Coordinates: 56°11′37″N 4°34′17″W / 56.19372°N 4.57125°W / 56.19372; -4.57125

Loch Dubh (Loch Ard Forest)

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Loch Dubh
Loch Dubh is located in Stirling
Loch Dubh
Loch Dubh
LocationLoch Ard Forest, Scotland
Coordinates56°11′37″N 4°34′17″W / 56.19372°N 4.57125°W / 56.19372; -4.57125
Typelochan
Etymology"Black Loch"
Primary inflowsDuchray Water
Primary outflowsDuchray Water
Basin countriesUnited Kingdom
Max. length402 metres (1,319 ft)[1]
Max. width267.15 metres (876.5 ft)[1]
Surface area4.8 ha (12 acres)[2]
Average depth21 ft (6.4 m)[1]
Max. depth41 ft (12 m)[1]
Shore length11.1 km (0.68 mi) [2]
Surface elevation141 m (463 ft)[2]
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Loch Dubh ("Black Loch") is a lochan on the Duchray Water in the western part of Loch Ard Forest in the Central Highlands of Scotland.[1][2]

Location

Loch Dubh nestles in a wooded valley called Gleann Dubh at a height of about 140 metres above sea level. It is 4 kilometres east of Scotland's most popular Munro, Ben Lomond (974 m), one kilometre south of Beinn Dubh (508 m), 1½ kilometres northeast of Beinn Bahn (569 m) and five kilometres west northwest of Kinlochard near the head of Loch Ard.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e John, Murray; Lawrence, Pullar (1910). Bathymetrical Survey of the Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland, 1897-1909 Lochs of the Forth Basin Volume II - Lochan Dubh. National Library of Scotland: National Challenger Officer. p. 14. Retrieved 4 June 2018.Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. ^ a b c d "Loch Dubh". British Lakes. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
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