Loch Duntelchaig Explained

Loch Duntelchaig
Location:Inverness-shire, Scottish Highlands, Scotland
Coordinates:57.35°N -4.299°W
Type:loch
Pushpin Map:Scotland
Pushpin Map Alt:Location of the loch in Scotland.

Loch Duntelchaig (from the Scottish Gaelic Loch Dun Seilcheig) is a freshwater loch in the traditional county of Inverness-shire in the Scottish Highlands. It extends from the southwest to its outflow in the northeast and measures up to at its widest. The loch drains via Loch a Chlachain into the River Nairn. Loch Duntelchaig is over deep towards its south end.[1] It is also the main reservoir for Inverness sitting less than a kilometre from the secondary reservoir Loch Ashie.

Notes and References

  1. Ordnance Survey 1:50,000 scale Landranger map sheet 26 Inverness