Loch Dubh (Loch Ard Forest) Explained

Loch Dubh
Location:Loch Ard Forest, Scotland
Coordinates:56.1937°N -4.5713°W
Type:lochan
Etymology:"Black Loch"
Inflow:Duchray Water
Outflow:Duchray Water
Basin Countries:United Kingdom
Area:4.8ha
Depth:21feet
Max-Depth:41feet
Shore:1.1km (00.7miles)
Elevation:141m (463feet)
Pushpin Map:Scotland Stirling

Loch Dubh ("Black Loch") is a lochan on the Duchray Water in the western part of Loch Ard Forest in the Central Highlands of Scotland.[1] [2]

Location

Loch Dubh nestles in a wooded valley called Gleann Dubh at a height of about 140 metres above sea level. It is 4 kilometres east of Scotland's most popular Munro, Ben Lomond (974 m), one kilometre south of Beinn Dubh (508 m), 1½ kilometres northeast of Beinn Bahn (569 m) and five kilometres west northwest of Kinlochard near the head of Loch Ard.

Notes and References

  1. Book: John . Murray . Lawrence . Pullar. Bathymetrical Survey of the Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland, 1897-1909 Lochs of the Forth Basin Volume II - Lochan Dubh. 1910 . National Challenger Officer. National Library of Scotland. 14. 4 June 2018.
  2. Web site: Loch Dubh. British Lakes. 2 June 2018.