Loch a' Ghobhainn explained

Loch a' Ghobhainn
Pushpin Map:Scotland Highland
Location:Wester Ross, Highland, Scotland
Coords:57.6305°N -5.5971°W[1]
Type:freshwater loch
Basin Countries:Scotland
Length:0.75miles[2]
Width:0.3miles
Area:108.7ha
Depth:12.5feet
Max-Depth:28feet
Volume:54000000ft3
Shore:3.1km (01.9miles)
Elevation:308m (1,010feet)
Islands:2

Loch a' Ghobhainn is an upland freshwater loch lying inland and south west of the village of Shieldaig in the Scottish Highlands. The loch has an irregular, somewhat elliptical shape with a perimeter of 3.1km (01.9miles). It is approximately 0.75miles long, has an average depth of 12.5feet and is 28feet at its deepest. The loch was surveyed on 8 August 1902 by T.N. Johnston and John Hewitt and later charted[3] as part of Sir John Murray's Bathymetrical Survey of Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland 1897-1909.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Loch a' Ghobhainn. . British lakes . British Lakes. 12 June 2016.
  2. Web site: Bathymetrical Survey of the Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland, 1897-1909, Lochs of the Gairloch Basin. . 12 June 2016.
  3. Web site: Lochs a' Bhealaich, a' Ghobhainn & na h-Oidhche (Vol. 5, Plate 19), Bathymetrical Survey, 1897-1909. National Library of Scotland. 12 June 2016.