Loch Freuchie
{{Short description| A lake in Perth and Kinross, Scotland}}
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| image = Creag Grianain - geograph.org.uk - 158199.jpg
| alt = A stack of rocks with a lake beyond
| caption = Loch a' Mhuilinn and Loch Freuchie from a pinnacle below the summit of Creag Grianain.
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| type = freshwater loch
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| inflow = River Quaich
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| outflow = River Quaich to River Braan
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| temperature_high = {{convert|58.6|F}}
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Loch Freuchie, also known as Fraoch, the heatherly loch, is a large freshwater loch on a north-west to south-east orientation, within Glen Quaich in Perth and Kinross. The loch is located {{convert|2|mi}} west of Amulree and {{convert| 6.5|mi}} southeast of Kenmore.{{cite web |last1=Gittings |first1=Bruce |last2=Munro |first2=David |title=Freuchie, Loch|url=https://www.scottish-places.info/features/featurefirst2526.html|website=The Gazetteer for Scotland |publisher=School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh and The Royal Scottish Geographical Society |accessdate=10 October 2019}}{{cite book |last1=John |first1=Murray |last2=Lawrence |first2=Pullar|title=Bathymetrical Survey of the Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland, 1897–1909 Lochs of the Tay Basin Volume II – Loch Freuchie |url=https://maps.nls.uk/bathymetric/text/page/956|location=National Library of Scotland|pages=113 |accessdate=10 October 2019}}{{PD-notice}}{{cite web |title=Loch Freuchie |url=https://eip.ceh.ac.uk/apps/lakes/detail.html#wbid=237119 |website=Centre for Ecology and Hydrology |publisher=Scotland and Northern Ireland Forum for Environmental Research (SNIFFER) |accessdate=10 October 2019}}
History
Robert Burns passed beside the loch during his tour of the Highlands in the summer of 1787.[https://burnsc21.glasgow.ac.uk/highland-tour-interactive/ ROBERT BURNS’S TOUR OF THE HIGHLANDS, 25TH AUGUST – 16TH SEPTEMBER 1787] - University of Glasgow
Geography
Loch Freuchie is a loch in a pastoral setting surrounded by green fields and patches of woodlands. The loch contains the remains of a crannog that is located on the southwest shore of the loch.{{Canmore |desc=Loch Freuchie |num=25546 |access-date=10 October 2019}} The remains are exposed to a height of {{convert|6|ft|m|abbr=on}} and measures around {{convert|108|ft|m|abbr=on}} on an east to west bearing by {{convert|57.41|ft|m|abbr=on}}. The island has been planted with conifers. To the south-west of the loch at a distance of 2.5 miles is the mountain of Beinn na Gainimh at {{convert|730|m|ft|abbr=on}}. Almost exactly in the opposite direction at the same distance to the north-west is the mountain of Meall Dearg at {{convert|690|m|ft|abbr=on}}. River Quaich, sometimes known as River Freuchie to anglers flows into the loch and out before becoming River Braan that flow into the Tay. On the eastern shoreline is the remain of a township.{{Canmore |desc=Loch Freuchie Township |num=131975 |fewer-links=yes |access-date=16 June 2020}}
Loch Freuchie is a trout-fishing loch.{{cite book|author=Bruce Sandison|title=Rivers and Lochs of Scotland: The Angler's Complete Guide|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8xcjAwAAQBAJ&pg=PT767|accessdate=10 October 2019|date=15 February 2011|publisher=Black & White Publishing|isbn=978-1-84502-520-5|page=767}}
Gallery
File:Garrow Scotland.jpeg|Loch Freuchie viewed from above Garrow, just over two miles to the northwest
See also
References
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External links
- [https://www.trekearth.com/gallery/Europe/United_Kingdom/Scotland/Perth_and_Kinross/Amulree/photo1418685.htm Loch Freuchie and its "Crannog"]
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Category:Freshwater lochs of Scotland
Category:Lochs of Perth and Kinross
Category:Protected areas of Perth and Kinross