Black Loch (Perth and Kinross) explained

Black Loch
Coordinates:56.5691°N -3.3433°W
Type:freshwater loch
Length:0.402km (00.25miles)
Width:0.1609km (00.1miles)
Area:2.6ha
Depth:4.75feet
Max-Depth:7feet
Volume:1611000ft3
Shore:0.8km (00.5miles)
Elevation:51m (167feet)
Islands:0
Pushpin Map:Scotland Perth and Kinross

Black Loch is a small lowland freshwater loch that is located directly to the east of Fingask Loch in the valley of the Lunan Burn and is 1 mile south of Blairgowrie, in Perth and Kinross.[1] [2]

The loch is also a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), as well as forming part of a Special Area of Conservation.

Geography

Black Loch lies to the east of two other small lochs. Directly to the east is White Loch and further east still is Fingask Loch and all within a distance of half a mile. Part of the eastern end of White Loch and all of Black Loch are within the bounds of Blairgowrie Golf Club.[3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: John . Murray . Lawrence . Pullar. Bathymetrical Survey of the Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland, 1897-1909 Lochs of the Tay Basin Volume II - Black Loch . National Library of Scotland. 109 . 18 June 2019.
  2. Web site: Black Loch. British Lakes. 18 June 2019.
  3. Web site: Gittings . Bruce . Munro . David . Black Loch, Perth and Kinross. The Gazetteer for Scotland . School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh and The Royal Scottish Geographical Society . 18 June 2019.