River Shira ( gd, Siara / Abhainn Siara) is the river that runs for about 7 miles through

Glen Shira Glen Shira ( Gaelic: Gleann Siara, "Glen of the eternal river") is a glen in Argyll, Scotland at the northern end of Loch Fyne, just to the north of Inveraray. It is a Special Area of Conservation within the UK, bordered by Beinn Bhuidhe on t ...

, originating in north-east at 350 meter altitude, near the start of the River Fyne. Shira runs into the 5 MW Sron Mor (''Big Nose'') power station dams at 340 meters altitude, dropping 49 meters. The river includes a few waterfalls and islands, including ''Eilean an Eagail'' (The Island of Fear). It eventually flows into Loch Dubh (''Black Lake''), where the Ancient Clan MacNaghten castle and crannogs used to be, and then by

Stuart Liddell Stuart Liddell MBE (born 12 January 1973) is a Scottish bagpipe player. As well as competing in solo competitions, he is the Pipe major of the Inveraray and District Pipe Band. Early life He was born in Oban on 12 January 1973 and spent his ear ...

s house and through Gearr Abhainn (River Garron) into Loch Shira and the

sea loch ''Loch'' () is the Scottish Gaelic, Scots and Irish word for a lake or sea inlet. It is cognate with the Manx lough, Cornish logh, and one of the Welsh words for lake, llwch. In English English and Hiberno-English, the anglicised spelling ...

Loch Fyne Loch Fyne ( gd, Loch Fìne, ; meaning "Loch of the Vine/Wine"), is a sea loch off the Firth of Clyde and forms part of the coast of the Cowal peninsula. Located on the west coast of Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It extends inland from the Sound o ...

. The river lends its name to the ferry .

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Lochan Shira reservoir
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Beinn Bhreac ''Beinn Bhreac'' (Gaelic for "speckled hill") is a name shared by a number of Scottish hills and mountains: * Beinn Bhreac (Glen Derry) (), a Munro in the Cairngorms * Beinn Bhreac (Blair Atholl) (), a Marilyn in the Cairngorms * Beinn Bhreac (Barca ...

Aerial views of the reservoir
Rivers of Argyll and Bute {{Scotland-river-stub