Loch Beanie
Freshwater loch
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Loch Beanie also known as Loch Shechernich, is a small shallow freshwater loch that is located in Glen Shee in Perth and Kinross, Scotland.[1][2]
| Loch Beanie | |
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View of the small fishing boat next to Loch Beanie. | |
  Loch Beanie Location in Perth and Kinross | |
| Location | NO16036865 |
| Coordinates | 56.80199814°N 3.37682275°W |
| Type | freshwater loch |
| Primary outflows | Allt Mòr into Shee Water |
| Max. length | 0.804672 km (0.500000 mi)[1] |
| Max. width | 0.321869 km (0.200000 mi)[1] |
| Surface area | 17 ha (42 acres)[2] |
| Average depth | 17.71 ft (5.40 m)[1] |
| Max. depth | 17.71 ft (5.40 m)[1] |
| Water volume | 32,079,387 ft3 (908,387.1 m3)[1] |
| Shore length1 | 2 km (1.2 mi) [2] |
| Surface elevation | 406 m (1,332 ft)[2] |
| Max. temperature | 59.2 °F (15.1 °C) |
| Min. temperature | 59.2 °F (15.1 °C) |
| Islands | 1 |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Island
At the centre of the island, roughly 100 metres from the southern shore is a Crannog that is constructed of boulders and small stones. Less than a third of the surface of the island is visible above water.[3]
A building perhaps once existed on the loch. In a map by Timothy Pont circa 1600, a mansion is depicted on the island, with the annotation: Loch Sesatut, sumtyms ye dwelling of ye chief man of Glenshy and Strathardle. In a map by Robert Gordon of Straloch circa 1636–1648, the building is noted as 'L. Sesatur old chief dwelling of Glens(hie). By 1747, all knowledge of the island had been forgotten.[3]
