Loch Fithie
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| Loch Fithie | |
|---|---|
| Location | Angus, Scotland |
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| Type | freshwater loch |
| Primary inflows | on the eastern shore [2] |
| Primary outflows | no outflow [2] |
| Basin countries | Scotland |
| Max. length | 1 mi (1.6 km)[2] |
| Max. width | 150 yd (140 m)[2] |
| Surface area | 7.1 ha (18 acres)[1] |
| Average depth | 7.5 ft (2.3 m)[2] |
| Max. depth | 16 ft (4.9 m)[2] |
| Water volume | 7,000,000 cu ft (200,000 m3)[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. | |
Loch Fithie is a small, lowland freshwater loch lying approximately 2 mi (3.2 km) east of Forfar, Scotland. It is approximately 0.5 mi (0.80 km) in length.
Survey
The 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
To 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
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