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Name of
Hazard |
LAT/LONG |
Type of Hazard |
Type of Mark
(if exists) |
Description and
Location of hazard |
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Entrance to River Leven |
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Narrow Channel |
Port and Starboard
Lateral Marks |
Keep
within the lateral marks, keep to port going north and starboard going south.
BP pipe runs across mouth of river and at times of low water can be a hazard
to deep draft vessels. |
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Balloch Bank |
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Shallows |
Unmarked |
East
of Cameron Bank, only a problem at times of low water. |
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Cameron Bank |
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Sand & Gravel
bank |
Isolated danger mark |
Only
a problem at times of low water |
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Lomond Castle |
56° 1'23.98"N 4°37'20.46"W |
Rocks |
Isolated danger mark |
You
can pass east and west of this mark, but ideally keep to east. |
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Inchmurrin |
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Rocks |
South Cardinal |
Rocky
Shallows on point of island. (South West of Hotel) |
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McDougal Bank |
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Sandbank |
Unmarked |
Only
a problem at times of low water |
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Prince of Wales Rock |
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Rocks |
Isolated danger mark |
Dangerous
rock that a steamer once found, keep to Inchmurrin side when passing through
between the islands |
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Aber Isle Rocks |
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Rocks |
Unmarked |
The
entire area from Ross Priory to Balamaha on the east side is very hazardous.
Very shallow with rocks and sandbanks. Passage only possible with local
knowledge. |
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Torrinch |
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Rocks |
North Cardinal |
Line
of rocks running parallel to the island off the westerly shore. |
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Rossdhu and Rossshu Bank |
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Sandbank and Rocks |
Isolated danger mark |
Large
sandbank and shallows 100m in all
directions from the mark. There is shallow water extending along the entire
beach of the golf course from Rossdhu House to Finlas Water. |
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Bandy Point |
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Sandbank |
Port and Starboard
Lateral Marks |
Keep
within the lateral marks, keep to port going north and starboard going south |
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Inchgalbraith |
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Shallows |
Unmarked |
There
is extensive shallows round the island extended up to the south beach on
Inchmoan |
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The Geggles |
56° 5'3.87"N 4°35'53.44"W |
Shallows |
North and South
Cardinals |
The
areas between Inchcruin and Inchmoan is very shallow. Its is very sandy and
at times of low water can dry out. |
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Little Ireland |
56° 4'59.94"N 4°35'8.97"W |
Rocks |
Channel &
Isolated Danger Marks |
Rocks
cover the whole area between Inchfad and Inchcruin. The channel is marked by
lateral marks.Great care need to be taken in this entire areas. |
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Arrochymore Point |
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Rocks |
Unmarked |
The
water to the south and north is shallow and hazardous. There are rocks
usually visible at low water levels. |
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Inchruin |
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Rocks |
North Cardinal |
Dangerous
rocks, exposed at low water, point is shallow. |
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The Narrows |
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Rocks & Shallows |
Speed Limit - No Wash
zone |
The
"Minister Rock" is exposed at times of low water and is indicated
by the Green channel mark. Coming out from the south in an easterly direction
is a long rock, mostly always covered by water but just under the surface.
Its extremity is marked by the red channel marker. The proper course through
the channel is through the lateral marks in a " Z " course. |
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Narrows south of "The Haven" |
56° 5'1.72"N 4°36'58.11"W |
Shandbank |
Unmarked |
There
is sandbank between Inchmoan and Inchconnachan near the shore of Incmoan as
you transit south west from the north beach of Inchmoan, keep to the
Inchconnachan side to the north, but avoid the shallows off the old tree with
the 5mph sign. |
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Slate Bay |
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Rock |
Unmarked |
There
is a rock usually submerged at the end of a strip of shallow water coming out
from the shore in a North Easterly direction from the south side of the bay |
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Islands and Rocks off Luss |
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Rocks |
Channel &
Isolated Danger Marks |
There
are a number of small islands and rocks off Luss. The largest is Fraoch. To
pass between Fraoch and the main land keep between the red lateral mark and
Fraoch. The other channel to the East of Fraoch is marked by lateral marks. |
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Sharbau Bank |
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Rocks and Sandbank |
Unmarked |
This
is shown marked on older charts but no mark is there today. Only a problem at
times of low water. |
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Luss Camp Site |
56° 6'34.14"N 4°38'7.79"W |
Sandbank |
East Cardinal |
Shallow
point extending from Camp Site |
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Ross Isles |
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Rocks |
Isolated danger mark |
Between
the Islands, Pilot Rock is roughly in the middle. Its is only a problem at
times of low water. On the landward side of the inner island there are
submerged rocks off the east side of the bay. |
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Pilot Bank |
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Rock |
Unmarked |
Hazardous
rocks just north of Ross Point |
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Montrose Bank |
|
Rock |
Unmarked |
This
area is very rocky, only a problem at times of low water. Care should be
taken as the rocks is on the shore side of the North/South course normally
taken. |
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Inverbeg Bank |
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Sandbank |
Isolated danger mark |
As
well as the isolated danger mark there are usually a number of poles and
flags indicating the extent of the bank. There is safe water on both sides,
but it is shallow at the mouth of Douglas Water at the caravan side at
Inverbeg |
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Eilean Deargannan |
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Shallows |
Unmarked |
Around
the Island at Rowerdennan is shallow all round, but especially on the north
and west sides. |
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Stanley Rock |
|
Rock |
Unmarked |
The
rock is north west of Eilean Deargannan and only a problem at times of low
water. ( north west of the island off Rowerdennan) |
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Rob Roy's Cave |
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Rocks |
Isolated danger mark |
Keep
to the west or the mark. |
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Ardvorlich Bay |
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Rocks |
Isolated danger mark |
There
are a number of rocks to the north of Ardvorlich bay and to the north west of
Island I Vow |
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Guy Rock |
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Rock |
Unmarked |
Just
south of Island I Vow, only a problem at times of low water. |
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Rubhna Ban |
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Sandbank |
East Cardinal |
Just
north of Island I Vow on the West shore is a bank that comes a long way out
to the cardinal, and dries in time of low water. |
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Ardlui Bay |
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Shallows |
Unmarked |
There
are extensive shallows on the north
and east sides of the bay. |
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River
Falloch |
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Sandbanks and
Shallows |
Unmarked |
The
entrance to the river has an extensive sandbank that moves, entrance must be
made with care. Once in the river the depth varies considerable and the
bottom is hard to see due to the peaty water. |
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| Caveats
& Disclaimer: This list is provided under good faith and at your own
risk. You should ensure your have the relevant chart for Loch Lomond. |
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