Loch Fithie Explained

Loch Fithie
Pushpin Map:	Scotland Angus
Coords:	56.6511°N -2.8336°W^[1]
Inflow:	on the eastern shore
Outflow:	no outflow
Length:	1abbr=onNaNabbr=on^[2]
Width:	150abbr=onNaNabbr=on
Area:	7.1ha
Depth:	7.5abbr=onNaNabbr=on
Max-Depth:	16abbr=onNaNabbr=on
Volume:	7000000abbr=onNaNabbr=on
Shore:	1.4km (00.9miles)
Elevation:	67m (220feet)
Islands:	0

Loch Fithie is a small, lowland freshwater loch lying approximately 2miles east of Forfar, Scotland. It is approximately 800m (2,600feet) in length.

Survey

The loch was surveyed^[2] on 30 June 1903 by Sir John Murray and later charted ^[3] as part of Murray's Bathymetrical Survey of Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland 1897-1909.

History

To the northwest of the loch are the remains of the Augustinian Restenneth Priory. In 1954, a stone axe head was found during excavations of a gravel ridge at the loch.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Loch Fithie. . British lakes . British Lakes. 3 January 2015.
2. Web site: Bathymetrical Survey of the Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland, 1897-1909, Lochs of the Lunan Basin. . 3 January 2015.
3. Web site: Lochs Fithie, Rescobie and Balgavies (Vol. 5, Plate 51) - Bathymetrical Survey, 1897-1909 - National Library of Scotland. National Library of Scotland. 3 January 2015.
4. Web site: Loch Fithie : cist and axe head. Canmore. 3 January 2015.