Loch Turret Explained
Loch Turret |
Coordinates: | 56.4249°N -3.932°W |
Type: | freshwater reservoir |
Length: | 3.6km (02.2miles) |
Width: | 0.55km (00.34miles) |
Area: | 173ha |
Depth: | 31.8241feet |
Max-Depth: | 79.068feet |
Volume: | 590961954ft3 |
Shore: | 8km (05miles) |
Elevation: | 358m (1,175feet) |
Islands: | 0 |
Pushpin Map: | Scotland Perth and Kinross |
Loch Turret is a large freshwater reservoir on a north-east to south-west orientation, that is located at the head of Glen Turret and northwest of Crieff in Perth and Kinross.[1] [2] [3]
At the north end of the loch, some, is the small lochan of Lochan Uaine, that drains in Loch Turret through the Turret Burn.[4] The route is a popular walking spot.[4] Below the loch, the Turret Burn continues, and further down hosts Glenturret distillery, that was built in 1775.[5]
Notes and References
- Book: John . Murray . Lawrence . Pullar. Bathymetrical Survey of the Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland, 1897–1909 Lochs of the Tay Basin Volume II – Loch Turret Reservoir. National Library of Scotland. 115 . 16 November 2019.
- Web site: Loch Turret Reservoir . Centre for Ecology and Hydrology . Scotland and Northern Ireland Forum for Environmental Research (SNIFFER) . 16 November 2019.
- Web site: Gittings . Bruce . Munro . David . Loch Turret Reservoir. The Gazetteer for Scotland . School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh and The Royal Scottish Geographical Society . 16 November 2019.
- Book: Chris Townsend. Scotland. 14 June 2020. 30 March 2011. Cicerone Press Limited. 978-1-84965-353-4. 124.
- Book: Neil Ridley. Gavin D. Smith. David Wishart. The World of Whisky: Taste, try and enjoy whiskies from around the world. 14 June 2020. 12 December 2019. Pavilion Books. 978-1-911663-07-2. 319.