| Loch Benachally | |
| Coordinates: | 56.635°N -3.516°W |
| Type: | freshwater reservoir |
| Outflow: | Benachally Burn |
| Length: | 1.641km (01.02miles) |
| Width: | 0.74km (00.46miles) |
| Area: | 173ha |
| Depth: | 24.93feet |
| Max-Depth: | 63.97feet |
| Volume: | 179777998ft3 |
| Shore: | 4km (02miles) |
| Elevation: | 308m (1,010feet) |
| Islands: | 0 |
| Pushpin Map: | Scotland Perth and Kinross |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Perth and Kinross |
Loch Benachally is a large shallow freshwater reservoir that is located close to the Forest of Clunie in Perth and Kinross, Scotland.[1] [2]
The reservoir is operated by Scottish Water.[3]
Directly south-east of the reservoir are the remains of an Iron Age hut circle settlement and field system, centred on, that can clearly be seen from an aerial view.[4] The settlement consisted of a line of 6 hut circles connected by a common baulk, with an isolated hut about to the east.[4] The huts range from down to between wall centres. Some huts have stone enclosures.[4] The field system of the Iron Age settlement has been visibly preserved down the ages and is marked with the remains of lynchets, walls and heaps of cleared stone.[4] As the huts are in a straight line, they resemble a street. The conspicuousness of the "street" is enhanced by a wall which runs parallel to the row of houses, to the south.[4]
To the east-north-east of the Loch Benachally directly from the dam at the very south of the loch, is another Iron Age hut circle settlement and field system.[4] Here as well, the field system is easily recognisable.[4] The hut circle settlement follows a north-west to south-east orientation and is a larger settlement with 12 hut circles.[4] The huts measure from down to between wall centres.[4] There are two fields—a large field to the north and west of the hut circle group, and a small field to the south.[4]