Loch Langavat (Lewis)
| Loch Langavat | ||
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| Geographical location | Lewis and Harris , Outer Hebrides , Scotland | |
| Drain | in the Scottish Sea | |
| Location close to the shore | Stornoway | |
| Data | ||
| Coordinates | 58 ° 24 '33 " N , 6 ° 14' 18" W | |
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| Altitude above sea level | 117 m ASL | |
| surface | 82 ha | |
| length | 1.8 km | |
| width | 830 m | |
| volume | 5,405,197 m³ | |
| scope | 7 km | |
| Middle deep | 6.6 m | |
| Catchment area | 3.37 km² | |
Loch Langavat , Scottish Gaelic Loch Langabhat , is a freshwater lake on the Scottish Hebridean island of Lewis and Harris . It is one of four lakes with this name on the double island (see also Loch Langavat (disambiguation) ).
The name Langavat is derived from the Old Norse words lang and vatn and means "long lake". It comes from the time of the Viking colonization of the Hebrides.
geography
The lake is surrounded by numerous small lakes near the northeast coast of Lewis about 19 kilometers northeast of the island's capital, Stornoway, about halfway between the capes Butt of Lewis and Tolsta Head . Located on Lewis, Loch Langavat has historically been part of the traditional county of Ross-shire . Today Lewis is part of the Outer Hebrides Council Area . Located in a practically uninhabited region of the double island, the shores of Loch Langavat are not currently inhabited. There is no road to the lake. The A857 as the nearest road runs at least seven kilometers to the west.
description
Although the east coast of Lewis is less than two kilometers away, Loch Langavat is 117 meters above sea level. Loch Langavat has a length of about 1.8 kilometers with a maximum width of about 830 meters, resulting in a bank circumference of seven kilometers and an area of 82 hectares .
Various small streams feed the volume of 5,405,197 kiloliters . The catchment area of Loch Langavat is 337 hectares. Loch Langavat has an average depth of 6.6 meters. It drains into the Scottish Sea via the small stream Gil at Tairbh .
On a small island in Loch Langavat are the ruins of a medieval Shieling hut.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i Information from the UK Center for Ecology and Hydrology
- ↑ a b c Measurement on Google Maps
- ↑ a b Information in the Gazetteer for Scotland
- ^ Herbert Maxwell : Scottish Land-Names: Their Origin and Meaning , William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh, 1894.
- ↑ Entry on Shieling Hut in Loch Langavat in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)