Loch Awe (Pass of Brander) 
The A85 follows the River Awe over the Pass of Brander where the mountain backdrop includes the majestic double peak of Ben Cruachan (3,693ft/1126m).
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Kilchurn Castle
The ruins of Kilchurn Castle occupy a picturesque spot on a small peninsula at the northern end of Loch Awe. It was built by Colin Campbell of Glenorchy ca. 1440. Originally the castle consisted of a tower and keep, but in 1693 the first Earl of Breadalbane reinforced the site with a curtain wall. In 1745 Hanoverian troops were billeted here.
Historic Scotland
Longmore House
Salisbury Place
Jedburgh TD8 6JQ
Scotland
Longmore House
Salisbury Place
Jedburgh TD8 6JQ
Scotland
Hours
April 1 to September 30
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | 9:30 | 9:30 | 9:30 | 9:30 | 9:30 | 9:30 | 9:30 |
| Close | 17:30 | 17:30 | 17:30 | 17:30 | 17:30 | 17:30 | 17:30 |
Cruachan Power Station
In the Visitor Centre at Cruachan dam it is possible to watch the turbines that lie at the end of a long tunnel. These generators convert the water that flows from the reservoir 1,200ft/364.5m above into electricity.
All values are in local currency
Hours
February 1 to March 31
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | Closed | Closed |
| Close | 15:45 | 15:45 | 15:45 | 15:45 | 15:45 |
April 1 to October 31
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | 9:30 | 9:30 | 9:30 | 9:30 | 9:30 | 9:30 | 9:30 |
| Close | 16:45 | 16:45 | 16:45 | 16:45 | 16:45 | 16:45 | 16:45 |
| Adult | 6.00 |
| Students | 5.00 |
| Senior | 5.00 |
| Child 16 & under | 2.50 |
| Child 5 & under | FREE |
Disabled
Partial facilities for persons with disabilities.
Loch Awe - Lady Rowena
The restored Edwardian steamer "Lady Rowena" takes holiday makers for cruises on Loch Awe, one of Scotland's largest and most attractive lakes. It leaves from the pier in the village of Lochawe and then heads south beneath wooded hillsides and past several islands including Priest's Isle, formerly a priests' colony, and Inishail, once the site of a Cistercian monastery.
