Loch Voil ()
is a small
freshwater
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loch
''Loch'' ( ) is a word meaning "lake" or "inlet, sea inlet" in Scottish Gaelic, Scottish and Irish Gaelic, subsequently borrowed into English. In Irish contexts, it often appears in the anglicized form "lough". A small loch is sometimes calle ...
that lies to the west of
Balquhidder
Balquhidder ( or ) is a small village in Perthshire located north-west of Callander. It is administered by the Stirling (council area), Stirling council area of Scotland and is overlooked by the dramatic mountain terrain of the "Braes of Bal ...
in the
Stirling
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council area of
Scotland
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. It is a short, narrow loch. It is separated from
Loch Doine by fluvial deposits from the Monachyle Burn and is drained at its eastern end by the
River Balvag at
Balquhidder
Balquhidder ( or ) is a small village in Perthshire located north-west of Callander. It is administered by the Stirling (council area), Stirling council area of Scotland and is overlooked by the dramatic mountain terrain of the "Braes of Bal ...
. The Loch can be reached by a small single track road from
Balquhidder
Balquhidder ( or ) is a small village in Perthshire located north-west of Callander. It is administered by the Stirling (council area), Stirling council area of Scotland and is overlooked by the dramatic mountain terrain of the "Braes of Bal ...
leading to Inverlochlarig.
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