Loch Dubh (Loch Ard Forest)
Lochan in Loch Ard Forest, Scotland
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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]
| Loch Dubh | |
|---|---|
  Loch Dubh Location within Stirling | |
| Location | Loch Ard Forest, Scotland |
| Coordinates | 56.19372°N 4.57125°W |
| Type | lochan |
| Etymology | "Black Loch" |
| Duchray Water | |
| Duchray Water | |
| Basin countries | United Kingdom |
| Max. length | 402 metres (1,319 ft)[1] |
| Max. width | 267.15 metres (876.5 ft)[1] |
Surface area | 4.8 ha (12 acres)[2] |
Average depth | 21 ft (6.4 m)[1] |
| Max. depth | 41 ft (12 m)[1] |
Shore length1 | 1.1 km (0.68 mi) [2] |
Surface elevation | 141 m (463 ft)[2] |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
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.
