Loch Ard
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- This article is about a body of fresh water in Scotland. For the 19th century clipper ship of the same name see Loch Ard (ship). For the gorge in which this ship was wrecked near Australia, see Loch Ard Gorge.
Loch Ard (Scottish Gaelic: Loch na h-Airde) is a body of fresh water in the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park of the Stirling District in Scotland. (grid reference NN4501.)
The loch is approximately 4 kilometers long by 2 kilometers wide and runs approximately east-west along a sheltered valley. It is considered to be the source of the River Forth and lies downstream of Loch Chon.
The waters of Loch Ard are home to both a sailing and rowing club. The villages of Kinlochard, Blairhullichan, Ledard and Milton lie on its shores. The village of Aberfoyle lies 3 kilometers to its east while the mountain of Ben Lomond sits to its west.
The name of the lake comes from àrd, the gaelic word for high.
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