Loch Earn
| Loch Earn | ||
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| Loch Earn from the east | ||
| Geographical location | scottish highlands | |
| Drain | Earn | |
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| Coordinates | 56 ° 23 ′ N , 4 ° 12 ′ W | |
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| length | 10.5 km | |
| width | 1.2 km | |
| Maximum depth | 87 m | |
Loch Earn ( Scottish Gaelic , Loch Eire or Loch Éireann ) is a freshwater lake in the Scottish Highlands . It is located about 17 km west of Crieff on the border of the Council Areas Perth and Kinross and Stirling on the edge of Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park .
Loch Earn has the typical elongated shape of a lake created by glaciers in the Ice Age. It is about 10.5 km long, but only a maximum of 1.2 km wide. The greatest depth of the lake is 87 m. Loch Earn is the source of the Earn , which flows into the North Sea southwest of Perth over the Firth of Tay . There are three villages on the banks of Loch Earn: Lochearnhead is at the western end of the lake , and St Fillans and Ardtrostan to the east . Almost exactly in the middle of the elongated south bank is Ardvorlich House , an 18th century mansion that the Stewart of Ardvorlich family lived in. Also on the south bank, but a lot further to the west, you come across Edinample Castle , a castle from the late 16th century that has been rebuilt several times and is also privately inhabited. The north bank of the lake is accessed via the well-developed A85, while the south bank can only be reached via a single-lane side road with alternative points.
At Loch Earn there are tidal fluctuations in the water level. This phenomenon, which causes the water level to rise slightly in a 16-hour rhythm at each end of the lake, has nothing to do with the tides of the oceans caused by the moon , but is caused by the almost constantly blowing wind. The fluctuations in the water level are also significantly lower than, for example, on the North Sea. A similar phenomenon can be observed on Lake Garda and Lake Geneva .
Lochearnhead and Ardtrostan in particular are centers of water sports , offering a wide variety of water sports from canoeing to water skiing . Loch Earn is also a popular fishing spot, where sea and rainbow trout in particular can be caught.
Neish Island is believed to be a crannóg in Loch Earn.
Web links
- Fishing on Loch Earn, Perthshire Loch Earn Fishings & Drummond Estates Boat Hire