Castle Loch is a shallae eutrophic loch kiverin an aurie o aboot 247 acre in the toun o Lochmaben in Dumfries an Gallowa, Scotland. It lies til the wast o Mochrum Loch[1] an haes twa islets. The ruint Lochmaben Castle lies at the soothren end o the loch.

Castle Loch
Castle Loch - geograph.org.uk - 812536
LocationDumfries an Gallowa, Scotland
Coordinates54°50′58″N 4°40′13″W / 54.8495°N 4.67030°W / 54.8495; -4.67030Coordinates: 54°50′58″N 4°40′13″W / 54.8495°N 4.67030°W / 54.8495; -4.67030
Teepfreshwatter loch
Primary inflowsseveral smaw burns
Primar ootflowsCastle Loch Burn
Basin kintrasScotland
Max. lenth1.25 mi (2.01 km)[1]
Max. weenth0.5 mi (0.80 km)[1]
92.5 ha (229 acre)[2]
Average deepth6.5 ft (2.0 m)[1]
Max. deepth11 ft (3.4 m)[1]
65,000,000 cu ft (1,800,000 m3)[1]
Shore lenth16.4 km (4.0 mi)[2]
Surface elevation85 m (279 ft)[2]
Islands2 islets[2]
Offeecial nameCastle Loch, Lochmaben
Designatit15 March 1996
Reference no.796[3]
1 Shore lenth is nae a weel-defined meisur.

Vizzie eedit

The loch wis vizzied[1] in 1903 bi James Murray an later chairtit[4] as a pairt o Sir John Murray's Bathymetrical Survey of Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland 1897-1909.

Wildlife an conservation eedit

Castle Loch is an important ower-winterin location for the pink-fittit guiss (Anser brachyrhynchus) an the harle (Mergus merganser) (kent as a rantock or saw neb an aw). It haes been notit as a Wetland o International Importance unner the Ramsar Convention,,[3] an haes been designatit a Site o Speicial Scienteefic Interest.[5]

References eedit

  1. a b c d e f g "Bathymetrical Survey of the Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland, 1897-1909, Lochs of the Cree Basin". National Library of Scotland. National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
  2. a b c d "Castle loch". British lakes. British Lakes. Archived frae the original on 30 Januar 2019. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
  3. a b "Castle Loch, Lochmaben". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 29 Januar 2019.
  4. "Lochs Castle & Mochrum (Vol. 5, Plate 41) - Bathymetrical Survey, 1897-1909 - National Library of Scotland". National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
  5. "Castle Loch, Lochmaben RAMSAR". Scottish Natural Heritage. Retrieved 29 Januar 2019.