Fionn Loch (Fisherfield Forest, Wester Ross)
| Fionn Loch | |
|---|---|
 Small bay on the Fionn Loch western shore, midway along the loch, at the end of Rubha Dubh peninsula | |
  Fionn Loch Location in Wester Ross | |
| Location | NG94138002 |
| Coordinates | 57°45′04″N 5°26′53″W / 57.751°N 5.448°W |
| Type | freshwater loch |
| Basin countries | Scotland |
| Max. length | 9.6 km (6.0 mi)[1] |
| Max. width | 0.9 km (0.56 mi)[1] |
| Surface area | 1,014 ha (2,510 acres)[1] |
| Average depth | 57.74 ft (17.60 m)[1] |
| Max. depth | 144 ft (44 m)[1] |
| Water volume | 6,305,028,260 cu ft (178,538,518 m3)[1] |
| Shore length1 | 39 km (24 mi)[1] |
| Surface elevation | 171 m (561 ft)[1] |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Fionn Loch is a remote deep freshwater loch. It is oriented roughly NNW–SSE and is about 7 km long and around 1 km wide. It lies four miles north-east of, and roughly parallel to, Loch Maree, 4.5 miles south-east of Aultbea and 6 miles east of Poolewe in Wester Ross.[1][2]
Dubh Loch
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At the southern end of Fionn Loch is Dubh Loch ("White Loch" and "Black Loch"). This is a small loch that is separated from Fionn Loch by a shallow bar about 100 yards long, which is now used by a causeway to connect the two sides.[3] In its 1876–77 session, the Outer House of the Court of Session decided that Dubh Loch was part of Fionn Loch, in an action brought by a fisherman who wanted to fish both lochs under the original fishing agreement without paying more.[4] The decision was reversed by the Inner House of the court on appeal, before going to the House of Lords, where it was decided that both lochs were one.[4] However, Dubh Loch is still marked as such on Ordnance Survey maps.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Fionn Loch or Dubh Loch". Centre for Ecology and Hydrology. Scotland and Northern Ireland Forum for Environmental Research (SNIFFER). Retrieved 29 March 2025.
- ^ Gittings, Bruce; Munro, David. "Fionn Loch". The Gazetteer for Scotland. School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh and The Royal Scottish Geographical Society. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
- ^ "Hillwalking: A craggy outpost of the Fisherfield wilderness". National World Publishing Ltd. The Falkirk Herald. 25 May 2016. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
- ^ a b Dixon, John Henry (1886). Gairloch in North-west Ross-shire Its Records, Traditions, Inhabitants, and Natural History, with a Guide to Gairloch and Loch Maree. Edinburgh: Co-operative Print Company. p. 365. ISBN 9780598936837.
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