Loch Dochart

Freshwater loch in Perthshire, Scotland From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Loch Dochart is a small freshwater loch on the Lochdochart Estate in Stirling, Scottish Highlands. It lies approximately 1.7 km (1.1 mi) to the east of the town of Crianlarich at the foot of Ben More.[1] There is a small wooded island in the middle of the loch on which stands the ruins of a castle originally built by Sir Duncan Campbell between 1583 and 1631.[2]

Coordinates56°23′47″N 4°35′3″W
Typefreshwater loch
Primary inflowsRiver Fillan
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Loch Dochart
Loch Dochart
Loch Dochart is located in Stirling
Loch Dochart
Loch Dochart
LocationPerthshire, Scotland
Coordinates56°23′47″N 4°35′3″W
Typefreshwater loch
Primary inflowsRiver Fillan
Primary outflowsRiver Dochart
Basin countriesScotland
Max. length1.06 km (0.66 mi)[1]
Max. width0.26 km (0.16 mi)[1]
Surface area19 ha (46 acres)[1]
Average depth1.5 m (5 ft)[1]
Max. depth3.4 m (11 ft)[1]
Water volume284,100 m3 (10,032,000 ft3)[1]
Surface elevation156 m (513 ft)[1]
Islands1 islet
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The loch was surveyed[1] on 11 May, 1902 by T.N. Johnston and James Parsons and later charted [3] as part of Sir John Murray's The Bathymetrical Survey of Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland 1897-1909.[4]

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