Loch Achnamoine Explained

Loch Achnamoine
Basin Countries:Scotland, United Kingdom
Coordinates:58.2611°N -4.0225°W
Elevation:114.1m (374.3feet)
Length:0.86miles
Location:Scottish Highlands
Outflow:River Helmsdale
Width:397m (1,302feet)
Pushpin Map:Scotland

Loch Achnamoine is a small mountain loch, situated on the River Helmsdale in the Highland council area of Scotland. The nearest settlement to it is Kinbrace, a small village 2.5 miles (4 km) east, along a small country road.

The name derives from the Scottish Gaelic elements "achadh" and "mòine", meaning "Lake of the Peat-field".[1]

Loch Achnamoine is a drift dam, formed from the last glacial period in Scotland.[2] The loch was the site of several biological surveys in the 1990s, identifying several species of xanthidium in its waters[3]

References

  1. Web site: The Gaelic origins of place names in Britain. 2020-11-09. OS GetOutside. en-gb.
  2. Book: Memoirs of the Geological Society of Great Britain: Explanation of Sheet. Scotland. 1931. H.M. Stationery Office. en.
  3. Book: Archiv Für Hydrobiologie: Monographische Beiträge. 1995. E. Schweizerbart. en.