Loch Drunkie Explained

Loch Drunkie
Location:	Stirling
Coordinates:	56.209°N -4.3514°W
Type:	freshwater loch
Rivers:	Drunkie Burn
Length:	1.6km (01miles)
Width:	0.4km (00.2miles)
Area:	55.8ha^[1]
Depth:	38.5feet
Max-Depth:	97feet
Shore:	6.3km (03.9miles)
Elevation:	126.7m (415.7feet)
Pushpin Map:	Scotland Stirling

Loch Drunkie (Gaelic; Scottish Gaelic: Loch Drongaidh,^[2] in Gaelic; Scottish Gaelic pronounced as /l̪ˠɔx ˈt̪ɾɔŋkɪ/) is a small freshwater loch in the Trossachs near Aberfoyle in the Stirling council area, Scotland.^{[3] [4]}

Geography

This picturesque and irregular Highland loch is shut on all sides by high hills.^[4]

Fishing

Since the 19th century, the loch has been well-known for containing a good stock of pike and brown trout.^[5] The fishing season lasts now from mid-March to the beginning of October.^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Loch Drunkie. British Lakes. 6 May 2018.
2. Web site: Loch Drunkie - Loch Drongaidh. Gaelic place-names of Scotland . 2019-11-24 .
3. Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 57 Stirling & The Trossachs. 9780319231562 . Ordnance Survey. 2009.
4. Book: John . Murray . Lawrence . Pullar. Bathymetrical Survey of the Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland, 1897-1909 Lochs of the Forth Basin Volume II - Loch Drunkie. 1910 . National Challenger Officer. National Library of Scotland. 8. 7 May 2018.
5. Book: Colquhoun, John . https://books.google.com/books?id=9bcqAQAAIAAJ&q=loch+drunkie+&pg=PA369 . 369 . Loch-fishing . The Moor and the Loch: Containing Minute Instructions in All Highland Sports . 2 . W. Blackwood . 1878 . 2019-11-24 .
6. Web site: Lochs & Rivers - Fishing Permits . Trossachs.co.uk . 2019-11-24 .