Loch Fithie

Loch Fithie
Location	Angus, Scotland
Coordinates	56°39′4″N 2°50′1″W / 56.65111°N 2.83361°WCoordinates: 56°39′4″N 2°50′1″W / 56.65111°N 2.83361°W[1]
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 m^3)[2]
Shore length^1	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

1. "Loch Fithie". British lakes. British Lakes. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
2. "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.