Loch Beanie Explained

Loch Beanie
Coordinates:56.802°N -3.3768°W
Type:freshwater loch
Outflow:Allt Mòr into Shee Water
Length:0.804672km (00.5miles)
Width:0.321869km (00.2miles)
Area:17ha
Depth:17.71feet
Max-Depth:17.71feet
Volume:32079387ft3
Shore:2km (01miles)
Elevation:406m (1,332feet)
Islands:1
Pushpin Map:Scotland Perth and Kinross
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Perth and Kinross

Loch Beanie also known as Loch Shechernich, is a small shallow freshwater loch that is located in Glen Shee in Perth and Kinross, Scotland.[1] [2]

Island

At the centre of the island, roughly 100 metres from the southern shore is a Crannog that is constructed of boulders and small stones. Less than a third of the surface of the island is visible above water.[3]

A building perhaps once existed on the loch. In a map by Timothy Pont circa 1600, a mansion is depicted on the island, with the annotation: Loch Sesatut, sumtyms ye dwelling of ye chief man of Glenshy and Strathardle. In a map by Robert Gordon of Straloch circa 1636–1648, the building is noted as L. Sesatur old chief dwelling of Glens(hie). By 1747, all knowledge of the island had been forgotten.[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 – Loch Shechernich . National Library of Scotland. 122 . 6 December 2020.
  2. Web site: Loch Beanie. Centre for Ecology and Hydrology . Scotland and Northern Ireland Forum for Environmental Research (SNIFFER) . 6 December 2020.
  3. Web site: Loch Beanie - Archaeology Notes . Canmore . Historic Environment Scotland . 6 December 2020.