Loch Fithie is a small, lowland freshwater loch lying approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) east of Forfar, Scotland. It is approximately 800 m (2,600 ft) in length.
| Loch Fithie | |
|---|---|
  Loch Fithie | |
| Location | Angus, Scotland |
| Coordinates | 56°39′4″N 2°50′1″W / 56.65111°N 2.83361°W[1] |
| Type | freshwater loch |
| Primary inflows | on the eastern shore [2] |
| Primary outflows | no outflow [2] |
| Basin countries | Scotland |
| Max. length | 1.6 km (1 mi)[2] |
| Max. width | 140 m (150 yd)[2] |
| Surface area | 7.1 ha (18 acres)[1] |
| Average depth | 2.3 m (7.5 ft)[2] |
| Max. depth | 4.9 m (16 ft)[2] |
| Water volume | 200,000 m3 (7,000,000 cu ft)[2] |
| Shore length1 | 1.4 km (0.87 mi)[1] |
| Surface elevation | 67 m (220 ft)[1] |
| Islands | 0[1] |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Survey
editThe loch was surveyed[2] on 30 June 1903 by Sir John Murray and later charted [3] as part of Murray's Bathymetrical Survey of Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland 1897-1909.
History
editTo the northwest of the loch are the remains of the Augustinian Restenneth Priory. In 1954, a stone axe head was found during excavations of a gravel ridge at the loch.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "Loch Fithie". British lakes. British Lakes. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Bathymetrical Survey of the Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland, 1897-1909, Lochs of the Lunan Basin". National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
- ^ "Lochs Fithie, Rescobie and Balgavies (Vol. 5, Plate 51) - Bathymetrical Survey, 1897-1909 - National Library of Scotland". National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
- ^ "Loch Fithie : cist and axe head". Canmore. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
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