Loch Dornal Explained

Loch Dornal
Coords:55.0506°N -4.6747°W
Inflow:Corwar burn
Outflow:Carrick burn
Pushpin Map:Scotland South Ayrshire
Basin Countries:Scotland
Length:0.66miles
Width:0.33miles
Area:43.8ha[1]
Depth:5feet
Max-Depth:10feet
Volume:26000000ft3
Shore:4.9km (03miles)
Elevation:118m (387feet)
Islands:several islets

Loch Dornal is an irregular shaped, shallow, freshwater loch in south Ayrshire, in the Southern Uplands of Scotland. It lies approximately 8abbr=offNaNabbr=off northwest of the town of Newton Stewart.[2]

There are several islets in the loch some of which contain archaeological features.[3]

The loch is stocked with rainbow trout and fishing is permitted with permission from Drumlamford Estate.[4]

Survey

The loch was surveyed[2] in 1903 by James Murray and later charted [5] as part of Sir John Murray's Bathymetrical Survey of Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland 1897-1909.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Loch Dornal. . British lakes . British Lakes. 13 September 2015.
  2. Web site: Bathymetrical Survey of the Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland, 1897-1909, Lochs of the Cree Basin. National Library of Scotland. National Library of Scotland. 13 September 2015.
  3. Web site: Loch Dornal. Canmore. Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. 16 September 2015.
  4. Book: Bruce Sandison. Rivers and Lochs of Scotland: The Angler's Complete Guide. 15 February 2011. Black & White Publishing Limited. 978-1-84502-520-5. 933–.
  5. Web site: Loch Dornal; Kirriereoch Loch; Loch Trool (Vol. 5, Plate 42) - Bathymetrical Survey, 1897-1909 - National Library of Scotland. National Library of Scotland. 13 September 2015.