Loch Migdale
| Loch Migdale | ||
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| Loch Migdale as seen from the west | ||
| Geographical location | Highland , Scotland , United Kingdom | |
| Tributaries | Migdale Burn, Allt Chronie | |
| Drain | Spinningdale Burn → Dornoch Firth | |
| Location close to the shore | Bonar Bridge | |
| Data | ||
| Coordinates | 57 ° 53 ′ 0 ″ N , 4 ° 17 ′ 0 ″ W | |
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| Altitude above sea level | 36 m ASL | |
| surface | 1.01 km² | |
| length | 3.02 km | |
| width | 600 m | |
| volume | 6,572,283 m³ | |
| scope | 7 km | |
| Maximum depth | 14.9 m | |
| Middle deep | 6.5 m | |
| Catchment area | 18.7 km² | |
Loch Migdale is a freshwater lake in Scotland . There is much evidence of human activity from the Bronze Age in the area around the lake, tumuli and small henges have been found in the area. The remains of a crannóg still exist on the lake today , which was probably built in the Iron Age and is said to have been inhabited around 1630. The early Bronze Age depot find Migdale Hoard was discovered nearby in 1900 during quarrying .
Web links
Commons : Loch Migdale - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e f g h Center for Ecology & Hydrology: Loch Migdale. NERC , 2015, accessed August 11, 2017 .
- ↑ Estimated value using distance measurement on Google Maps
- ↑ Entry on Crannóg in Loch Migdale in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
- ↑ Entry on Migdale Hoard in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)