| Dubh Loch | |
| Location: | Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
| Pushpin Map: | Scotland Aberdeenshire |
| Coords: | 56.9294°N -3.2533°W |
| Type: | freshwater loch |
| Outflow: | Allt an Dubh-loch |
| Basin Countries: | Scotland |
| Area: | 19.9ha[1] |
| Shore: | 2.3km (01.4miles) |
| Elevation: | 637m (2,090feet) |
Dubh Loch is a small upland loch situated within the Balmoral Estate, in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is at an altitude of, with a perimeter of 2.3km (01.4miles). Its outflow, Allt an Dubh-loch, empties into Loch Muick approximately 2km (01miles) to the southeast near the royal lodge Glas-allt-Shiel.[2] To the southeast of the loch is the Munro Broad Cairn. To the northwest the ground slopes steeply up to Càrn a' Coire Boidheach and Lochnagar.[3] To the west is Cairn Bannoch and over a high col to the southwest lies Loch Callater.[4]
A granite wall, Creag an Dubh Loch, rises steeply above the loch on the southeast shading the loch from the sun – hence the name "dark lake". Creag an Dubh Loch is about 1.5km (00.9miles) long and generally about high – at its highest it is making it the highest continuous rock face in the Cairngorms.
The loch was a favourite spot for Queen Victoria to visit from her retreat at Glas-allt-Shiel. Once her son Alfred swam out into the loch to capture and kill a wounded stag in the water.