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Loch Fithie

Loch Fithie
Loch Fithie is located in Angus
Loch Fithie
Loch Fithie
LocationAngus, Scotland
Coordinates56°39′4″N 2°50′1″W / 56.65111°N 2.83361°W / 56.65111; -2.83361[1]
Typefreshwater loch
Primary inflowson the eastern shore [2]
Primary outflowsno outflow [2]
Basin countriesScotland
Max. length1.6 km (1 mi)[2]
Max. width140 m (150 yd)[2]
Surface area7.1 ha (18 acres)[1]
Average depth2.3 m (7.5 ft)[2]
Max. depth4.9 m (16 ft)[2]
Water volume200,000 m3 (7,000,000 cu ft)[2]
Shore length11.4 km (0.87 mi)[1]
Surface elevation67 m (220 ft)[1]
Islands0[1]
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

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.

Survey

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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

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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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  1. ^ a b c d e "Loch Fithie". British lakes. British Lakes. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "Loch Fithie : cist and axe head". Canmore. Retrieved 3 January 2015.


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