Dubh Loch (Glen Muick)
Small lake in Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Dubh Loch is a small upland loch situated within the Balmoral Estate, in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is at an altitude of 637 metres (2,090 ft), with a perimeter of 2.3 kilometres (1.4 mi).[1] Its outflow, Allt an Dubh-loch, empties into Loch Muick approximately 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) to the southeast near the royal lodge Glas-allt-Shiel.[2] To the southeast of the loch is the Munro Broad Cairn. To the northwest the ground slopes steeply up to Càrn a' Coire Boidheach and Lochnagar.[3] To the west is Cairn Bannoch and over a high col to the southwest lies Loch Callater.[4]
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  Dubh Loch Location within Aberdeenshire | |
| Location | Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
| Coordinates | 56°55′46″N 3°15′12″W |
| Type | freshwater loch |
| Allt an Dubh-loch | |
| Basin countries | Scotland |
Surface area | 19.9 ha (49 acres)[1] |
Shore length1 | 2.3 km (1.4 mi)[1] |
Surface elevation | 637 m (2,090 ft)[1] |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Creag an Dubh Loch
A granite wall, Creag an Dubh Loch, rises steeply above the loch on the southeast shading the loch from the sun – hence the name "dark lake". Creag an Dubh Loch is about 1.5 kilometres (0.9 mi) long and generally about 200 metres (660 ft) high – at its highest it is 270 metres (890 ft) making it the highest continuous rock face in the Cairngorms.[3]
The loch was a favourite spot for Queen Victoria to visit from her retreat at Glas-allt-Shiel. Once her son Alfred swam out into the loch to capture and kill a wounded stag in the water.[3]