

Postby Caberfeidh » Mon Jun 01, 2020 8:45 am

Mal Grey wrote: OK, how about this wild loch?
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Is it a sea loch or fresh water?
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Re: Name that Loch!

Postby Mal Grey » Mon Jun 01, 2020 12:42 pm

Caberfeidh wrote:
Mal Grey wrote: OK, how about this wild loch?
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Is it a sea loch or fresh water?


Yep ;)
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OK, its fresh water, you've spotted my trap as it looked very like the sea on that day!
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Re: Name that Loch!

Postby Caberfeidh » Tue Jun 02, 2020 10:04 am

Loch Morar?
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Re: Name that Loch!

Postby BlackPanther » Tue Jun 02, 2020 10:05 am

Could be anywhere :lol: :lol:

I'll try Loch Assynt.
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Re: Name that Loch!

Postby Mal Grey » Tue Jun 02, 2020 10:42 am

Caberfeidh wrote:Loch Morar?


Further north
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Re: Name that Loch!

Postby Mal Grey » Tue Jun 02, 2020 10:46 am

BlackPanther wrote:Could be anywhere :lol: :lol:

I'll try Loch Assynt.


Yep, its anywhere. But NOT Loch Assynt.

Much closer though.


Slightly calmer by the evening

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Re: Name that Loch!

Postby Skyelines » Tue Jun 02, 2020 1:24 pm

I'm thinking Loch Veyatie with the possibility that Cul Mor is off to the left.
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Re: Name that Loch!

Postby Mal Grey » Tue Jun 02, 2020 1:40 pm

Skyelines wrote:I'm thinking Loch Veyatie with the possibility that Cul Mor is off to the left.


Spot on, two iconic hills were visible from this excellent little camp, Cul Mor and Suilven.

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Re: Name that Loch!

Postby Skyelines » Tue Jun 02, 2020 8:14 pm

That took a while to work out.

Now here's the next.

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