Loch Laidon
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| Loch Laidon seen to the southwest | ||
| Geographical location | Rannoch Moor , Perth and Kinross , Scotland | |
| Tributaries | Abhain Bà, Allt Lochain Ghaineamhaich | |
| Drain | Gaur → Loch Rannoch → Tummel → Tay → Firth of Tay → North Sea | |
| Places on the shore | no | |
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| Coordinates | 56 ° 39 '24 " N , 4 ° 37' 59" W | |
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| Altitude above sea level | 285 m ASL | |
| length | 8 kilometers | |
| width | 800 m | |
Loch Laidon is a freshwater lake in the Scottish Highlands . It is located in Rannoch Moor on the border of the Council Areas Highland and Perth and Kinross . Loch Laidon has the typical elongated shape of a lake created by glaciers in the Ice Age . It is about eight kilometers long, but on average only about 800 m wide.
Loch Laidon is fed with water at its southwestern end by the rivers Abhain Bà (from Loch Bà ) and Allt Lochain Ghaineamhaich . It drains into the River Gaur at its eastern end near Rannoch Station , of which it is the source.
The banks of Loch Laidon are completely uninhabited. There are no other settlements in the immediate vicinity apart from the Rannoch Station . From Rannoch Station , the northwestern bank of Loch Laidon is accessible via a dirt road. All other sections of the bank are not accessible by roads or passable paths. Loch Laidon is a fishing area that mainly catches trout .
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