Loch nan Eun explained
Loch nan Eun |
Coordinates: | 56.8849°N -3.5381°W |
Type: | freshwater loch |
Outflow: | Allt Easgaidh |
Length: | 0.31km (00.19miles) |
Width: | 0.201km (00.125miles) |
Area: | 14.5ha |
Depth: | 21.5feet |
Max-Depth: | 50feet |
Volume: | 34459000ft3 |
Shore: | 2.3km (01.4miles) |
Elevation: | 787m (2,582feet) |
Islands: | 2 |
Pushpin Map: | Scotland Perth and Kinross |
Loch nan Eun is a remote freshwater loch, located in Gleann Taitneach in the Grampian Mountains,[1] Perth and Kinross, some 4.5 miles west of The Cairnwell, Scotland.[2] [3]
Loch nan Eun when translated into English is Loch of the Birds.[4]
Notes and References
- Web site: Gittings . Bruce . Munro . David . Loch nan Eun . The Gazetteer for Scotland . School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh and The Royal Scottish Geographical Society . 18 June 2019.
- Book: John . Murray . Lawrence . Pullar. Bathymetrical Survey of the Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland, 1897-1909 Lochs of the Tay Basin Volume II - Loch an Eun. National Challenger Officer. National Library of Scotland. 99. 11 January 2019.
- Web site: Loch nan Eun. British Lakes. 11 January 2019.
- Book: Robertson . James Alexander . The Gaelic Topography of Scotland, and what it Proves, Explained: With Much Historical, Antiquarian, and Descriptive Information, Illustrated with Map . 1869 . William P. Nimmo . Edinburgh . 434 . en.