Loch Bruicheach

Loch Bruicheach
Loch Bruicheach
	Loch Bruicheach, from its southeast shore
	Loch Bruicheach
Location	Scottish Highlands
Coordinates	57°23′N 4°34′W / 57.383°N 4.567°W
Primary outflows	Bruiach Burn
Basin countries	Scotland, United Kingdom
Max. length	1.88 km (1.17 mi)
Max. width	809.44 m (2,655.6 ft)
Surface elevation	288.2 m (946 ft)

Loch Bruicheach is a remote mountain loch, situated on the edge of Boblainy Forest in the Highland council area of Scotland. The nearest settlement to it is Eskadale, a small hamlet 1.74 miles (2.8 km) to the north, across a wide stretch of moorland.

The name may derive from an Old Gaelic word meaning "boiling" or "raging", and is shared with the loch's primary outflow, the Bruiach Burn.^[1]

Archaeological evidence has shown the loch to have once contained a crannog on its north shore.^[2]

In the past, Loch Bruicheach has been a popular fishing ground for the common greenshank, a rare bird in the area.^[3]

References

^ Taylor, Simon (2002). "PLACE-NAME SURVEY OF THE PARISHES OF KILMORACK, KILTARLITY & CONVINTH, AND KIRKHILL, INVERNESS-SHIRE" (PDF).
^ Scholes, Ron (1985). Understanding the Countryside. Moorland. ISBN 978-0-86190-077-0.
^ Nethersole-Thompson, Desmond; Nethersole-Thompson, Maimie (30 November 2010). Greenshanks. A&C Black. ISBN 978-1-4081-3735-2.

[1] Taylor, Simon (2002). "PLACE-NAME SURVEY OF THE PARISHES OF KILMORACK, KILTARLITY & CONVINTH, AND KIRKHILL, INVERNESS-SHIRE" (PDF).

[2] Scholes, Ron (1985). Understanding the Countryside. Moorland. ISBN 978-0-86190-077-0.

[3] Nethersole-Thompson, Desmond; Nethersole-Thompson, Maimie (30 November 2010). Greenshanks. A&C Black. ISBN 978-1-4081-3735-2.

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Loch Bruicheach

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