Loch Bee Explained

Loch Bee Loch Bì
Location:	South Uist, Outer Hebrides, Scotland
Coords:	57.3693°N -7.3747°W
Type:	freshwater loch
Basin Countries:	Scotland
Length:	30NaN0
Width:	1round=0.5NaNround=0.5
Islands:	Limalum More, Eilean a' Charnan, Brostam More, Brostam Beg
Pushpin Map:	Scotland Outer Hebrides

Loch Bì,^[1] sometimes anglicised as Loch Bee, is the largest loch on the island of South Uist in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. It lies at the northern end of the island

Loch Bì has an irregular shape, and measures about 3miles long by 1miles in mean breadth. Its greatest depth is around 12abbr=offNaNabbr=off. Loch Bì is reputed for its trout, flounder and mullet stock.^[2]

Loch Bì is bisected by a causeway carrying the A865 road. The first causeway was built in the 17th century, with the existing structure having been completed in 1990.^[3]

Notes and References

1. https://www.cne-siar.gov.uk/media/committeearchive/2014/06-june/transportation/agendas/L%20Item%2012BG%20Appendix%201G%2002_07%20PVA%20Characterisation%20Lochs%20Bi%20and%20Druidibeag.pdf Lochs Bi and Druidibeag (Potentially Vulnerable Area 02/07)
2. Web site: Loch Bee, from the Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland: A Survey of Scottish Topography, Statistical, Biographical and Historical, edited by Francis H. Groome and originally published in parts by Thomas C. Jack, Grange Publishing Works, Edinburgh between 1882 and 1885. . www.scottish-places.info . The Gazetteer for Scotland . en-gb.
3. Web site: Loch Bee Causeway - Roader's Digest: The SABRE Wiki . www.sabre-roads.org.uk.