Loch Ruthven

South of Inverness, this RSPB reserve is Britain's chief stronghold of the rare Slavonian grebe.

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Loch Ruthven is a loch in Highland. For arrivals by rail, Inverness Station is 18.5 km to the north. Other lakes & lochs nearby include Loch Ness and Loch Dochfour.

More places to visit near Loch Ruthven

Shingle beach at the head of Loch Ness giving the classic straight-down-the-loch view toward Urquhart Castle.

7.8 km N

Reedy hill loch reserve south of Inverness, the UK's key breeding site for the rare Slavonian grebe, with a hide.

8.1 km E

Along the great fault line from Fort William to Inverness, tracing the Caledonian Canal and the shore of Loch Ness.

8.3 km NW · Highland

Ruined castle on the shore of Loch Ness.

9 km W

Deepest by volume of the Great Glen lochs and the most storied water in Britain, its peat-dark length running 23 miles past Urquhart Castle.

9.6 km W

Community-owned croft and forest above Loch Ness with waymarked trails, lochans and long views over the Great Glen.

10.1 km NW